The 98th Academy Awards took place Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where One Battle After Another was the big winner of the evening. Paul Thomas Anderson’s action-thriller won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.
The film also won Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay and the first-ever Oscar for Best Casting. While accepting his award, Anderson joked that the Academy made him work hard for the win and said he was grateful.
Sinners also had a big night, taking home four Oscars. Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for playing twins Smoke and Stack and thanked the Black actors who came before him during his speech. Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman to win Best Cinematography.
Frankenstein won three Oscars, while KPop Demon Hunters earned two, including Best Original Song. Two People Exchanging Saliva and The Singers tied for Best Live Action Short Film.
The show also honored actors, writers and filmmakers who died in 2025. Billy Crystal led a tribute to actor and director Rob Reiner, who was killed alongside his wife, Michelle Reiner, in December.
Here are the 2026 Oscars winners:
- Best Picture: One Battle After Another
- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
- Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
- Best Actress: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
- Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
- Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph — Hold On
- Best Original Screenplay: Sinners — Ryan Coogler
- Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Best Cinematography: Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
- Best Production Design: Frankenstein
- Best Costume Design: Frankenstein — Kate Hawley
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
- Best Sound: F1
- Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Best Casting: One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis
- Best Original Score: Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
- Best Original Song: “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters
- Best International Feature Film: Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Best Documentary Feature: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- Best Documentary Short Film: All the Empty Rooms
- Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- Best Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Best Live Action Short Film (Tie): Two People Exchanging Saliva and The Singers
