The 98th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, 15 March 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Hosted by Conan O’Brien and produced by Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, the ceremony honoured the best films of 2025.
This year’s Oscars featured several milestones. Sinners received a record-breaking 16 nominations, the most in Academy Awards history. One Battle After Another won six awards, including Best Picture. The Academy also introduced a new competitive category, Best Casting, its first since 2001.
Below is the complete list of nominees & winners in all 24 competitive categories.
Best Picture
- One Battle After Another – Producers: Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)
- Bugonia – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Lars Knudsen
- F1 – Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer
- Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber
- Hamnet – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes
- Marty Supreme – Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet
- The Secret Agent – Emilie Lesclaux
- Sentimental Value – Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- Sinners – Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
- Train Dreams – Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Winner)
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (as Elijah “Smoke” Moore / Elias “Stack” Moore) (Winner)
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (as Marty Mauser)
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (as Bob Ferguson)
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (as Lorenz Hart)
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (as Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Fernando Solimões)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (as Agnes Shakespeare) (Winner)
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (as Linda)
- Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue (as Claire Sardina)
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (as Nora Borg)
- Emma Stone – Bugonia (as Michelle Fuller)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw) (Winner)
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos)
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (as The Creature)
- Delroy Lindo – Sinners (as Delta Slim)
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (as Gustav Borg)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Madigan – Weapons (as Gladys) (Winner)
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (as Rachel Kemp)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (as Agnes Borg Pettersen)
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (as Annie)
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (as Perfidia Beverly Hills)
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler (Winner)
- Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson (based on Vineland by Thomas Pynchon) (Winner)
- Bugonia – Will Tracy (based on Save the Green Planet!)
- Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro (based on Mary Shelley)
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell (based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell)
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (based on Denis Johnson)
Best Animated Feature Film
- KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Applehans, Michelle L.M. Wong (Winner)
- Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman
- Elio – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Henri Magalon
- Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Best International Feature Film
- Sentimental Value (Norway) (Winner)
- It Was Just an Accident (France)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- Sirāt (Spain)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Documentary Feature Film
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin – David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber, Alžběta Karásková (Winner)
- The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen
- Cutting Through Rocks – Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni
- The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee
Best Documentary Short Film
- All the Empty Rooms – Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones (Winner)
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud – Craig Renaud, Juan Arredondo
- Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” – Hilla Medalia, Sheila Nevins
- The Devil Is Busy – Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir
- Perfectly a Strangeness – Alison McAlpine
Best Live Action Short Film
- The Singers – Sam A. Davis, Jack Piatt (Winner)
- Two People Exchanging Saliva – Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata (Winner)
- Butcher’s Stain – Meyer Levinson-Blount, Oron Caspi
- A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight, James Dean
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama – Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
Best Animated Short Film
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls – Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski (Winner)
- Butterfly – Florence Miailhe, Ron Dyens
- Forevergreen – Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears
- Retirement Plan – John Kelly, Andrew Freedman
- The Three Sisters – Konstantin Bronzit
Best Music (Original Score)
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson (Winner)
- Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet – Max Richter
- One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Best Music (Original Song)
- “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido, Teddy Park (Winner)
- “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless – Diane Warren
- “I Lied to You” from Sinners – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
- “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi! – Nicholas Pike
- “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
Best Sound
- F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta (Winner)
- Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
- One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
- Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker
- Sirāt – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas
Best Production Design
- Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell (Production Design), Shane Vieau (Set Decoration) (Winner)
- Hamnet – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
- Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
- One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
- Sinners – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
Best Cinematography
- Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Winner)
- Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
- Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji
- One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
- Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso
Best Costume Design
- Frankenstein – Kate Hawley (Winner)
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L. Scott
- Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
- Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi
- Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey (Winner)
- Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, Tadashi Nishimatsu
- Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry
- The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, Bjoern Rehbein
- The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett (Winner)
- F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, Keith Dawson
- Jurassic World Rebirth – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould
- The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin
- Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean
Best Film Editing
- One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen (Winner)
- F1 – Stephen Mirrione
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté
- Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Best Casting
- One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis (Winner)
- Hamnet – Nina Gold
- Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
- The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues
- Sinners – Francine Maisler
Honorary Awards (Governors Awards)
- Debbie Allen (Honorary Award)
- Tom Cruise (Honorary Award)
- Wynn Thomas (Honorary Award)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Dolly Parton
The 98th Academy Awards reflected a year of record-breaking achievements and historic firsts. Sinners set a new nominations record, while One Battle After Another led in total wins.
The ceremony also marked milestones for international and diverse talent, underlining the Academy’s continued evolution in recognising global cinema.
