The 2026 Academy Awards took place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre tonight, March 15. This year, Sinners broke the record for most nominations—Ryan Coogler’s film was up for 16 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another followed close behind with 13 nominations; Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value each had nine.
Nominees for Best Original Song this year included the inescapable KPop Demon Hunters hit “Golden”; Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson’s “I Lied To You” from Sinners; and the titular song from Train Dreams, written and performed by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner. Göransson was also up for Best Original Score this year, alongside Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia), Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), and Max Richter (Hamnet).
This year’s Oscars was hosted by Conan O’Brien, who opened the show with a video montage of himself dressed as the creepy villain of Weapons while being chased by a sea of children. Eventually, he and the horde of kids burst into the theater and sprinted down the aisles. O’Brien faked an award win for himself while onstage, during which he was knighted, blessed by the Pope, and got a live original song performed in his honor by Josh Groban.
Explore the full winners list below, and follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2026 Academy Awards.
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
WINNERS: Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Animated Short
Butterfly
Forever Green
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
Best Hair and Makeup
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Best Live-Action Short
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
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 Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
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
Best Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Original Score
Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia)
Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
Max Richter (Hamnet)
Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
