After months of anticipation and a packed awards season, the 2026 Oscars have finally arrived. The 98th Academy Awards kicked off at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15, broadcasting live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.

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The race for Oscar gold has been particularly exciting this year. When nominations were announced on January 22, Ryan Coogler’s 'Sinners' made headlines by breaking the all-time record for the most nominations for a single film, earning 16 nominations.

The previous record stood at 14 nominations, shared by three classics: All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).

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In total, the Academy will hand out awards across 24 categories this year. Notably, the ceremony also introduces a brand-new category: Best Casting, marking a historic change in how filmmaking talent is recognized.

Here is the complete list of winners and nominees for the 2026 Academy Awards.

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2026 Oscars Winners And Nominees

Best Supporting Actress

  • Amy Madigan - Weapons (Winner)
  • Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
  • Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
  • Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

Best Animated Feature Film

  • KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
  • Arco
  • Elio
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  • Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film

  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls (Winner)
  • Butterfly
  • Forevergreen
  • Retirement Plan
  • The Three Sisters

Best Costume Design

  • Frankenstein (Winner)
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • Sinners
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Frankenstein (Winner)
  • Kokuho
  • Sinners
  • The Smashing Machine
  • The Ugly Stepsister

Best Casting (New Category)

  • One Battle After Another (Winner)
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • The Secret Agent
  • Sinners

Best Live-Action Short Film

  • The Singers (Winner)
  • Two People Exchanging Saliva (Winner)
  • Butcher's Stain
  • A Friend of Dorothy
  • Jane Austen's Period Drama

Best Actor In Supporting Role

  • Sean Penn - One Battle After Another (Winner)
  • Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
  • Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
  • Delroy Lindo - Sinners
  • Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • One Battle After Another (Winner)
  • Bugonia
  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

  • Sinners (Winner)
  • Blue Moon
  • It Was Just an Accident
  • Marty Supreme
  • Sentimental Value

Best Production Design

  • Frankenstein (Winner)
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners

Best Visual Effects

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)
  • F1
  • Jurassic World Rebirth
  • The Lost Bus
  • Sinners

Best Documentary Short Film

  • All the Empty Rooms (Winner)
  • 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

Best Documentary Feature Film

  • Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Winner)
  • The Alabama Solution
  • Come See Me in the Good Light
  • Cutting Through Rocks
  • The Perfect Neighbor

Best Original Score

  • Sinners (Winner)
  • Bugonia
  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • One Battle After Another

Best Sound

  • F1 (Winner)
  • Frankenstein
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
  • Sirât

Best Film Editing

  • One Battle After Another (Winner)
  • F1
  • Marty Supreme
  • Sentimental Value
  • Sinners

Best Cinematography

  • Sinners (Winner)
  • Frankenstein
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Train Dreams

Best International Feature Film

  • Sentimental Value - Norway (Winner)
  • The Secret Agent - Brazil
  • It Was Just an Accident - France
  • Sirât - Spain
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia

Best Original Song

  • 'Golden' - KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
  • 'Dear Me' - Diane Warren: Relentless
  • 'I Lied to You' - Sinners
  • 'Sweet Dreams of Joy' - Viva Verdi!
  • 'Train Dreams' - Train Dreams

Best Directing

  • Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another (Winner)
  • Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
  • Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
  • Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
  • Ryan Coogler - Sinners

Best Lead Actor

  • Michael B. Jordan - Sinners (Winner)
  • Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
  • Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
  • Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent

Best Actress

  • Jessie Buckley - Hamnet (Winner)
  • Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
  • Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
  • Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
  • Emma Stone - Bugonia

Best Picture

  • One Battle After Another (Winner)
  • Bugonia
  • F1
  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • The Secret Agent
  • Sentimental Value
  • Sinners
  • Train Dreams