98th Oscars Show: Highlights and Surprises

The 98th Oscars Show is Hollywood’s biggest night, the celebration of storytelling, artistry, and the magic of cinema. Tonight, we honor the films and filmmakers who moved us, challenged us, and reminded us why we love the movies. From breathtaking performances to visionary directing and unforgettable music, this year’s nominees represent the very best of creativity from around the world.

Best Picture

• One Battle After Another Recipient
• Bugonia
• F1 
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent 
• Sentimental Value 
• Sinners
• Train Dreams 

Best Director

• One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson Recipient
• Hamnet, Chloé Zhao
• Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
• Sinners, Ryan Coogler

Best Actor

• Michael B. Jordan in Sinners Recipient later stated, “And everybody at home who supported “Sinners”, who went to go see the movie once, twice, three, four, five times, thank you, because you guys made this movie what it is. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.” 
• Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme 
• Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another 
• Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon
• Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent 

Best Actress

• Jessie Buckley in Hamnet Recipient later stated, “So, I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart. We all come from a lineage of women who continue to create against all odds.”
• Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 
• Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue 
• Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value 
• Emma Stone in Bugonia 

Best Supporting Actor

• Sean Penn in One Battle After Another Recipient
• Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another 
• Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo in Sinners
• Stellan Skarsgard in Sentimental Value 

Best Supporting Actress

• Amy Madigan in Weapons Recipient
• Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value 
• Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners 
• Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another 

Best Adapted Screenplay

• One Battle After Another: Written by Paul Thomas Anderson, Recipient
• Bugonia; Screenplay by Will Tracy
• Frankenstein: Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
• Hamnet; Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
• Train Dreams; Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay

• Sinners; Written by Ryan Coogler Recipient
• Blue Moon; Written by Robert Kaplow
• It Was Just an Accident; Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
• Marty Supreme; Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value; Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Best Animated Feature

• KPop Demon Hunters; Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, and Michelle L.M. Wong Recipient
• Arco; Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, and Natalie Portman
• Elio; Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, and Mary Alice Drumm
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain; Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, and Henri Magalon
• Zootopia 2; Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino

Best International Feature

• Norway, Sentimental Value Joachim Trier Recipient
• Brazil, The Secret Agent
• France, It Was Just an Accident
• Spain, Sirat
• Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab

Documentary Feature Film

• Mr. Nobody against Putin David Borenstein; Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alžběta Karásková Recipients
• The Alabama Solution Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
• Come See Me in the Good Light Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
• Cutting through Rocks Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
• The Perfect Neighbor Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

Best Animated Short

• The Girl Who Cried Pearls; Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Recipient
• Butterfly; Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
• Forevergreen; Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
• Retirement Plan; John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
• The Three Sisters; Konstantin Bronzit

Best Casting

• One Battle After Another; Cassandra Kulukundis Recipient
• Hamnet; Nina Gold
• Marty Supreme; Jennifer Venditti
• The Secret Agent; Gabriel Domingues
• Sinners; Francine Maisler

Best Cinematography

• Sinners, Autumn Durald Arkapaw Recipient she states later in the evening, “I’ve learned over the past few months going through this process that it does take a village to make stuff like this happen. But this isn’t about me anymore. This is about so much more. And I know that.
  I wanted it for all the ladies in the room, and I wanted it for all the girls at home.”
• Frankenstein, Dan Laustsen
• Marty Supreme, Darius Khondji
• One Battle After Another, Michael Bauman
• Train Dreams, Adolpho Veloso

Best Costume Design

• Frankenstein; Kate Hawley Recipient
• Avatar: Fire and Ash; Deborah L. Scott
• Hamnet; Malgosia Turzanska
• Marty Supreme; Miyako Bellizzi
• Sinners; Ruth E. Carter

Best Documentary Short

• All the Empty Rooms; Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones Recipients
• Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud; Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
• Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”; Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
• The Devil Is Busy; Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
• Perfectly a Strangeness; Alison McAlpine

Best Film Editing

• One Battle After Another; Andy Jurgensen Recipient
• F1; Stephen Mirrione
• Marty Supreme; Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value; Olivier Bugge Coutté
• Sinners; Michael P. Shawver

Best Live-Action Short

• The Singers: Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt Recipient (Tie)
• Two People Exchanging Saliva; Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, Recipient (Tie)
• Butcher’s Stain; Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
• A Friend of Dorothy; Lee Knight and James Dean
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama; Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein; Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey Recipient
• Kokuho; Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
• Sinners; Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
• The Smashing Machine; Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
• The Ugly Stepsister; Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Best Original Score

• Frankenstein; Alexandre Desplat Recipient
• Bugonia; Jerskin Fendrix
• Hamnet; Max Richter
• One Battle After Another; Jonny Greenwood
• Sinners; Ludwig Goransson

Best Original Song

• Golden from KPop Demon Hunters Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon, and Teddy Park Recipients
• Dear Me Diane Warren: Relentless Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• I Lied to You from Sinners Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
• Sweet Dreams of Joy from Viva Verdi! Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
• Train Dreams from Train Dreams Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Lyric by Nick Cave

Sound

• F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta Recipients
• Frankenstein Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
• One Battle after Another José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
• Sinners Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
• Sirāt Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Best Production Design

• Frankenstein; Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau Recipient
• Hamnet; Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
• Marty Supreme; Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
• One Battle After Another; Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
• Sinners; Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash; Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett Recipient
• F1; Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, and Keith Dawson
• Jurassic World Rebirth; David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
• The Lost Bus Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, and Brandon K. McLaughlin
• Sinners Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean

The 98th Oscars, set for March 15, 2026, with Conan O’Brien returning as host, promises a celebration of cinema’s most compelling work from 2025. at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. This will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu, and will air live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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