The 98th Academy Awards took place on the morning of March 15 (KST) at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, United States. Conan O’Brien returned as host of this year’s ceremony. Compared to last year, the 98th Oscars were considered more exciting, highlighted by a dramatic clash between Sinners and One Battle After Another, as well as fierce competition between Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan.
Sinners led nominations with 16 categories, the most in Oscar history, surpassing All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016). The film also set a record for the most people of color nominated for a single film, with 10 nominees.
At age 30, Timothée Chalamet became the youngest actor to receive three acting nominations since Marlon Brando, and also the youngest to be nominated for both actor and producer in the same year, surpassing Warren Beatty. Wagner Moura became the first Brazilian actor nominated for Best Actor, while Stellan Skarsgård became the first performer nominated for Best Supporting Actor for a non-English international feature film.
Winners at the 2026 Oscars
- Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan
- Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Best Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Best costumes: Frankenstein
- Best Casting: One battle after another
- Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn
- Best Original Screenplay: Sinners
- Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another
- Best Makeup and Hairstyle: Frankenstein
- Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another
- Best Production Design: Frankenstein
- Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ashes
- Best Original Song: Golden from KPop Demon Hunters
- Best Documentary Short: All the Empty Rooms
- Best documentary: Mr. Nobody against Putin
- Best sound: F1
- Best Live-Action Short Film: The Singers and Two People Exchangeing Saliva (tie)
- Best cinematography: Sinners
- Best International Feature Film: Sentimental Value
- Best Original Score: Sinners
- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for Battle After Battle
- Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan
- Best Actress: Jessie Buckley
- Best Film: Battle After Battle
- Highlights of the ceremony
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