Oscars 2026 winners: Michael B. Jordan won the Best Actor award for Sinners at the 98th Academy Awards. This marks the actor’s first Oscar win, beating strong contenders including Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, and Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another. After dominating the awards season, Jessie Buckley took home the Best Actress award at the 2026 Oscars for her performance in Hamnet. Meanwhile, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won the Best Picture award.
In other categories, Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons at the age of 75, while Sean Penn took home Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another. He won the Oscar for the third time. In the animation category, KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, continuing its strong awards-season run. Frankenstein has also dominated several technical categories so far, winning Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design.
WINNER: Michael B Jordan - Sinners
Best actress
Winner: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Best picture
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Amy Madigan - Weapons
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Best director
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Best international feature
WINNER: Sentimental Value
Best animated feature
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
Best documentary feature
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
Best original screenplay
WINNER: Sinners - Ryan Coogler
Best original song
WINNER: Golden - KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)
Best original score
WINNER: Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
Best costume design
WINNER: Frankenstein - Kate Hawley
Best make-up and hairstyling
WINNER: Frankenstein - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Best production design
WINNER: Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
Best sound
WINNER: F1 - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta
Best film editing
WINNER: One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
Best cinematography
WINNER: Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Best visual effects
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Best casting
WINNER: One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis
Best live action short
WINNER: The Singers
WINNER: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best animated short
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best documentary short
WINNER: All the Empty Rooms
In other categories, Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons at the age of 75, while Sean Penn took home Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another. He won the Oscar for the third time. In the animation category, KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, continuing its strong awards-season run. Frankenstein has also dominated several technical categories so far, winning Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design.
Oscars 2026 Winners Full List
Best actorWINNER: Michael B Jordan - Sinners
Best actress
Winner: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Best picture
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Amy Madigan - Weapons
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Best director
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Best international feature
WINNER: Sentimental Value
Best animated feature
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
Best documentary feature
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
Best original screenplay
WINNER: Sinners - Ryan Coogler
Best original song
WINNER: Golden - KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)
Best original score
WINNER: Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
Best costume design
WINNER: Frankenstein - Kate Hawley
Best make-up and hairstyling
WINNER: Frankenstein - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Best production design
WINNER: Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
Best sound
WINNER: F1 - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta
Best film editing
WINNER: One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
Best cinematography
WINNER: Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Best visual effects
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Best casting
WINNER: One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis
Best live action short
WINNER: The Singers
WINNER: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best animated short
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best documentary short
WINNER: All the Empty Rooms