Oscar Winners 2026: Complete List of All 98th Academy Awards Winners
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony has wrapped and the full list of winners is in. One Battle After Another dominated the night, taking home six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Michael B. Jordan made history with his first-ever Oscar win for Sinners, and Jessie Buckley claimed Best Actress for Hamnet. Here is every winner from the night, category by category.
Best Picture: One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another took the top prize of the evening, winning Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards. The film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, was the frontrunner heading into the night and delivered on that expectation. It is one of the most awarded films of the ceremony, finishing with six Oscars total.
Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan for Sinners
Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Sinners, the Ryan Coogler-directed film that became one of the biggest cultural events of 2025. This is both Jordan’s first Oscar nomination and his first win, making it a historic night for the actor. Jordan’s emotional speech mentioned his family, his collaborators at Warner Brothers, and paid tribute to Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, and Will Smith as the giants who paved the way before him.
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Jessie Buckley claimed Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Hamnet. The win marks a major moment for the Irish actress, who has built a reputation for transformative performances across film and stage over the past decade. Hamnet, based on Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel, gave Buckley the kind of role that Oscar campaigns are built around.
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan for Weapons
Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Weapons, one of the more surprising outcomes of the night. Madigan is a respected veteran of American cinema whose career stretches back decades, but this is her first Academy Award win. Her name immediately began trending online as audiences unfamiliar with her work started searching to find out more.
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn for One Battle After Another
Sean Penn took home Best Supporting Actor for his role in One Battle After Another, adding another win to the film’s impressive total for the evening.
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director for One Battle After Another, a result that few would have argued with given the film’s sweep through the major categories throughout awards season.
Best Animated Feature: K-Pop Demon Hunters
K-Pop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature Film, a result that will delight fans of the film who had been hoping it would convert its nominations into wins on the night.
Complete Winners List: All Categories
- Best Picture: 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: Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Best Animated Feature: K-Pop Demon Hunters
- Best International Feature: Sentimental Value
- Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Best Cinematography: Sinners
- Best Original Score: Sinners
- Best Original Song: Golden – K-Pop Demon Hunters
- Best Costume Design: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
- Best Makeup and Hair Styling: Frankenstein
- Best Production Design: Frankenstein
- Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another
- Best Sound: F1
- Best Casting: One Battle After Another
- Best Live Action Short Film: Two People Exchanging Saliva
- Best Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Best Documentary Feature: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- Best Documentary Short: All the Empty Rooms
How Many Oscars Did One Battle After Another Win?
One Battle After Another won six Oscars at the 98th Academy Awards. Its wins covered Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Casting. The film was the dominant force of the night and confirmed Paul Thomas Anderson’s status as one of the defining filmmakers of his generation.
How Many Oscars Did Sinners Win?
Sinners won four Oscars on the night. Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. The film has already been celebrated as a cultural landmark and its four wins at the Academy Awards cement its place in cinema history.
Biggest Moments of the Night
Michael B. Jordan’s speech was the emotional centrepiece of the ceremony. Referencing his father flying in from Ghana to attend and listing the legendary Black actors whose legacy he now stands alongside, it was the kind of acceptance speech that becomes part of Oscar night history.
Priyanka Chopra appeared as a co-presenter during the ceremony, a moment that generated significant attention from Indian audiences watching globally.
Spanish actor Javier Bardem used his time at the microphone to say “Free Palestine,” a statement that immediately generated controversy and dominated social media discussion during and after the broadcast.
