Oscars 2026: Full list of winners as Michael B. Jordan bags Best Actor Award for ‘Sinners’

The 98th Academy Awards saw Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley walk away with top honors, winning the Best Actor and Actress Awards, respectively
PUBLISHED MAR 16, 2026
Michael B. Jordan, winner of the Best Actor Award for “Sinners”, poses in the press room during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Cover Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Mike Coppola)
Michael B. Jordan, winner of the Best Actor Award for “Sinners”, poses in the press room during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Cover Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Mike Coppola)

The 'Sinners' vs 'One Battle After Another' debate is finally put to rest. The 98th Academy Awards saw the latter win six Oscars, while Michael B. Jordan's horror feature came in second with four wins. The awards ceremony also saw Jordan and Jessie Buckley walk away with top honors, winning the Best Actor and Actress awards, respectively. With the 2026 Oscars now done and dusted, let's take a look at the complete list of winners.

Best Picture - 'One Battle After Another'

Other Nominees: ' Bugonia', 'F1', 'Frankenstein', 'Hamnet', 'Marty Supreme', 'Sinners', 'The Secret Agent', 'Sentimental Value', and 'Train Dreams'.

Best Actress - Jessie Buckley ('Hamnet')

Other nominees: Rose Byrne ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'), Kate Hudson ('Song Sung Blue'), Renate Reinsve ('Sentimental Value'), and Emma Stone ('Bugonia')

Best Actor - Michael B. Jordan ('Sinners')

Other nominees: Timothée Chalamet ('Marty Supreme'), Ethan Hawke ('Blue Moon'), Leonardo DiCaprio ('One Battle After Another'), and Wagner Moura ('The Secret Agent')

Best Supporting Actress - Amy Madigan - 'Weapons'

Other nominees: Elle Fanning ('Sentimental Value'), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ('Sentimental Value'), Wunmi Mosaku ('Sinners'), and Teyana Taylor ('One Battle After Another')

Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn - 'One Battle After Another'

Other nominees: Benicio Del Toro ('One Battle After Another'), Jacob Elordi ('Frankenstein'), Stellan Skarsgård ('Sentimental Value'), and Delroy Lindo ('Sinners')

Best Director - Paul Thomas Anderson ('One Battle After Another')

Other nominees: Ryan Coogler ('Sinners'), Chloé Zhao ('Hamnet'), Josh Safdie ('Marty Supreme'), and Joachim Trier ('Sentimental Value').

Best Animated Feature - 'KPop Demon Hunters' 

Other nominees: 'Arco', 'Elio',  'Little Amélie', and  'Zootopia 2.'



Best International Feature - 'Sentimental Value'

Other nominees:  'It Was Just an Accident', 'The Secret Agent', 'Sirât', and 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'.

Best Documentary Feature - 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'

Other nominees: 'Come See Me in the Good Light', 'Cutting Through the Rocks', 'The Alabama Solution', and 'The Perfect Neighbor'.

Best Documentary Short - 'All the Empty Rooms'

Other nominees: 'Armed Only With a Camera', 'Children No More', 'The Devil Is Busy', 'Perfectly a Strangeness'.

Best Original Screenplay - Ryan Coogler ('Sinners')

Other nominees: Robert Kaplow ('Blue Moon'), Jafar Panahi ('It Was Just an Accident'),  Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie ('Marty Supreme'), and Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier ('Sentimental Value')

Best Adapted Screenplay - Paul Thomas Anderson ('One Battle After Another')

Other nominees: Will Tracy ('Bugonia'), Guillermo del Toro ('Frankenstein'), Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar ('Train Dreams'), and Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell ('Hamnet')

Best Animated Short - 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'

Other nominees: 'Butterfly', 'Forevergreen', 'Retirement Plan', and 'The Three Sisters'

Best Casting - Cassandra Kulukundis ('One Battle After Another')

Other nominees: Nina Gold ('Hamnet'), Jennifer Venditti ('Marty Supreme'), Francine Maisler ('Sinners'), and Gabriel Domingues ('The Secret Agent')

Best Costume Design - Kate Hawley ('Frankenstein')

Other nominees: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash', 'Hamnet', 'Marty Supreme', and 'Sinners'

Best Film Editing - Andy Jurgensen ('One Battle After Another')

Other nominees: Stephen Mirrione ('F1'), Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie ('Marty Supreme'),  Olivier Bugge Coutté ('Sentimental Value'), and Michael P. Shawver('Sinners')

Best Cinematography - Autumn Durald Arkapaw ('Sinners')

A still of Miles Caton as Sammie Moore in 'Sinners' (Cover image credit: YouTube | Warner Bros.)
A still of Miles Caton as Sammie Moore in 'Sinners' (Image Source: YouTube | Warner Bros.)

Other nominees: Dan Laustsen ('Frankenstein'), Darius Khondji ('Marty Supreme'), Michael Bauman ('One Battle After Another'), and Adolpho Veloso ('Train Dreams').

Best Original Song - Golden (KPop Demon Hunters)

Other nominees: 'Dear Me,' Diane Warren ('Relentless'),  'I Lied to You,' ('Sinners'), 'Sweet Dreams of Joy,' ('Viva Verdi!'), and 'Train Dreams,' ('Train Dreams')

Best Original Score - Ludwig Goransson ('Sinners')

Other nominees: Jerskin Fendrix ('Bugonia'), Alexandre Desplat ('Frankenstein'), Max Richter ('Hamnet') and Jonny Greenwood ('One Battle After Another')

Best Sound - 'F1'

Other nominees: 'Frankenstein', 'One Battle After Another', ' Sinners', and 'Sirât'

Best Visual Effects - 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'

Other nominees: 'F1', 'Jurassic World: Rebirth', and 'The Lost Bus'



Best Makeup and Hairstyling - 'Frankenstein'

Other nominees: 'Kokuho', 'Sinners', 'The Smashing Machine', and 'The Ugly Stepsister'

Best Production Design - 'Frankenstein' - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau

Other nominees: 'Hamnet' - Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton, 'Marty Supreme' - Jack Fisk and Adam Willis, 'One Battle After Another' - Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, and 'Sinners' - Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

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