The Oscars 2026 are finally over! What initially began as one of the most anticipated Academy Awards seasons turned out to be full of surprises by the end. Several high-profile, critically acclaimed, and commercially successful films competed for the prestigious awards across different categories, making it one of the most competitive Oscar seasons in recent memory.
‘Sinners’, directed by Ryan Coogler, made history with the highest number of Oscar nominations, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller ‘One Battle After Another‘ followed closely behind. Check the full list below to see which films won Oscars in each category—there might be a few surprise picks
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
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Best Director
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
Emma Stone (Bugonia)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
WINNER: Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
WINNER: Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Teyana Taylor ( One Battle After Another)
Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
WINNER: Sinners
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Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Achievement in Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Live-Action Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
WINNER: The Singers
WINNER: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly stepsister
Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
WINNER: Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie Or The Character Of Rain
Zootopia 2
Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Train Dreams
Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me In The Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Documentary Short Film
WINNER: All The Empty Rooms
Armed Only with A Camera: The Life And Death Of Brent Renaud
Children No More: Were And Are Gone
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly A Strangeness
Film Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
International Feature Film
WINNER: The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just An Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirat (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Original Song
Dear Me (Diane Warren: Relentless)
WINNER: Golden (Kpop Demon Hunters)
I Lied To You (Sinners)
Sweet Dreams of Joy (Viva Verdi!)
Train Dreams (Train Dreams)
Production Design
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sound
WINNER: F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1: The Movie
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
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