One winner didn’t show up for the 2026 Academy Awards ceremony, a woman won Best Cinematography for the first time, and a single category even ended in a two-winner tie.

Oscars 2026 winners announced: See the full list, including a no-show winner, historic firsts, and Michael B. Jordan

One winner didn't show up for the 2026 Academy Awards ceremony, a woman won Best Cinematography for the first time, and a single category even ended in a two-winner tie.

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on March 15, 2026 11:13 p.m. ET

Jessie Buckley, Michael B. Jordan, and Amy Madigan at the 2026 Oscars. Credit:

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- The 2026 Oscar winners were announced, including Best Picture winner *One Battle After Another *and major acting prizes.

- Sean Penn didn't show up to collect Best Supporting Actor, while Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history for female cinematographers.

- Michael B. Jordan brought the room to its feet upon winning Best Actor for *Sinners,* while another category ended in a tie victory.

Months of festival jockeying, ever-changing prognosticator predictions, and front-running contenders shading art forms like opera and ballet along the awards trail led to Hollywood's biggest night, as the 2026 Oscars winners were announced at Sunday's live ceremony.

Major stars converged inside Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre across the evening, where returning host Conan O'Brien presided over the festivities that ultimately included historic firsts, emotional acting victories, a no-show winner, and even a tie.

The night's biggest matchup included the two-movie Best Picture race between Ryan Coogler's *Sinners* and Paul Thomas Anderson's *One Battle After Another*, with the latter taking the night's top prize after a neck-and-neck race against the blockbuster horror hit.

*One Battle* ended the evening not only with the Best Picture prize, but with the most wins for the entire evening. The film won six Oscars overall, followed by *Sinners *with four and *Frankenstein* with three.

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The telecast also brought the long-awaited conclusion to the tense Best Actor clash that saw prior frontrunner Timothée Chalamet's (*Marty Supreme*) early lead crumble amid the rise of dual-role *Sinners* standout Michael B. Jordan, who took the prize at the Academy Awards in a moment that brought the room to its feet with uproarious applause.

Leading up to the Oscars, Chalamet — once thought to be a shoo-in to take Best Actor — suffered significant setbacks in his campaign, after many took issue with perceived smugness in his bid for awards glory. Speaking to ** on condition of anonymity, one voting Academy member even told us that they "lost a lot of respect" for the 30-year-old over his campaign comments. Conversely, *Sinners* ticked up in the race. In addition to shattering the record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film, Jordan won Best Actor at SAG's Actor Awards earlier this month.

Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor at 2026 Academy Awards.

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While Best Supporting Actress went (as expected) to veteran *Weapons* star Amy Madigan over 40 years after her first-ever Academy Award nod, the Best Supporting Actor category saw its winner, Sean Penn, miss out on the ceremony entirely. The 65-year-old wasn't present at the event, with a *New York Times** *report indicating that he opted to travel to Ukraine on activist duty rather than accept the third competitive Oscar of his career (a representative for the actor declined **'s request for comment).

The 2026 Oscars winners also included a pair of landmark recipients, with *One Battle After Another* casting director Cassandra Kulukundis taking the debut Best Casting Oscar, while *Sinners*' Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win Best Cinematography in Academy Awards history.

Other major moments throughout the broadcast saw *KPop Demon Hunters*' songwriting team take Best Original Song, Best Live Action Short ending in a tie, and Anderson win his first-ever Oscar after 14 career nominations heading into the show.

The cast and crew of 'One Battle After Another' at 2026 Oscars.

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As previously announced, the Academy bestowed special awards upon several Hollywood professionals late last year, ahead of the 2026 ceremony. Industry staple Dolly Parton received her Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award via video message at the Governors Awards event in November. The 80-year-old earned the accolade for a career dedicated to philanthropic efforts — including the Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which has donated around 285 million books to kids.

Superstar actor Tom Cruise, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen, and production designer Wynn Thomas also received Academy Honorary Awards at the aforementioned event.

See the full list of winners at the 98th Academy Awards below.

2026 Best Actress winner Jessie Buckley at the 98th Academy Awards.

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Best Picture

*Bugonia**F1**Frankenstein**Hamnet**Marty Supreme*****WINNER: *One Battle After Another******The Secret Agent**Sentimental Value**Sinners**Train Dreams*

Best Director

Chloé Zhao, *Hamnet***Josh Safdie, *Marty Supreme*****WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, *One Battle After Another*****Joachim Trier, *Sentimental Value***Ryan Coogler, *Sinners*

Timothée Chalamet, *Marty Supreme***Leonardo DiCaprio, *One Battle After Another***Ethan Hawke, *Blue Moon*****WINNER: Michael B. Jordan, *Sinners*****Wagner Moura, *The Secret Agent*

Best Actress

**WINNER: 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*

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro, *One Battle After Another***Jacob Elordi, *Frankenstein***Delroy Lindo, *Sinners*****WINNER: Sean Penn, *One Battle After Another*****Stellan Skarsgård, *Sentimental Value*

'Weapons' star Amy Madigan wins Best Supporting Actress at 2026 Oscars.

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Best Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning, *Sentimental Value***Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, *Sentimental Value*****WINNER: Amy Madigan, *Weapons*****Wunmi Mosaku, *Sinners***Teyana Taylor, *One Battle After Another*

Best International Feature

*The Secret Agent *(Brazil)***It Was Just an Accident *(France)******WINNER: *Sentimental Value *(Norway)*****Sirât *(Spain)***The Voice of Hind Rajab *(Tunisia)

Best Animated Feature

*Arco**Elio*****WINNER:* KPop Demon Hunters******Little Amélie or the Character of Rain**Zootopia 2*

Best Documentary Feature

*The Alabama Solution**Come See Me in the Good Light**Cutting Through Rocks*****WINNER: *Mr Nobody Against Putin******The Perfect Neighbor*

'Sinners' filmmaker wins Best Original Screenplay at 2026 Academy Awards.

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Best Original Screenplay

Robert Kaplow, *Blue Moon***Jafar Panahi (script collaborators: Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian), *It Was Just an Accident***Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, *Marty Supreme***Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier, *Sentimental Value*****WINNER: Ryan Coogler, *Sinners***

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Tracy,* Bugonia***Guillermo del Toro,* Frankenstein***Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell,* Hamnet*****WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, *One Battle After Another*******Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, *Train Dreams*

Best Casting

Nina Gold, *Hamnet***Jennifer Venditti, *Marty Supreme*****WINNER: Cassandra Kulukundis, *One Battle After Another*******Gabriel Domingues, *The Secret Agent***Francine Maisler, *Sinners*

Best Film Editing

Stephen Mirrione, *F1***Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, *Marty Supreme*****WINNER: Andy Jurgensen, *One Battle After Another*******Olivier Bugge Coutté,* Sentimental Value***Michael P. Shawver, *Sinners*

Best Cinematography

Dan Laustsen,* Frankenstein***Darius Khondji, *Marty Supreme***Michael Bauman, *One Battle After Another*****WINNER: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, *Sinners*******Adolpho Veloso, *Train Dreams*

Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history as first woman to win Best Cinematography at 2026 Oscars.

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Best Production Design

**WINNER: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, *Frankenstein*******Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton, *Hamnet***Jack Fisk, Adam Willis, *Marty Supreme***Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino, *One Battle After Another***Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne, *Sinners*

Best Costume Design

Deborah L. Scott, *Avatar: Fire and Ash*****WINNER: Kate Hawley,* Frankenstein*******Malgosia Turzanska, *Hamnet***Miyako Bellizzi, *Marty Supreme***Ruth E. Carter,* Sinners*

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

**WINNER: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey,* Frankenstein*******Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, Tadashi Nishimatsu,* Kokuho***Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry, *Sinners***Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, Bjoern Rehbein, *The Smashing Machine***Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg, *The Ugly Stepsister*

Best Original Song

"Dear Me," *Diane Warren: Relentless *(music and lyrics by Diane Warren)******WINNER: "Golden," *KPop Demon Hunters *(music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon, Teddy Park)******"I Lied to You," *Sinners *(music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson)****"Sweet Dreams of Joy," *Viva Verdi! *(music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike)****"Train Dreams," *Train Dreams *(music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; lyrics by Nick Cave)

Best Original Score

Jerskin Fendrix, *Bugonia***Alexandre Desplat, *Frankenstein***Max Richter, *Hamnet***Jonny Greenwood, *One Battle After Another*****WINNER: Ludwig Goransson, *Sinners***

'KPop Demon Hunters' crew wins Best Original Song at 2026 Oscars.

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**WINNER: Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, *F1*******Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, *Frankenstein***José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor, *One Battle After Another***Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, *Sinners***Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas, *Sirât*

Best Visual Effects

**WINNER: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, *Avatar: Fire and Ash*******Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, Keith Dawson, *F1***David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould, *Jurassic World: Rebirth***Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin, *The Lost Bus***Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean, *Sinners***

Best Live-Action Short

*Butcher's Stain**A Friend of Dorothy**Jane Austen's Period Drama*****TIE — WINNERS: *The Singers *and *Two People Exchanging Saliva***

'Two People Exchanging Saliva' winners and Conan O'Brien at 2026 Oscars.

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Best Animated Short

*Butterfly**Forevergreen*****WINNER: *The Girl Who Cried Pearls******Retirement Plan**The Three Sisters*

Best Documentary Short

**WINNER: *All the Empty Rooms******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*

Academy Honorary Awards

Tom Cruise**Debbie Allen**Wynn Thomas

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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