The 98th Academy Awards ended with One Battle After Another as the night’s biggest winner, taking six awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The full list of nominees had already highlighted a tight race across major categories.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film edged out strong competition from Sinners, which entered the ceremony with a record 16 nominations but finished with four wins.
Major acting prizes went to Michael B. Jordan (Best Actor, Sinners), Jessie Buckley (Best Actress, Hamnet), Sean Penn (Best Supporting Actor, One Battle After Another), and Amy Madigan (Best Supporting Actress, Weapons).
In the writing categories, Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay for Sinners, while Anderson added Best Adapted Screenplay to his haul.
Below is the full list of Oscars 2026 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
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Original Score
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Best Original Song
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters (EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Teddy Park)
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Best Cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
Best Film Editing
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another
Best Production Design
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein
Best Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Sound
Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta – F1
Best Casting
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another
Best International Feature
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Best Documentary Feature
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
Best Live Action Short (tie)
The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Animated Feature
KPop Demon Hunters
Best Animated Short
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Despite the tight race, One Battle After Another ultimately set the tone for the night, delivering a long-awaited Oscars breakthrough for Paul Thomas Anderson and closing out one of the most competitive awards seasons in recent years.