Academy Award winners 2026

BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy
and Paul Thomas Anderson (producers)

DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson
One Battle After Another

ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan
Sinners

ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley
Hamnet

SUPP. ACTRESS
Amy Madigan
Weapons

SUPP. ACTOR
Sean Penn – One
Battle After Another

CASTING
One Battle After Another
Cassandra Kulukundis

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sinners
Ryan Coogler

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson

ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters
Kang, Appelhans, Wong

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein
Deverell, Vieau

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sinners
Autumn Durald Arkapaw

COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein
Kate Hawley

EDITING
One Battle After Another
Andy Jurgensen

MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
Frankenstein
Hill, Samuel, Furey

SOUND
F1 – John, Nelson,
Whittle, Rizzo, Peralta

VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire And Ash – Letteri,
Baneham, Saindon, Barrett

ORIGINAL SCORE
Sinners
Ludwig Göransson

ORIGINAL SONG
Golden (KPop Demon
Hunters) – EJAE et al

DOCUMENTARY FILM
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Borenstein, Talankin et al

INTERNATIONAL FILM
Sentimental Value
Norway

ANIMATED SHORT
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Lavis, Szczerbowski

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
All The Empty Rooms
Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones

LIVE ACTION SHORT
The Singers /Two People
Exchanging Saliva*

Source: AMPAS
Pictures: Studio handouts, creative commons
*Joint winners
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