Oscars 2026
History in the making
The most important event of the year in Hollywood took place last night, and we’re still buzzing with excitement!
Let’s recap who swept the Oscars floor and who went home empty-handed…
Best Picture
Political action epic ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER has taken the top prize, making it director Paul Thomas Anderson’s first Oscar!
Nominees
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Directing
After sweeping Awards season with wins at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTAs and the Directors Guild Awards, Paul Thomas Anderson has now won his first Oscar as Best Director!
Nominees
- Hamnet - Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
- Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier
- Sinners - Ryan Coogler
Actress in a Leading Role
Unsurprisingly, this year’s queen of Awards season Jessie Buckley – already the first irish woman towin for Leading Actress in all four precursor Awards – takes home the prize for Best Actress!
Nominees
- 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
Michael B. Jordan takes home the prize for Best Actor for his role in Sinners, as the first actor to ever win an Oscar for playing twins!
Nominees
- Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
- Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Actor in a Supporting Role
Sean Penn joins the exclusive club of actors with more than three acting Oscars, as he wins the award for Best Supporting Actor for his tremendous performance in One Battle After Another!
Nominees
- Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
- Delroy Lindo - Sinners
- Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value
Actress in a Supporting Role
With the longest gap between nominations in Academy history, Amy Madigan wins the prize for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Aunt Gladys in horror film Weapons!
Nominees
- Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigsn - Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
- Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Cinematography
Time to celebrate Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s historical win for her work on Sinners, as she becomes both the first woman and the first Black cinematographer ever to win the Oscar in this category!
Nominees
- Frankenstein - Dan Laustsen
- Marty Supreme - Darius Khondji
- One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman
- Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso
Casting
The first year that the Oscars celebrate the art of casting, One Battle After Another takes home the prize!
Nominees
- Hamnet - Nina Gold
- One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis
- Sinner - Francine Maisler
- Marty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti
- The Secret Agent - Gabriel Domingues
International Feature Film
Nominees
- The Secret Agent - Brazil
- Sentimental Value - Norway
- It Was Just an Accident - France
- Sirāt - Spain
- The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Nominees
- Blue Moon - Written by Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident - Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators - Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
- Marty Supreme - Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value - Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- Sinners - Written by Ryan Coogler
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Nominees
- Bugonia - Screenplay by Will Tracy
- Frankenstein - Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet - Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell
- One Battle After Another - Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Train Dreams - Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Animated Feature Film
Nominees
- Arco - Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
- Elio - Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
- KPop Demon Hunters - Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain - Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
- Zootropolis 2 - Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino
Documentary Feature Film
Nominees
- The Alabama Solution - Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
- Come See Me in the Good Light - Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
- Cutting Through Rocks - Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin - David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alžběta Karásková
- The Perfect Neighbor - Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee
Costume Design
Nominees
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Frankenstein - Kate Hawley
- Hamnet - Malgosia Turzanska
- Marty Supreme - Miyako Bellizzi
- Sinners - Ruth E. Carter
Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees
- Frankenstein - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
- Kokuho - Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
- Sinners - Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
- The Smashing Machine - Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
- The Ugly Stepsister - Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Production Design
Nominees
- Frankenstein - Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- Hamnet - Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
- Marty Supreme - Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
- One Battle After Another - Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
- Sinners - Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
Visual Effects
Nominees
- Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
- F1 - Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
- Jurassic World Rebirth - David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
- The Lost Bus - Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
- Sinners - Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
Film Editing
Nominees
- F1 - Stephen Mirrione
- Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
- Sentimental Value - Olivier Bugge Coutté
- Sinners - Michael P. Shawver
Sound
Nominees
- Frankenstein - Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
- F1 - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
- One Battle After Another - José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
- Sinners - Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
- Sirât - Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas
Music (Original Song)
Nominees
- Dear Me - from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- Golden - from KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park
- I Lied to You - from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
- Sweet Dreams of Joy - from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
- Train Dreams - from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave
Music (Original Score)
Nominees
- Bugonia - Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet - Max Richter
- One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
Live Action Short Film
Nominees
- Butcher's Stain - Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
- A Friend of Dorothy - Lee Knight and James Dean
- Jane Austen's Period Drama - Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
- The Singers - Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
- Two People Exchanging Saliva - Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata
Documentary Short Film
Nominees
- All the Empty Rooms - Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
- Armed Only With a Camera, The Life and Death of Brent Renaud - Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
- Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" - Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
- The Devil is Busy - Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
- Perfectly a Strangeness - Alison McAlpine
Animated Short Film
Nominees
- Butterfly - Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
- Forevergreen - Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls - Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
- Retirement Plan - John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
- The Three Sisters - Konstantin Bronzit