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‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at Oscars 2026

‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at Oscars 2026
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The film One Battle After Another swept the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, winning six Oscars including best picture.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the dark comedy action thriller also earned best director and best casting, marking a breakthrough for the filmmaker after years of nominations.

Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti, the film led this year’s race with 13 nominations.

In the acting categories, Michael B Jordan won best actor for Sinners, while Jessie Buckley claimed best actress for Hamnet, becoming the first Irish performer to win in that category. In her speech, Buckley dedicated the award to “the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart.”

Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman to win best cinematography, honored for her work on Sinners. Another milestone came when The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva tied for best live-action short film, only the sixth tie in the category’s history.

The ceremony, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, capped a night of historic wins and standout performances.

Here is the full list of Oscars winners and nominees below.

Best picture

WINNER: One Battle After Another

Bugonia

Frankenstein

F1

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best actress

WINNER: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

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Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best actor

WINNER: Michael B Jordan – Sinners

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best supporting actress

WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best supporting actor

WINNER: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo – Sinners

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Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best director

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best animated feature

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters

Arco

Elio

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Best international feature

WINNER: Sentimental Value

It Was Just an Accident

Sirât

The Secret Agent

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best documentary feature

WINNER: Mr Nobody Against Putin

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through the Rocks

The Alabama Solution

The Perfect Neighbor

Best original song

WINNER: Golden – KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)

Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless (by Diane Warren)

I Lied to You – Sinners (by by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson)

Sweet Dreams of Joy – Viva Verdi! (by Nicholas Pike)

Train Dreams – Train Dreams (by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner)

Best original score

WINNER: Sinners – Ludwig Goransson

Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best cinematography

WINNER: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji

One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best casting

WINNER: One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

Hamnet – Nina Gold

Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti

Sinners – Francine Maisler

The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Best make-up and hairstyling

WINNER: Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey

Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu

Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry

The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein

The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Best costume design

WINNER: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L Scott

Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizz

Sinners – Ruth E Carter

Best animated short

WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Butterfly

Forevergreen

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

Best live action short

WINNER (TIED): The Singers

WINNER (TIED): Two People Exchanging Saliva

A Friend of Dorothy

Butcher’s Stain

Jane Austen’s Period Drama

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