Oscars 2026 recap: The biggest winners and best moments
Host Conan O'Brien guided viewers through the evening.
The biggest and brightest stars from across Hollywood and the world of entertainment gathered in Los Angeles on Sunday for the 98th Academy Awards.
"One Battle After Another" won the Oscar for best picture, while Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan took home the Academy Awards for leading actress and leading actor. "One Battle After Another" won six total Oscars -- including best picture -- out of 13 nominations.
Scroll below to see how the night unfolded.
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'The Singers,' 'Two People Exchanging Saliva' tie for best live action short film
"The Singers" and “Two People Exchanging Saliva” have tied, with both films winning the Oscar for best live action short film.
There have been six ties in Oscars history, most recently at the 2013 ceremony when "Skyfall" and "Zero Dark Thirty" tied for sound editing.
Other nominees in the category were "Butcher's Stain," "Jane Austen's Period Drama" and "A Friend of Dorothy.”
Cassandra Kulukundis wins inaugural Academy Award for best casting for 'One Battle After Another'
Cassandra Kulukundis won the Oscar for best casting for the film "One Battle After Another."
In her acceptance speech, Kulukundis dedicated her award to all the casting directors who “never got a chance to get up here, who didn't even get a chance to get their name on the movie.”
Other nominees in the category included Nina Gold ("Hamnet"), Jennifer Venditti ("Marty Supreme"), Gabriel Domingues ("The Secret Agent") and Francine Maisler ("Sinners").
'Frankenstein' takes home Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey have won the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling for "Frankenstein."
Other nominees in the category were Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu ("Kokuho"); Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry ("Sinners"); Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, and Bjoern Rehbein ("The Smashing Machine"); and Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg ("The Ugly Stepsister").
Kate Hawley wins best costume design
Anna Wintour and "The Devil Wears Prada 2" star Anne Hathaway presented the Oscar for best costume design to Kate Hawley for "Frankenstein.”
"I'm so, so grateful, and thank you very much for recognizing our craft!” Hawley said in her acceptance speech.
Other nominees in the category were Ruth E. Carter (“Sinners”), Deborah L. Scott ("Avatar: Fire and Ash"), Malgosia Turzanska ("Hamnet") and Miyako Bellizzi ("Marty Supreme").