Oscars 2026 recap: One Battle After Another wins Best Film, Michael B Jordan wins Best Actor, biggest moments
RECAP: 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
16 Mar 2026 - 10:36 AM
One Battle After Another wins best picture
16 Mar 2026 - 10:30 AM
Jessie Buckley seals off her perfect awards season
16 Mar 2026 - 10:21 AM
Michael B. Jordan brings it home!
16 Mar 2026 - 10:20 AM
PTA! PTA! PTA!
16 Mar 2026 - 10:07 AM
It’s been a bonkers amazing year for international features
16 Mar 2026 - 09:51 AM
Historical win for Sinners, and for an almost-Australian
16 Mar 2026 - 09:24 AM
Holocaust joke sparks backlash
16 Mar 2026 - 09:22 AM
Docos take on extra meaning in present moment
16 Mar 2026 - 08:55 AM
I’m not crying, you’re crying
16 Mar 2026 - 08:41 AM
Ryan Coogler takes original screenplay for Sinners
16 Mar 2026 - 08:23 AM
Sean Penn didn’t even show up
16 Mar 2026 - 07:33 AM
KPop Demon Hunters slays the competition
16 Mar 2026 - 07:26 AM
Aunt Gladys’s cackle will haunt your nightmares
16 Mar 2026 - 07:11 AM
Conan is on fire!
16 Mar 2026 - 06:37 AM
Nicole Kidman wows on Oscars red carpet
16 Mar 2026 - 06:08 AM
Demi Moore wears green and black feathers
16 Mar 2026 - 05:58 AM
Jessie Buckley in pink and red elegance
16 Mar 2026 - 05:41 AM
Marty Supreme star Odessa A’zion
16 Mar 2026 - 05:17 AM
Aussie Joel Edgerton delivers classic style
16 Mar 2026 - 04:59 AM
Aussie Rose Byrne stuns in Dior at the Oscars
16 Mar 2026 - 04:55 AM
How to watch the Oscars
16 Mar 2026 - 04:54 AM
What you need to know about the Oscars 2026
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.
