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98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026)

  • 17 Mar 2026

On 16th March 2026, the 98th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

  • The film “One Battle After Another” won the Best Picture award.
  • The film won a total of six Oscars at the ceremony.
  • Warner Bros’ film “Sinners” won four Academy Awards.
  • Warner Bros led distributors with 11 Oscar wins.
  • Netflix secured seven awards during the ceremony.
  • Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for “Sinners”.
  • Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for “Hamnet”.
  • Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director for “One Battle After Another”.
  • Anderson also won Best Adapted Screenplay for the same film.
  • Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay for “Sinners”.
  • Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for “One Battle After Another”.
  • Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for “Weapons”.
  • The inaugural Oscar for Best Casting was introduced in this edition.
  • Cassandra Kulukundis won the first Best Casting award.
  • Netflix film “Frankenstein” won awards in several technical categories.