From Best Film to Best Actor: Full List of Oscar 2026 Winners and Nominees

From Best Film to Best Actor: Full List of Oscar 2026 Winners and Nominees

The 98th Academy Awards, widely known as the Academy Awards, celebrated the best achievements in global cinema during the past year. The ceremony took place in Hollywood and honored filmmakers, actors, technicians, and storytellers whose work shaped the film industry in 2025.

The night belonged largely to the film One Battle After Another, which dominated the ceremony with multiple wins, including Best Picture. Meanwhile, powerful performances also defined the event. Jessie Buckley earned the Best Actress trophy for her role in Hamnet, while Michael B. Jordan secured Best Actor for his performance in Sinners.

Alongside the acting categories, several films received recognition for technical excellence, storytelling, animation, and international cinema. Below is the complete list of major Oscar 2026 winners and nominees.

Best Picture

Winner:

  • One Battle After Another

Nominees:

  • Bugonia

  • Frankenstein

  • F1

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • The Secret Agent

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sinners

  • Train Dreams

The political drama One Battle After Another on flixtor emerged as the biggest winner of the night, reinforcing its strong awards season momentum.

Best Actress

Winner:

  • Jessie Buckley — Hamnet

Nominees:

  • Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

  • Kate Hudson — Song Sung Blue

  • Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value

  • Emma Stone — Bugonia

Buckley’s performance in Hamnet received widespread critical praise for its emotional depth and subtle storytelling.

Best Actor

Winner:

  • Michael B. Jordan — Sinners

Nominees:

  • Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme

  • Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another

  • Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon

  • Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent

Jordan’s intense performance helped make Sinners one of the most talked-about films of the year.

Best Supporting Actress

Paul Thomas, Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley at Oscar 2026

Winner:

  • Amy Madigan — Weapons

Nominees:

  • Elle Fanning — Sentimental Value

  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value

  • Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners

  • Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another

Madigan delivered one of the most memorable supporting performances of the year.

Best Supporting Actor

Winner:

  • Sean Penn — One Battle After Another

Nominees:

  • Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another

  • Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein

  • Delroy Lindo — Sinners

  • Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value

Sean Penn’s performance added another major win to the film’s impressive awards haul.

Best Director

Winner:

  • Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another

Nominees:

  • Ryan Coogler — Sinners

  • Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme

  • Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value

  • Chloé Zhao — Hamnet

Anderson’s win reinforced his reputation as one of the most influential filmmakers in modern cinema.

Best Animated Feature

Ejae accepts the award for Best Music (Original Song) for Golden from KPop Demon Hunters

Winner:

  • KPop Demon Hunters

Nominees:

  • Arco

  • Elio

  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

  • Zootopia 2

The animated film KPop Demon Hunters surprised many critics and audiences with its victory.

Best International Feature Film

Winner:

  • Sentimental Value

Nominees:

  • It Was Just an Accident

  • Sirât

  • The Secret Agent

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab

The Norwegian drama Sentimental Value gained recognition for its emotional storytelling and strong performances.

Best Documentary Feature

Winner:

  • Mr Nobody Against Putin

Nominees:

  • Come See Me in the Good Light

  • Cutting Through the Rocks

  • The Alabama Solution

  • The Perfect Neighbor

The winning documentary explored political resistance and personal courage.

Best Screenplay Awards

Best Original Screenplay

Winner: Sinners — Ryan Coogler

Nominees included Blue Moon, It Was Just an Accident, Marty Supreme, and Sentimental Value.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson

Other nominees included Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, and Train Dreams.

Major Technical Awards

Several films also won awards for technical achievements.

Best Original Score:

  • Sinners — composed by Ludwig Göransson

Best Cinematography:

  • Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Best Film Editing:

  • One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen

Best Sound:

  • F1

Best Visual Effects:

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Production Design:

  • Frankenstein

Short Film Awards

Chris Lavis, left, and Maciek Szczerbowski pose with their Oscars for best animated short film,

Best Animated Short:

  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Best Documentary Short:

  • All the Empty Rooms

Best Live-Action Short:

  • The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva (tie)

The tie in the live-action short category became one of the most unusual moments of the ceremony.

Conclusion

The Oscar 2026 highlighted a diverse year for cinema, with films ranging from large-scale productions to intimate character dramas receiving recognition. One Battle After Another dominated the ceremony with multiple wins, while Sinners, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value also made strong impressions across several categories.

The acting wins for Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan reflected performances that resonated strongly with critics and audiences. Meanwhile, animated and international films proved that storytelling continues to expand beyond Hollywood’s traditional boundaries.

Overall, the 98th Academy Awards showcased the power of filmmaking across genres, cultures, and creative visions, confirming once again why the Oscars remain the most prestigious honors in the global film industry.