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The 98th Annual Academy Awards took place on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, celebrating the best films released in 2025. Hosted for the second consecutive year by Conan O’Brien, the ceremony lasted nearly four hours and was broadcast on ABC and streamed on Hulu.
Warner Bros. productions One Battle After Another and Sinners dominated the night. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The political thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-radical caught in a high-stakes chase. Anderson received his first Oscars after 14 previous nominations, becoming the ninth person in Academy history to win Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay in a single night. The film also won Best Film Editing and Best Casting.
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Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, secured four awards, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, who played twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore in the vampire horror drama. Despite entering the ceremony with a record-breaking 16 nominations, the film won fewer awards than anticipated but achieved historic milestones. Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win Best Cinematography for Sinners and the first woman of colour nominated in the category.
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Veteran actress Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons, marking a 40-year gap between acting nominations. Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, and Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another.
Other notable winners included Frankenstein, which dominated several craft categories, and the animated feature KPop Demon Hunters, which won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden.”
The introduction of Best Casting marked the first new competitive Oscar category in 24 years.
Full List of Key Winners:
Best Picture: One Battle After Another
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another
Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan – Weapons
Best Original Screenplay: Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
Best International Feature: Sentimental Value (Norway)
Best Cinematography: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Best Original Score: Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
Best Production Design: Frankenstein
Best Costume Design: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
Best Sound: F1
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
The ceremony also included live performances, tributes to film legends such as Robert Redford, and the In Memoriam segment, with heightened security surrounding the event.
Warner Bros. led all studios with 11 total wins, reinforcing its dominance at the 2026 Oscars.
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