Het Oscars 2026-gala is achter de rug. Tijdens de ceremonie in het Dolby Theatre in Hollywood werd Paul Thomas Andersons One Battle After Another uitgeroepen tot Beste Film. De politieke satire groeide uit tot de grote winnaar van de avond met meerdere belangrijke prijzen, waaronder Beste Regie en Beste Mannelijke Bijrol voor Sean Penn.

Ook Ryan Cooglers Sinners viel meermaals in de prijzen. De muzikale horrorfilm leverde Michael B. Jordan de Oscar voor Beste Acteur op en werd daarnaast bekroond voor onder meer scenario, cinematografie en originele muziek.

Jessie Buckley won de Oscar voor Beste Actrice voor haar rol in Hamnet, terwijl Amy Madigan de prijs voor Beste Vrouwelijke Bijrol in ontvangst mocht nemen voor haar rol in Weapons.

In de technische categorieën viel onder meer Frankenstein op met meerdere prijzen, terwijl Avatar: Fire and Ash de Oscar voor Beste Visuele Effecten mee naar huis nam. De animatieprijs ging naar KPop Demon Hunters, dat ook bekroond werd voor Beste Originele Song. Het Noorse Sentimental Value werd uitgeroepen tot Beste Internationale Film.

Best Picture
WINNER: “One Battle After Another”
“Bugonia”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”

Best Director
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”

Best Actor
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”

Best Actress
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”

Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”

Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”
Stellan Skarsgard, “Sentimental Value”

Best Animated Feature
WINNER: “KPop: Demon Hunters”
“Arco”
“Elio”
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
“Zootopia 2”

Best International Feature
WINNER: “Sentimental Value” (Norway)
“The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
“It Was Just An Accident” (France)
“Sirat” (Spain)
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” (Tunisia)

Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
“The Alabama Solution”
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Cutting Through Rocks”
“The Perfect Neighbor”

Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“Bugonia,” Will Tracy
“Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro
“Hamnet,” Maggie O’Farrell & Chloé Zhao
“Train Dreams,” Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler
“Blue Moon,” Robert Kaplow
“It Was Just an Accident,” Jafar Panahi
“Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
“Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt

Best Cinematography
WINNER: “Sinners”
“Frankenstein”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Train Dreams”

Best Film Editing
WINNER: “One Battle After Another”
“F1”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”

Best Production Design
WINNER: “Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”

Best Score
WINNER: “Sinners”
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another”

Best Song
WINNER: “Golden” from “KPop: Demon Hunters”
“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners”
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Versi”
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: “Frankenstein”
“Kokuho”
“Sinners”
“The Smashing Machine”
“The Ugly Stepsister”

Best Costume Design
WINNER: “Frankenstein”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”

Best Visual Effects
WINNER: “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“Jurassic World: Rebirth”
“The Lost Bus”
“Sinners”

Best Casting
WINNER: “One Battle After Another”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sinners”

Best Sound
WINNER: “F1”
“Frankenstein”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Sirat”

Best Animated Short Film
WINNER: “The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
“Butterfly”
“Forevergreeen”
“Retirement Plan”
“The Three Sisters”

Best 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”

Best Live-Action Short Film
WINNER: “The Singers” & “Two People Exchanging Saliva” (tie)
“Butcher’s Stain”
“A Friend of Dorothy
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama