Oscars 2026 live: One Battle After Another wins Best Film, Michael B Jordan wins Best Actor, biggest moments
LIVE UPDATES: The 98th Academy Awards has wrapped for 2026, with wild onstage moments and stunning red carpet fashions. These were the biggest moments.
THE OSCARS: One Battle After Another emerged the big winner of the 98th Academy Awards, taking home best picture as well as key gongs including director, screenplay, editing and supporting actor for Sean Penn.
But Sinners has a lot to sing about too, with Michael B. Jordan pulling off a high-profile victory in best actor, besting Timothee Chalamet and Wagner Moura, and Ryan Coogler taking home the Oscar for original screenplay.
Sinners’ Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to ever win in the cinematography category.
In the end, One Battle took six wins to Sinners’ four, but those hauls reflect an exciting year in which the calibre of nominees kept it interesting until the finish line.
Jessie Buckley won in lead actress for Hamnet while Amy Madigan won supporting actress for Weapons.
This means all four acting awards went to four separate films.
Animated sensation KPop Demon Hunters won animated feature and original song, while Frankenstein picked up three in the craft categories, for costume, make-up and hairstyling and production design.
Sentimental Value won the international feature Oscar.
Key events
2 hours ago - 10:36 AM
One Battle After Another wins best picture
2 hours ago - 10:30 AM
Jessie Buckley seals off her perfect awards season
3 hours ago - 10:20 AM
PTA! PTA! PTA!
3 hours ago - 10:07 AM
It’s been a bonkers amazing year for international features
3 hours ago - 09:51 AM
Historical win for Sinners, and for an almost-Australian
3 hours ago - 09:24 AM
Holocaust joke sparks backlash
4 hours ago - 09:22 AM
Docos take on extra meaning in present moment
4 hours ago - 08:55 AM
I’m not crying, you’re crying
4 hours ago - 08:41 AM
Ryan Coogler takes original screenplay for Sinners
5 hours ago - 08:23 AM
Sean Penn didn’t even show up
5 hours ago - 07:33 AM
KPop Demon Hunters slays the competition
5 hours ago - 07:26 AM
Aunt Gladys’s cackle will haunt your nightmares
6 hours ago - 07:11 AM
Conan is on fire!
6 hours ago - 06:37 AM
Nicole Kidman wows on Oscars red carpet
7 hours ago - 06:08 AM
Demi Moore wears green and black feathers
7 hours ago - 05:58 AM
Jessie Buckley in pink and red elegance
7 hours ago - 05:41 AM
Marty Supreme star Odessa A’zion
8 hours ago - 05:17 AM
Aussie Joel Edgerton delivers classic style
8 hours ago - 04:59 AM
Aussie Rose Byrne stuns in Dior at the Oscars
8 hours ago - 04:55 AM
How to watch the Oscars
8 hours ago - 04:54 AM
What you need to know about the Oscars 2026
Max Corstorphan is reporting live.
How to watch the Oscars
Channel 7’s Sunrise have full coverage of the awards night from 5.30am AEDT today, with Seven’s US correspondent Mylee Hogan reporting live from the Dolby Theatre.
The Oscars Red Carpet Live Show will kick off at 9.30am AEDT on Seven and streaming live nationally on 7plus.
The awards ceremony will begin at 10am AEDT, with an encore screening at 9pm.
What you need to know about the Oscars 2026
The 98th Acadamy Awards, the Oscars, is about to get underway.
This year we have a number of Aussies in the running for awards including Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi, with both earning their first ever Oscar nominations.
Byrne is up for Best Actress in a Leading Role (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), while Elordi is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Frankenstein).
They are joined by a third Australian contender, Nick Cave, who scored a nomination for Best Original Song (Train Dreams).
Emmy Award-winner Conan O’Brien will be hosting the awards, alongside a star-studded line-up of presenters including Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
