The 98th Academy Awards honored films released in 2025 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on March 15, 2026. The ceremony is complete; below is the Academy’s category-by-category winners list, including the tie in Live Action Short Film.
Oscars 2026 winners by category
Winners are listed below by Academy Award category. Film titles are italicized; credited recipients are included where stated in the Academy’s results.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Actor in a Leading Role | Michael B. Jordan, Sinners |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Sean Penn, One Battle after Another |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Jessie Buckley, Hamnet |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Amy Madigan, Weapons |
| Animated Feature Film | KPop Demon Hunters — Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong |
| Animated Short Film | The Girl Who Cried Pearls — Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski |
| Best Picture | One Battle after Another — producers Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Casting | One Battle after Another — Cassandra Kulukundis |
| Cinematography | Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw |
| Costume Design | Frankenstein — Kate Hawley |
| Directing | One Battle after Another — Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Documentary Feature Film | Mr. Nobody against Putin — David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alžběta Karásková |
| Documentary Short Film | All the Empty Rooms — Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones |
| Film Editing | One Battle after Another — Andy Jurgensen |
| International Feature Film | Norway, Sentimental Value |
| Live Action Short Film | The Singers — Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt; and Two People Exchanging Saliva — Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata (co-winners) |
| Makeup and Hairstyling | Frankenstein — Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey |
| Music (Original Score) | Sinners — Ludwig Goransson |
| Music (Original Song) | “Golden,” from KPop Demon Hunters — music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park |
| Production Design | Frankenstein — production design by Tamara Deverell; set decoration by Shane Vieau |
| Sound | F1 — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta |
| Visual Effects | Avatar: Fire and Ash — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett |
| Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | One Battle after Another — written by Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Writing (Original Screenplay) | Sinners — written by Ryan Coogler |
Which films won the most notable awards?
One Battle after Another
The film won Best Picture and Directing, plus Casting, Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay.
Sinners
Sinners earned awards for Actor in a Leading Role (Michael B. Jordan), Cinematography, Original Score and Original Screenplay.
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Jessie Buckley won Actress in a Leading Role for Hamnet, while Amy Madigan won Actress in a Supporting Role for Weapons. Sean Penn won Actor in a Supporting Role for One Battle after Another.
What happened in Live Action Short Film?
The Academy lists two winners in the category: The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva. Both are co-winners; neither should be presented as the category’s sole winner.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.About the 2026 ceremony
The 98th Academy Awards took place Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and recognized movies released in 2025. Conan O’Brien hosted. The Academy announced that the ceremony would air live on ABC, stream live on Hulu and be shown in more than 200 territories worldwide; those were the arrangements announced for the event, not a guarantee of current replay or service availability.
For the official category results, consult the Academy’s 2026 ceremony page. The Academy’s Awards Database identifies its records as the official historical record for winners and nominees and is complete through the 2025 (98th) ceremony.
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