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Oscars 2026: Winners for the 98th Academy Awards (Live Update from 7 PM ET/4 PM PT)

Awards season reaches its final destination tonight as the 98th Academy Awards unfold at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. After months of festival buzz, critics’ prizes, and guild ceremonies shaping the narrative, the Oscars will finally settle the debate over which films and artists defined the past year in cinema.

This year’s race has been among the most fascinating in recent memory. Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending Sinners emerged as the most nominated film of the year, collecting a staggering 16 nominations across major categories including Best Picture, Best Director, and multiple acting races. Close behind is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which secured 13 nominations and has steadily built momentum throughout the precursor season, positioning itself as a strong contender for the night’s biggest prize.

Several other films have also made their mark across the ballot. Titles like Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Hamnet, and Frankenstein appear repeatedly across major craft and performance categories, reflecting a year where ambitious storytelling and distinctive filmmaking voices dominated the conversation.

The acting races, in particular, promise to deliver suspense. The Best Actor category pits Michael B. Jordan for Sinners against Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, with Leonardo DiCaprio also firmly in the mix for One Battle After Another. Meanwhile, the supporting categories feature an intriguing mix of industry veterans and emerging performers, making the outcomes far from predictable.

The ceremony will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, celebrating the films, performances, and craftspeople that shaped the cinematic year.

Below is the complete list of nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. 

Best Picture

  • Bugonia

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • The Secret Agent

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sinners

  • Train Dreams

Best Director

Best Actress

  • 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 Actor

  • Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

  • Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

  • Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

  • Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Supporting Actress

  • Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value

  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value

  • Amy Madigan, Weapons

  • Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

  • Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actor

  • Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another

  • Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

  • Delroy Lindo, Sinners

  • Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

  • Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

  • Maggie O’Farrell and Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

  • Will Tracy, Bugonia

  • Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams

  • Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein

Best Original Screenplay

  • Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

  • Ryan Coogler, Sinners

  • Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

  • Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value

  • Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon

Best Animated Feature

  • Arco

  • Elio

  • KPop Demon Hunters

  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

  • Zootopia 2

Best Documentary Feature

  • The Alabama Solution

  • Come See Me in the Good Light

  • Cutting Through Rocks

  • Mr. Nobody Against Putin

  • The Perfect Neighbor

Best International Feature

  • Brazil — The Secret Agent

  • France — It Was Just an Accident

  • Norway — Sentimental Value

  • Spain — Sirât

  • Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Casting

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • The Secret Agent

  • Sinners

Best Cinematography

  • Frankenstein

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

  • Train Dreams

Best Costume Design

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • Sinners

Best Film Editing

  • F1

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sinners

Best Song

  • “Dear Me” — Diane Warren: Relentless

  • “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters

  • “I Lied to You” — Sinners

  • “Sweet Dreams of Joy” — Viva Verdi!

  • “Train Dreams” — Train Dreams

Best Score

  • Bugonia

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

Best Production Design

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Frankenstein

  • Kokuho

  • Sinners

  • The Smashing Machine

  • The Ugly Stepsister

Best Sound

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

  • Sirât

Best Visual Effects

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • F1

  • Jurassic World Rebirth

  • The Lost Bus

  • Sinners

Best Animated Short

  • “Butterfly”

  • “Forevergreen”

  • “The Girl Who Cried Pearls”

  • “Retirement Plan”

  • “The Three Sisters”

Best Documentary Short

  • “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

  • “Butcher’s Stain”

  • “A Friend of Dorothy”

  • “Jane Austen’s Period Drama”

  • “The Singers”

  • “Two People Exchanging Saliva”

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Amritt Rukhaiyaar is the Co-founder of High on Films. His modus operandi is fishing an idea, conceptualising it, identifying the right resources and people, and turning those ideas into reality. A writer and poet with a passion for design, he thrives on bringing concepts to life; whether through words, visuals, or the edits he makes about the films he loves.

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