One piece of history after another was made at the 2026 Oscars.
The Academy Awards ceremony on March 15th was a historic night, with many memorable wins. Hosted by Conan O’Brien at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the show is sure to be remembered for years to come. You can find a complete list of the winners here.
Jessie Buckley, star of Hamnet, was the first Irish actress to win the Best Actress award. Meanwhile, Amy Madigan, from Weapons, set a new record for the longest wait between her first Oscar nomination (for Twice in a Lifetime in 1986) and her first win, which she received this year as Best Supporting Actress.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history by becoming the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for her work on the film Sinners.
Additionally, “Golden” by KPop Demon Hunter became the first Kpop song to win Best Original Song, and Sentimental Value gave Norway its first-ever win in the Best International Film category.
Although Sean Penn couldn’t attend the ceremony, his performance in One Battle After Another earned him his third Oscar, making him just the fourth male actor to achieve this feat. He joins Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, and Walter Brennan as a three-time Oscar winner.
Oscar viewers will likely remember the unusual tie for Best Live Action Short Film between The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva. This was only the seventh tie in the entire history of the Academy Awards.
The ceremony included the very first Academy Award for Best Casting, presented to Cassandra Kulukundis for her work on One Battle After Another. The experienced casting director expressed her gratitude that she and others in her field were finally receiving the recognition they deserved.
During her acceptance speech, she expressed gratitude to the Academy for creating this award category and to the casting directors who worked hard to establish it, even when faced with obstacles. She dedicated the award to all casting directors, especially those who hadn’t received recognition for their work, including not having their names appear in movie credits.
Before the awards ceremony even began, a historic moment had already occurred. When the nominations were revealed on January 21st, the film Sinners received a record-breaking 16 nominations, making it the most nominated film ever in Academy Awards history.
The film Sinners also marked a historic achievement for costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who already had two Oscar wins. With this nomination, she became the most-nominated Black woman in Oscars history, earning a total of five nominations.
Despite losing to Michael B. Jordan, Timothée Chalamet received his third Best Actor nomination – and also a Best Picture nomination as a producer. This made him the youngest person since Marlon Brando in 1954 to earn nominations in both categories.
This was a landmark moment for Steven Spielberg. The acclaimed director, a three-time Oscar winner, now holds the record for the most Best Picture nominations as a producer, thanks to his work on Hamnet. Over his impressive six-decade career, he’s received 14 nominations for producing and a total of 24 nominations across all categories.
For a look at all the big winners at the 2026 Academy Awards, keep reading.
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
WINNER: 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
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku- Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Benecio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
WINNER: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Blue Moon
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
WINNER: Sinners
Avatar: Fire and Ash
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
WINNER: “Golden” from KPop Deamon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdii
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
WINNER: Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
WINNER (Tie): The Singers
WINNER (Tie): Two People Exchanging Saliva
WINNER: All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Train Dreams
F1
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Butterfly
Forevergreen
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
WINNER: Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Arco
Elio
WINNER: Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
WINNER: F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
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