The current award season is finally coming to a close, culminating in Hollywood’s biggest night of the year: the 98th Academy Awards.
This year’s ceremony, held on March 15, already made history before returning host Conan O’Brien even welcomed all the stars and viewers to the award show. When the nominees were announced for the 2026 Oscars in January, “Sinners” led with a historic 16 nominations, including in the categories of best picture, best director, best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress. The Southern vampire epic is now the most nominated Oscar film of all time, surpassing “La La Land,” “Titanic” and “All About Eve,” which were tied with 14.
Following “Sinners” was “One Battle After Another,” with an impressive 13 nods. “Frankenstein” and “Sentimental Value” closely trailed with nine and “Hamnet” earned eight nominations.
Going into the ceremony, some categories, such as best actor, didn’t have an obvious winner as nominees Michael B. Jordan, Timothée Chalamet and Wagner Moura all nabbed important wins during the award season circuit. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also added a new category this year: casting.
By the time all the actors, directors, cinematographers and more creatives filed into the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, it was still a toss up as to who would end the night with one, or more, golden Oscar statues in their hands.
Check out TODAY.com’s live blog to see all the speeches and special moments, like the “Bridesmaids” reunion and tribute to the late Rob Reiner, throughout the evening.
TODAY.com will be updating this article as the night continues with the list of winners.
2026 Oscar Winners
Best picture
“Bugonia”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”
Actress in a leading role
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
Actor in a leading role
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Actress in a supporting role
Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
WINNER: Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Actor in a supporting role
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
Stellan Skarsgard, “Sentimental Value”
Directing
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Original screenplay
“Blue Moon,” Robert Kaplow
“It Was Just an Accident,” Jafar Panahi & Script Collaborators
“Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
“Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler
Adapted screenplay
“Bugonia,” Will Tracy
“Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro
“Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“Train Dreams,” Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Casting
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
WINNER: “One Battle After Another”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sinners”
Animated feature film
“Arco”
“Elio”
WINNER: “KPop Demon Hunters”
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
“Zootopia 2”
Cinematography
“Frankenstein”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”
Costume design
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
WINNER: “Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”
Sound
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Sirat”
Live action short film
“Butcher’s Stain”
“A Friend of Dorothy”
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
“The Singers”
“Two People Exchanging Saliva”
Animated short
“Butterfly”
“Forevergreen”
WINNER: “The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
“Retirement Plan”
“The Three Sisters”
Original score
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Original song
“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“Highest 2 Lowest” from “Highest 2 Lowest”
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners”
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!”
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”
Documentary feature film
“The Alabama Solution”
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Cutting Through Rocks”
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
Documentary short film
“All the Empty Rooms”
“Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”
“Children No More: Were and Are Gone”
“The Devil Is Busy”
“Perfectly a Strangeness”
International feature film
“The Secret Agent”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sirat”
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Makeup and hairstyling
WINNER: “Frankenstein”
“Kokuho”
“Sinners”
“The Smashing Machine”
“The Ugly Stepsister”
Production design
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Film editing
“F1”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
Visual effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“Jurassic World Rebirth”
“The Lost Bus”
“Sinners”
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