The 98th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars 2026, recognized achievements in cinema from 2025.
“One Battle After Another” received six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, marking it as the leading award recipient.
“Sinners,” which had 16 nominations, secured four Oscars. These included Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Cinematography for Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Best Original Score, and Best Original Screenplay. Arkapaw became the first woman to win in the Cinematography category.
“Frankenstein” earned three awards from its nine nominations, including Achievement in Production Design, Costume Design, and Makeup and Hairstyling.
Other notable wins included “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” for Best Original Song, the first KPop song to achieve this distinction. The ceremony also featured a tie in the Best Live-Action Short Film category between “The Singers” and “Two People Exchanging Saliva,” making it the first tie since 2013.
- Best Motion 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)
- Directing: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another)
- Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Casting: Cassandra Kulukundis (One Battle after Another)
- Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
- Costume Design: Kate Hawley (Frankenstein)
- 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: Sentimental Value
- Live Action Short Film: The Singers (TIE), Two People Exchanging Saliva (TIE)
- Makeup and Hairstyling: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey (Frankenstein)
- Music (Original Score): Ludwig Goransson (Sinners)
- Music (Original Song): “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters)
- Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)
- Sound: Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta (F1)
- Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
- Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another)
- Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
