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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Autumn Durald Arkapaw wins Oscar for cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw has won the Oscar for best cinematography for "Sinners."
Arkapaw is the first woman to ever win the Oscar for cinematography.
"I'm so honored to be here, and I really want all the women in the room to stand up, because I feel like I don't get here without you guys," she said in her acceptance speech.
She continued, "I have felt so much love from all the women on this whole campaign and gotten to meet so many people."
Arkapaw previously spoke with ABC News about her nomination, saying at the time, "I feel like I really want change for ladies, and it'll come in time."
Other nominees in the category included "Frankenstein," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another" and "Train Dreams."
'One Battle After Another' wins Oscar for best film editing
Andy Jurgensen has won the Oscar for best film editing for "One Battle After Another."
Other nominees were Stephen Mirrione ("F1"); Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie ("Marty Supreme"); Olivier Bugge Coutté ("Sentimental Value"); and Michael P. Shawver ("Sinners").
'F1' wins Oscar for sound
Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta won the Academy Award for best sound for "F1."
Other nominees included Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, and Brad Zoern ("Frankenstein"); José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor ("One Battle After Another"); Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker ("Sinners"); and Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, and Yasmina Praderas ("Sirât").
Ludwig Göransson wins Oscar for best original score for 'Sinners'
The cast of "Bridesmaids" presented Göransson with the award, his third Oscar win overall.
In his acceptance speech, Göransson paid tribute to his dad, who he said bought his first blues album in Sweden in 1964.
"The music was so powerful that it changed my dad's life, and he devoted his whole life to music," Göransson said, adding that it was his dad who introduced him to the guitar, which "became everything to me."
"It was the guitar that opened up a lot of doors for me, and it was the guitar that brought me over to the States and it was the guitar that eventually led me to one of the greatest storytellers of our time, Ryan Coogler," Göransson said. "Ryan, thank you for your vision and making a movie that resonated with the whole world."
Goransson is up for another Oscar tonight for best original song for "I Lied To You" from "Sinners."