Who won the Oscars 2026? Full list of winners at 98th Academy Awards including Jessie Buckley and Michael B Jordan
Here’s the full list of Oscars winners for 2026 at the 98th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Political drama One Battle After Another was the big winner at the Oscars - picking up six gongs at the prestigious awards ceremony on Sunday (March 16), including the coveted best picture title. Paul Thomas Anderson won the best director accolade, while the film was named best adapted screenplay and Sean Penn won best supporting actor.
Elsewhere, Michael B Jordan was named best actor for his dual role as twins in Sinners, while Jessie Buckley completed her clean sweep as best actress. The Irish star, who was recognised for her performance as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes Hathaway – historically known as Anne – in Hamnet, dedicated her prize to “the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart” in an emotional speech.
She also revealed the name of her eight-month-old daughter for the first time, saying her little girl Isla was probably asleep and unaware and “dreaming of milk”. She told her husband Freddie Sorensen: “I want to have 20,000 more babies with you”, and thanked director Chloe Zhao and writer Maggie O’Farrell for “letting me know this incandescent woman and journey to understand the capacity of a mother’s love”.
She added: “It’s Mother’s Day in the UK today, so I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart. We all come from a lineage of women who continue to create against all odds – thank you for recognising me in this role.”
Jordan won the best actor prize for his performance in Ryan Coogler’s vampire film Sinners, which won four Oscars including best original screenplay and best score. He said: “I stand here because of the people that came before me,” and namechecked Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whittaker and Will Smith.
Earlier in the ceremony Penn won a third Oscar, but was not present at the ceremony to collect his prize. Penn has previously won Oscars for his performances in Mystic River and Milk.
There was a dramatic moment when there was a tie in the live action short category, which was won by both Two People Exchanging Saliva and The Singers.
Other awards went to the likes of KPop Demon Hunters (best animated film), with the children's favourite also picking up the best original song gong for Golden, while Frankenstein won the Oscars for best costume design, production design and make up and hair styling.
Oscars results 2026
- Best Picture: One Battle After Another
- 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
- Cinematography: Sinners, Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Writing (Original Screenplay): Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Casting: One Battle After Another
- Costume Design: Frankenstein, Kate Hawley
- Directing: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Documentary Feature Film: Mr Nobody Against Putin
- Documentary Short Film: All The Empty Rooms
- Film Editing: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle after Another
- International Feature Film: Norway, Sentimental Value
- Live Action Short Film: The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva
- Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
- Music (Original Score): Ludwig Goransson, Sinners
- Music (Original Song): Golden (KPop Demon Hunters)
- Production Design: Frankenstein
- Sound: F1
- Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire And Ash
The ceremony was hosted for the second year in a row by comedian O’Brien, who opened the ceremony with an extended sketch dressed as Aunt Gladys, getting chased by children through scenes from the films nominated for best picture.
O’Brien referenced “chaotic, frightening times”, adding: “It’s at moments like these that I believe the Oscars are particularly resonant.”
Referring to the number of countries and continents represented, he said the nominated films are “the product of thousands of people speaking different languages working hard to produce something of beauty”.