Oscar Winners 2026

Conan O'Brien once again did a very good job hosting the Oscars for the second year in a row. His opening act, dressed up like the evil Witch in "Weapons" being chased by children - that happened at the end of the movie was as funny and brilliant as any opening segment that Billy Crystal used to perform when he hosted the Oscars. O'Brien just might host next year's show as well.

Both of the top two most nominated movies this year, One Battle After Another and Sinners, were more strange than good, with Sinners winning the a record number of nominations at sixteen, but only winning four Oscars, which makes sense, as Sinners degraded into a Zombie/Vampire movie.

Michael B Jordan won for best actor, which he deserved because I did not think that Timothée Chalamet's performance was deserving enough for Best Actor this year, especially because of the humiliating scene that he did with Kevin O'Leary, which was made fun of by Conan O'Brien. Jordan has paid major dues as an actor, especially due to his impressive athletic performances in the three Creed movies.

In the Memoriam segment, Eric Dane, Brigitte Bardot, and James Van Der Beek were all omitted, which is a major mistake on this year's Oscar telecast.

This year, there was a tie for best Live Action Short Film. One of those Films is called: "Two People Exchanging Saliva" - which is hard to believe is even a movie title.

As predicted, Jessie Buckley was the runaway favorite winner for Best Actress for "Hamnet".

"One Battle After Another" won six Oscars, including best picture and best supporting actor Sean Penn, who did not attend the ceremony. This was Penn's third Oscar. Only eight actors have won three or more Oscars:

Daniel Day-Lewis — 3 Best Actor

Meryl Streep — 2 Best Actress + 1 Supporting

Ingrid Bergman — 2 Best Actress + 1 Supporting

Jack Nicholson — 2 Best Actor + 1 Supporting

Walter Brennan — 3 Supporting Actor

Frances McDormand — 3 Best Actress

Sean Penn — 2 Best Actor + 1 Supporting

Katherine Hepburn — 4 Best Actress

Bugonia F1 Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams

Best Actor in a Leading Role Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon Michael B. Jordan, Sinners Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessie Buckley, Hamnet Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value Emma Stone, Bugonia

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein Delroy Lindo, Sinners Sean Penn, One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value Amy Madigan, Weapons Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Directing Chloe Zhao, Hamnet Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Blue Moon It Was Just an Accident Marty Supreme Sentimental Value Sinners, Ryan Coogler 

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson Train Dreams

Best Casting Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Secret Agent Sinners

Best Music (Original Song) “Dear Me,” Diane Warren: Relentless “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters “I Lied to You,” Sinners “Sweet Dreams of Joy,” Viva Verdi! “Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

Best Music (Original Score) Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another Sinners

Best Editing F1 Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners

Best Costume Design Avatar: Fire and Ash Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling Frankenstein Kokuho Sinner The Smashing Machine The Ugly Stepsister

Best Cinematography Frankenstein Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects Avatar: Fire and Ash F1 Jurassic World Rebirth The Lost Bus Sinners

Best Sound F1 Frankenstein One Battle After Another Sinners Sirât

Best Production Design Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners

Best Animated Feature Film Arco Elio KPop Demon Hunters Little Amelie or the Character of Rain Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film Butterfly Forevergreen The Girl Who Cried Pearls Retirement Plan The Three Sisters

Best Live Action Short Film Butcher’s Stain A Friend of Dorothy Jane Austen’s Period Drama The Singers (Tie) Two People Exchanging Saliva (Tie)

Best Documentary Feature Film The Alabama Solution Come See Me in the Good Light Cutting Through Rocks Mr. Nobody Against Putin The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film All the Empty Rooms Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud Children No More: Were and Are Gone The Devil Is Busy Perfectly a Strangeness

Best International Feature Film The Secret Agent, Brazil It Was Just an Accident, France Sentimental Value, Norway Sirât, Spain The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia