Highlights from the 98th Academy Awards: A Night of Stars and Surprises

The Oscars 2026: A Celebration of Cinematic Excellence

The prestigious Oscars have arrived, bringing together Hollywood's elite to honor the finest films of 2025. The 98th Academy Awards are being held at the renowned Dolby Theatre, with the ceremony kicking off at 4:00 PM local time in Los Angeles (7:00 PM ET / 11:00 PM GMT) on Sunday, March 15. For viewers in India, the event will be available for streaming on JioHotstar on March 16, with a replay option following the live broadcast. In the U.S., audiences can catch the event on ABC and Hulu.

Returning as host for the second year in a row is comedian Conan O'Brien, who will guide viewers through the glamorous evening. This year's Oscars have sparked considerable excitement, particularly due to the film Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, which has made history with an unprecedented 16 nominations, surpassing the previous record of 14 held by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).

Another significant addition to this year's ceremony is the introduction of a new category: Best Casting, bringing the total number of award categories to 24. As the awards season culminates in this grand event, the Oscars continue to be the ultimate platform for recognizing the year's most celebrated films, performances, and creative talents.

Below is the complete list of nominees and winners, which will be updated live throughout the evening.

Best Picture

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

Best Actor

• 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

• 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 Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo - Sinners
• Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

• Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
• Amy Madigan - Weapons (Winner)
• Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
• Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
• Ryan Coogler - Sinners
• Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
• Chloé Zhao - Hamnet

Best International Feature

• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value
• Sirât
• The Secret Agent
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Animated Feature

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Documentary Feature

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia - Will Tracy
• Frankenstein - Guillermo del Toro
• Hamnet - Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell
• One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
• Train Dreams - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay

• Blue Moon - Robert Kaplow
• It Was Just an Accident - Jafar Panahi
• Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value - Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
• Sinners - Ryan Coogler

Best Original Song

• Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless (by Diane Warren)
• Golden - KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)
• I Lied to You - Sinners (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

• Bugonia - Jerskin Fendrix
• Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat
• Hamnet - Max Richter
• One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood
• Sinners - Ludwig Goransson

Best Costume Design

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - Deborah L Scott
• Frankenstein - Kate Hawley
• Hamnet - Malgosia Turzanska
• Marty Supreme - Miyako Bellizz
• Sinners - Ruth E Carter

Best Make-up and Hairstyling

• 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 Production Design

• Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
• Hamnet - Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
• Marty Supreme - Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
• One Battle After Another - Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino
• Sinners - Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

Best Sound

• Frankenstein - Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
• F1 - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta
• One Battle After Another - José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
• Sinners - Chris Welcker, Benjamin A Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
• Sirât - Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Best Film Editing

• F1 - Stephen Mirrione
• Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen
• Sentimental Value - Olivier Bugge Coutté
• Sinners - Michael P Shawver

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein - Dan Laustsen
• Marty Supreme - Darius Khondji
• One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman
• Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw
• Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
• F1 - Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
• Jurassic World Rebirth - David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
• Sinners - Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
• The Lost Bus - Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K McLaughlin

Best Casting

• Hamnet - Nina Gold
• Marty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti
• One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis
• Sinners - Francine Maisler
• The Secret Agent - Gabriel Domingues

Best Live Action Short

• A Friend of Dorothy
• Butcher's Stain
• Jane Austen's Period Drama
• The Singers
• Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Animated Short

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• Retirement Plan
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls (Winner)
• The Three Sisters

Best Documentary Short

• 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