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 Girl Who Cried Pearls' wins Oscar for best animated short film
"The Girl Who Cried Pearls" won the Academy Award for best animated short film.
Other nominees in the category were "Butterfly," "Forevergreen," "Retirement Plan" and "The Three Sisters."
'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Academy Award for best animated feature film
"KPop Demon Hunters" won the Oscar for best animated feature film.
Other nominees in the category included "Arco," "Elio," "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" and "Zootopia 2."
Amy Madigan wins Oscar for best supporting actress
Amy Madigan won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her work in "Weapons."
"This is great!" she said as she accepted the Oscar.
Madigan ended her list of thank-yous by shouting out her husband, Ed Harris. The couple has been married for more than four decades.
"The most important is my beloved Ed, who's been with me forever ... and none of this would mean anything if he wasn't by my side," she said, as the crowd applauded. "So, thank you very much. I'm very overwhelmed."
Other nominees in the category were Elle Fanning ("Sentimental Value"), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ("Sentimental Value"), Wunmi Mosaku ("Sinners") and Teyana Taylor ("One Battle After Another").
Conan O'Brien kicks off the show with wide-ranging opening monologue
Talk show host and comedian Conan O'Brien kicked off the show at the 2026 Oscars with a wide-ranging opening monologue highlighting the stars and films vying for the top prizes at tonight's ceremony.
The opening segment started with a skit featuring O'Brien getting an undesirable makeover a la Amy Madigan in "Weapons" -- ahead of the show before being chased through scenes from the year's top films and appearing on the Oscar stage.
"I'm honored to be the last human host of the Academy Awards," he said at the top of his speech. "Next year, it's going to be a Waymo in a tux."
O'Brien also took swipes at Timothée Chalamet's opera, ballet controversy, Netflix's relationship with theatergoers and more.
The comedian also touched on the film's top pictures and talent, including joking about Leonardo DiCaprio's tendency to appear in a variety of online memes, while he attempted to make a new meme on the fly with DiCaprio, "That feeling when you didn't agree to this."
O'Brien also took a moment to address current events, saying celebrating the past year's films was important "not because we think all is well, but because we work and hope for better in the days ahead."