*The 98th Academy Awards, held March 15, 2026, on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, delivered a historic evening for Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler as their Southern Gothic musical horror movie “Sinners” broke information and introduced house 4 Oscars.
The movie entered the evening with an unprecedented 16 nominations, probably the most in Academy Awards historical past. Whereas Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After One other finally claimed Finest Image and Finest Director, Sinners secured victories in among the most coveted classes of the night.
Michael B. Jordan Wins Finest Actor
Michael B. Jordan gained his first-ever Academy Award for Finest Actor for his twin efficiency as an identical twins Smoke and Stack in “Sinners.” The win marks a big milestone within the actor’s profession and locations him amongst an elite group of Black performers honored by the Academy.
Accepting the award to a thunderous standing ovation, Jordan delivered an emotional speech that paid tribute to the Black icons who paved the best way for his success.
“I stand right here due to the people who got here earlier than me—Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, and Will Smith,” Jordan mentioned from the stage. “To be amongst these giants, these greats, amongst my ancestors… Thanks for betting on me.”
The win solidifies Jordan’s place in Hollywood historical past and represents a career-defining second for the actor who has constantly pushed boundaries in his movie decisions.
Ryan Coogler Takes Finest Unique Screenplay
Director and co-writer Ryan Coogler additionally secured his first Oscar, successful Finest Unique Screenplay for Sinners, which he co-wrote together with his spouse Zinzi Coogler. The win acknowledges the movie’s revolutionary mix of Southern Gothic aesthetics, musical components, and horror tropes right into a singular imaginative and prescient.
Whereas Sinners led all movies with its record-breaking 16 nominations, its path to victory within the prime classes was blocked by “One Battle After One other,” which took each Finest Image and Finest Director for Paul Thomas Anderson. Nonetheless, Coogler’s screenwriting win represents a serious achievement for the filmmaker who has been nominated a number of occasions all through his profession.
Main Class Winners
As famous, the evening’s largest winner was “One Battle After One other,” which claimed Finest Image and earned Paul Thomas Anderson his first Finest Director Oscar after years of nominations. Sean Penn additionally gained Finest Supporting Actor for his work within the movie.
Jessie Buckley took house Finest Actress for her efficiency in “Hamnet,” whereas Amy Madigan gained Finest Supporting Actress for “Weapons.”
Within the animated classes, “KPop Demon Hunters” had a robust exhibiting, successful each Finest Animated Characteristic and Finest Unique Track for “Golden.” Maggie Kang and Michelle Wong made historical past as the primary feminine Asian winners for Finest Animated Characteristic.
Finest Documentary went to “Mr. No person In opposition to Putin,” whereas Norway’s “Sentimental Valu”e gained Finest Worldwide Movie.
Historic Wins in Craft Classes
Past the main awards, the 98th Oscars featured a number of groundbreaking moments within the technical classes. Autumn Durald Arkapaw turned the primary lady ever to win the Oscar for Finest Cinematography for her gorgeous work on “Sinners,” a historic achievement in a class lengthy dominated by males.
In the meantime, Frankenstein dominated the technical classes, sweeping Finest Manufacturing Design, Finest Costume Design, and Finest Make-up & Hairstyling.
A Evening of Firsts
The 2026 Oscars can be remembered as an evening of historic firsts and barrier-breaking achievements. From Jordan’s emotional tribute to his predecessors to Arkapaw’s groundbreaking cinematography win and the popularity of feminine Asian filmmakers within the animated class, the ceremony mirrored an business slowly however absolutely increasing its definition of excellence.
For Jordan and Coogler, the evening represented the end result of years of collaboration and inventive risk-taking. Their partnership, which started with Fruitvale Station and continued by the Creed movies and Black Panther, has now earned Hollywood’s highest honors—proving that betting on numerous tales and voices pays off in methods the business is barely starting to grasp.
Right here’s the complete listing of winners:
Finest Image
BugoniaF1FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After One other – WINNERThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSinnersTrain Desires
Finest Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After AnotherEthan Hawke – Blue MoonMichael B. Jordan – Sinners – WINNERWagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Finest Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNERRose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouKate Hudson – Track Sung BlueRenate Reinsve – Sentimental ValueEmma Stone – Bugonia
Finest Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi – FrankensteinDelroy Lindo – SinnersSean Penn – One Battle After One other – WINNERStellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Worth
Finest Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental ValueInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental ValueAmy Madigan – Weapons – WINNERWunmi Mosaku – SinnersTeyana Taylor – One Battle After One other
Finest Director
Chloé Zhao – HamnetJosh Safdie – Marty SupremePaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After One other – WINNERJoachim Trier – Sentimental ValueRyan Coogler – Sinners
Finest Unique Screenplay
Blue MoonIt Was Simply an AccidentMarty SupremeSentimental ValueSinners – WINNER
Finest Tailored Screenplay
BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After One other – WINNERTrain Desires
Finest Animated Characteristic Movie
ArcoElioKPop Demon Hunters – WINNERLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2
Finest Worldwide Characteristic Movie
The Secret Agent – BrazilIt Was Simply an Accident – FranceSentimental Worth – Norway – WINNERSirât – SpainThe Voice of Hind Rajab – Tunisia
Finest Casting
HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After One other – WINNERThe Secret AgentSinners
Finest Cinematography
FrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners – WINNERTrain Desires
Finest Manufacturing Design
Frankenstein – WINNERHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners
Finest Modifying
F1Marty SupremeOne Battle After One other – WINNERSentimental ValueSinners
Finest Unique Rating
BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSinners – WINNER
Finest Unique Track
“Pricey Me” – Diane Warren: Relentless“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER“I Lied to You” – Sinners“Candy Desires of Pleasure” – Viva Verdi!“Practice Desires” – Practice Desires
Finest Sound
F1 – WINNERFrankensteinOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSirât
Finest Visible Results
Avatar: Hearth and Ash – WINNERF1Jurassic World RebirthThe Misplaced BusSinners
Finest Make-up and Hairstyling
Frankenstein – WINNERKokuhoSinnersThe Smashing MachineThe Ugly Stepsister
Finest Costume Design
Avatar: Hearth and AshFrankenstein – WINNERHamnetMarty SupremeSinners
Finest Animated Brief Movie
ButterflyForevergreenThe Lady Who Cried Pearls – WINNERRetirement PlanThe Three Sisters
Finest Reside-Motion Brief Movie
Butcher’s StainA Good friend of DorothyJane Austen’s Interval DramaThe Singers – WINNER (TIE)Two Individuals Exchanging Saliva – WINNER (TIE)
Finest Documentary Characteristic Movie
The Alabama SolutionCome See Me within the Good LightCutting By RocksMr. No person In opposition to Putin – WINNERThe Good Neighbor
Finest Documentary Brief
All of the Empty Rooms – WINNERArmed Solely with a Digicam: The Life and Loss of life of Brent RenaudChildren No Extra: “Had been and Are Gone”The Satan Is BusyPerfectly a Strangeness
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