Oscar 2026: Full List of Winners and Nominees

Complete List of Oscar 2026 Winners by Category

Below is every category from the 98th Academy Awards, held March 15, 2026 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Winners are in bold.

Biggest Snubs and Surprises

Every Oscars night has its share of jaw-dropping moments, and 2026 was no exception. Here is what had the audience gasping, groaning, and cheering.

<strong>Sinners broke the nominations record — and still lost Best Picture.</strong> Ryan Coogler's vampire epic scored 16 nominations, the most of any film in Academy history, surpassing the previous record held by All About Eve and La La Land. But when the dust settled, it won only three awards: Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score. The big prize went to One Battle After Another, which entered the night with 13 nominations and walked away with five wins including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

<strong>The Casting category finally arrived.</strong> After years of advocacy, the Academy introduced its first new competitive category since 2001. Cassandra Kulukundis took home the inaugural trophy for One Battle After Another. Expect this category to become one of the most competitive in future years.

<strong>Amy Madigan won the first award of the night.</strong> In a surprise that set the tone for the evening, Madigan took Best Supporting Actress for her role in Weapons — a horror film that flew under the radar compared to the heavyweights. Her win was the first major upset of the ceremony.

<strong>KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature.</strong> The Netflix original beat out Disney's Zootopia 2 and Pixar's Elio, proving that the Academy is increasingly open to streaming-first animation and international storytelling styles.

<strong>Timothée Chalamet went home empty-handed.</strong> Despite a transformative performance as ping-pong legend Marty Reisman in Marty Supreme, Chalamet lost to Michael B. Jordan's dual role in Sinners. At 30, Chalamet remains Oscarless despite three nominations.

Analysis: Why One Battle After Another Won Best Picture

Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is a sprawling, ambitious action-comedy that follows a group of disillusioned activists in 1970s California whose protest movements collide in unexpected and violent ways. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Teyana Taylor, the film balances razor-sharp political satire with genuine emotional stakes.

Why did it win? Three reasons. First, it is Paul Thomas Anderson's most accessible film. While his previous work (There Will Be Blood, The Master, Licorice Pizza) has drawn critical acclaim, One Battle After Another is the first of his films to truly connect with a broad audience — it grossed over $400 million worldwide. Second, it swept the precursors. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA for Best Film, and the PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Third, the preferential ballot. As a film with broad appeal and no major polarizing elements, it was the ideal second or third choice for voters whose first picks (like the stylized Marty Supreme or the intense Sinners) might have been too niche.

The film also made history for Anderson, who won his first Best Director Oscar after eight previous nominations across writing, producing, and directing categories. At 55, he is now firmly in the pantheon of living directors with multiple masterpieces to their name.

Where to Stream Every Oscar-Winning Movie

Most of the night's biggest winners are available to stream right now. Here is where to find them.

Records Broken at the 2026 Oscars

• Most nominations for a single film: Sinners — 16 nominations, surpassing the previous record of 14 held by All About Eve (1950), La La Land (2016), and Titanic (1997).
• First Casting Oscar: Cassandra Kulukundis became the first winner of the newly introduced Best Casting category.
• First Oscar for Paul Thomas Anderson: After eight career nominations across four decades, Anderson finally won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
• First Oscar for Ryan Coogler: The director-writer won Best Original Screenplay for Sinners, his first Academy Award after previous nominations for Creed and Black Panther.
• Ludwig Göransson's third Oscar: The composer won Best Original Score for Sinners, adding to his wins for Oppenheimer and The Mandalorian (though the latter was an Emmy).
• Oldest first-time winner: Amy Madigan, at 75, won her first competitive Oscar for Weapons after a career spanning five decades.