2026 Academy Awards: Here’s the list of Oscar winners

It’s Hollywood’s biggest night and film fans around the world are watching to see who takes home Oscar statuettes at this year’s Academy Awards.

The ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien, is taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads the pack this year with a record-breaking 16 nominations, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another with 13.

The first of 24 awards to be handed out tonight went to Amy Madigan for best actress in a supporting role, for her performance in the movie Weapons. Later in the evening, the supporting actor Oscar went to Sean Penn for One Battle After Another — his third Academy Award.

Three Canadians are also up for awards this year and two have already won.

Toronto director Maggie Kang accepted the Oscar for best animated feature for KPop Demon Hunters. She was nominated alongside fellow Canadian Domee Shi, co-director of the film Elio.

The Canadian production designers of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein — Nova Scotia resident Tamara Deverell and Nova Scotia-born Shane Vieau — are coming home with their own Oscar statuettes.

As well, Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski won the award for best animated short film for The Girl Who Cried Pearls.  

So far, One Battle After Another has won four Oscars, with Paul Thomas Anderson winning for best adapted screenplay and claiming the award for for casting — the first new Academy Award category in 24 years.

Frankenstein, which was filmed in Toronto, has also won three awards.

Sinners has collected three awards, including Ryan Coogler’s win for best original screenplay.

Here are the winners from Sunday’s ceremony, as they are announced:

Picture:
TBA

Directing:
TBA

Actress in a leading role:
TBA

Actor in a leading role:
TBA

Actress in a supporting role:
Amy Madigan, Weapons

Actor in a supporting role:
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Casting:
Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another

Writing (original screenplay):
Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Writing (adapted screenplay):
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

International feature film:
TBA

Animated feature film:
KPop Demon Hunters

Animated short film:
The Girl Who Cried Pearls

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Documentary feature film:
Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Documentary short film:
All the Empty Rooms

Live action short film:
The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva (tie)

Music (original song):
TBA

Music (original score):
Ludwig Goransson, Sinners

Film editing:
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another

Cinematography:
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners

Production design:
Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein

Costume design:
Kate Hawley, Frankenstein

Makeup and hairstyling:
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey, Frankenstein

Sound:
Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta, F1

Visual effects:
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash

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