Argentine makeup artist Florencia Martin, US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, US casting director Cassandra Kulukundis, US actor James Raterman, US rapper and actress Shayna McHayle US actress Regina Hall, US actress Teyana Taylor, director of photography Michael Bauman, set designer Anthony Carlino, executive producer Will Weiske, US filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, US producer Sara Murphy and US actress Chase Infiniti celebrate the award for Best Picture for "One Battle After Another" onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Last night, Sunday, March 15, 2026, the Dolby Theatre hosted the 98th Academy Awards. The awards honored the greatest movies from 2025.
The ceremony, which Conan O’Brien hosted for the second year in a row, lasted about three hours and 45 minutes. AFP says that ABC aired it and Hulu streamed it.
This year’s Oscars had a stage that looked like a garden courtyard. There were live performances of “I Lied To You” by Sinners, a tribute to Robert Redford by Barbra Streisand, and the usual In Memoriam segment. Due to outside threats around the event, security was said to have been increased.
Two Warner Bros. movies, One Battle After Another and Sinners, were the main events of the night. They had been tough competitors all awards season.
One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, won six Academy Awards that night, including Best Picture. Leonardo DiCaprio plays an ex-radical in a high-stakes chase in this dark political thriller.
Sinners, on the other hand, won four Oscars, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, who played twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore in the vampire horror drama.
Sinners had a record-breaking 16 nominations going into the ceremony, the most ever at the Oscars. However, they ended the night with fewer wins than they had hoped for. The movie did, however, reach some historic milestones and helped Warner Bros. have a great showing, as they won 11 awards, more than any other studio.
The 2026 ceremony had a number of important moments.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history by being the first woman to win Best Cinematography for her work on Sinners. She was also the first woman of color to be nominated in this category. In her statement of thanks, she asked all the ladies in the audience to rise up and thanked the women who helped with the campaign.
The creation of Best Casting, the first new competitive Oscar category in 24 years, was another big step forward. One Battle After Another won it.
Anderson’s night was a long-awaited breakthrough. He had been nominated for 14 Oscars before, but this was his first win. He won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay in one night, making him the ninth individual in Academy history to win all three prizes.
Amy Madigan, a veteran actress, also made a record for the longest time between acting nominations. She won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons at the Oscars after 40 years.
Frankenstein won a lot of craft prizes, and KPop Demon Hunters, an animated smash, won two trophies.
The complete list of winners at the 2026 Oscars
Best Movie
One Battle After Another (winner)
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Value in terms of feelings
Sinners
Dreams of Trains
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (winner)
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Marty Supreme by Josh Safdie
Joachim Trier—Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler—Sinners
Best Actor
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (winner)
Marty Supreme by Timothée Chalamet
Leonardo DiCaprio: One Fight After Another
Blue Moon by Ethan Hawke
Wagner Moura is the secret agent.
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley won for Hamnet.
If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You, Rose Byrne
Song Sung Blue by Kate Hudson
Renate Reinsve—Sentimental Value
Bugonia by Emma Stone
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (winner)
Benicio del Toro: One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo—Sinners
Stellan Skarsgård: Value Sentimental
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Madigan—Weapons (winner)
Elle Fanning—Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas—Sentimental Value
Sinners by Wunmi Mosaku
Teyana Taylor: One Fight After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler won for Sinners.
Moonlight Blue
It Was an Accident
Marty Supreme
Value for Sentiment
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson won for One Battle After Another.
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Dreams of Trains
Best Animated Movie
KPop Demon Hunters (the winner)
Arco
Elio
Amélie the Little Girl or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Feature Film from Another Country
Sentimental Value (Norway) (winner)
The Brazilian Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sirāt (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Feature Documentary
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (the winner)
The Alabama Answer
Come See Me in the Bright Light
Cutting Through Stones
The Ideal Neighbor
Best Cinematography
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw (winner)
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Battle After Battle
Dreams of Trains
Best Original Score
Ludwig Göransson won for “Sinners.”
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Fight After Another
Best Song Written
“Golden” by KPop Demon Hunters (winner)
“Dear Me” (Diane Warren: Relentless)
“I Lied to You” (Sinners)
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” (Viva Verdi!)
“Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)
Editing of the Best Film
Andy Jurgensen (winner) fought one battle after another.
F1
Marty the Supreme
Value of Sentiment
Sinners
Best Design for Production
Frankenstein (the winner)
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Fight After Another
People who sin
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley won for Frankenstein.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Hair and Makeup
Frankenstein (winner)
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Unpleasant Stepsister
Best Sound
F1 (the winner)
Frankenstein
One Fight After Another
People Who Sin
Sirāt
Best Special Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash (the winner)
F1
Rebirth of Jurassic World
The Bus That Got Away
Sinners
Best Casting
Cassandra Kulukundis won “One Battle After Another.”
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
The Agent in Secret
Sinners
Best Short Documentary
All the Empty Rooms (the winner)
With only a camera…
No More Kids…
The Devil Is Busy
A Perfectly Strange Thing
Best Short Animation
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (winner)
Butterfly
Forevergreen
Plan for Retirement
The Three Sisters
Best Live Action Short (tie)
The Singers (winner)
Two People Spitting on Each Other (winner)
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
A Period Drama by Jane Austen
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