98th Oscar ceremony held in Los Angeles; One Battle After Another wins best picture

Oscars 2026 were held in Los Angeles, USA on Sunday night (early Monday morning in India). Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was crowned the best picture at the 98th Academy Awards. Michael B. Jordan won the best actor and Sinners cintematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history at Oscars as the first female director of photography to win the award. One Battle After Another won six Oscars, including the best director and best adapted screenplay. In the Memoriam segment of Oscars, the Academy honoured the legendary actors who lost their lives last year, One such name included in the list was of legendary Indian actor Dharmendra, who died last year. But, his name was omitted from the on-air tribute.

Oscars 2026: winners list

1. Best Picture: One Battle After Another
2. Best Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
3. Best Actor:  Michael B Jordan – Sinners
4. Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan – Weapons
5. Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
6. Best Director:  Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
7. Best Animated Feature:  KPop Demon Hunters
8. Best International Feature: Sentimental Value
9. Best Documentary Feature: Mr Nobody Against Putin
10. Best Original Screenplay: Sinners – Ryan Coogler
11. Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
12. Best Original Song: Golden – KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)
13. Best original score: Sinners – Ludwig Goransson
14. Best cinematography: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
15. Best film editing: One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
16. Best sound: F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta
17. Best visual effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
18. Best production design: Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
19. Best casting: One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
20. Best make-up and hairstyling: Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
21. Best costume design: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
22. Best animated short: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
23. Best live action short (TIED): The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva
24. Best documentary short: All the Empty Rooms