Oscars 2026: From Michael B. Jordan to Jessie Buckley, Here Are All the Big Winners

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The Oscars 2026 winners have officially been announced, delivering a night filled with major surprises, emotional speeches, and historic victories across multiple categories. From standout acting performances to groundbreaking technical achievements, the Oscars 2026 celebrated the very best of global cinema and storytelling.

Leading the night in the acting categories, Michael B. Jordan took home Best Actor for his commanding role in Sinners, while Jessie Buckley earned Best Actress for her performance in Hamnet. Veteran actor Sean Penn secured Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another, and Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons, adding another prestigious honor to her long career.

In directing, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Directing for One Battle After Another, a film that also dominated the top category by winning Best Picture. The movie’s strong showing continued with awards for Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing, making it one of the biggest winners of the night.

On the technical side, Frankenstein stood out with multiple wins, including Best Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Production Design, highlighting its striking visual craftsmanship. Meanwhile, Avatar: Fire and Ash claimed Best Visual Effects, reinforcing the franchise’s reputation for groundbreaking cinematic technology.

Music also played a major role in this year’s honors. Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for Sinners, while the song “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters took home Best Original Song. The same animated film also won Best Animated Feature, signaling its strong global appeal.

In the documentary categories, Mr. Nobody Against Putin won Best Documentary Feature Film, while All the Empty Rooms earned Best Documentary Short Film. These projects reflect the growing importance of documentary storytelling in shaping public discourse and preserving real-world narratives.

International cinema was also celebrated, with Sentimental Value winning Best International Feature Film. The film’s recognition underscores the continued global expansion of filmmaking beyond Hollywood.

See the full winners list below:

Best Supporting Actress

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

Best Animated Feature Film

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
• Little Amélie or The Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
• Retirement Plan
• The Three Sisters

Best Costume Design

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein (Kate Hawley) – WINNER
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein – WINNER
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Best Casting

• Hamnet (Nina Gold)
• Marty Supreme (Jennifer Venditti)
• One Battle After Another (Cassandra Kulukundis) – WINNER
• The Secret Agent (Gabriel Domingues)
• Sinners (Francine Maisler)

Best Live Action Short Film

• Butcher’s Stain
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama
• The Singers – JOINT WINNER
• Two People Exchanging Saliva – JOINT WINNER

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo, Sinners
• Sean Penn, One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson) – WINNER
• Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

• Blue Moon
• It Was Just an Accident
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners (Ryan Coogler) – WINNER

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

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through Rocks
• Mr Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
• The Perfect Neighbour

Best Original Score

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners (Ludwig Göransson – WINNER)

Best Sound

• F1 – WINNER
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirât

Best Film Editing

• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners – WINNER
• Train Dreams

Best International Feature Film

• The Secret Agent
• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value – WINNER
• Sirât
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Original Song

• Dear Me, Diane Warren: Relentless
• Golden, KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
• I Lied To You, Sinners
• Sweet Dreams of Joy, Viva Verdi!
• Train Dreams, Train Dreams

Best Directing

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

Best Actor

• Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
• Michael B Jordan, Sinners – WINNER
• 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

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