In brief

The 98th Academy Awards have been held in Hollywood.Sinners received a record-breaking 16 nominations, with One Battle After Another close behind at 13.

The 98th Academy Awards have been held in Hollywood, with the darkly comic political thriller One Battle After Another taking out the top award.

Conan O’Brien returned to hosting duties for the second year in a row for the ceremony, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Sinners, a horror film directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B Jordan, earned a record-breaking 16 nominations at this year’s Oscars.

Its writer and director Ryan Coogler was awarded Best Writing (Original Screenplay), with star Michael B Jordan winning best actor in a leading role. Composer Ludwig Göransson won best original score.

One Battle After Another received 13 nominations. The film, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and is loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland.

It took out the top honour, beating out Sinners, Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value and Train Dreams.

Anderson won best directing for the film and best adapted screenplay, while Sean Penn won best actor in a supporting role for his portrayal of a corrupt military officer. Andy Jurgensen won best film editing for his work on the film, while Cassandra Kulukundis won the inaugural best casting award.

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Best actress in a leading role went to Jessie Buckley for her performance in Hamnet, while best actress in a supporting role went to Amy Madigan for Weapons.

Best international film went to Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value.

Multiple Australians were among the nominees — Rose Byrne for best actress, Jacob Elordi for best supporting actor, Nick Cave for best original song and costume and production designer Fiona Crombie in the best production design category.

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Here are the 2026 Oscar winners

Best Picture — One Battle After AnotherBest Actor in a Leading Role — Michael B Jordan, SinnersBest Actress in a Leading Role — Jessie Buckley, HamnetBest Actress in a Supporting Role — Amy Madigan, WeaponsBest Actor in a Supporting Role — Sean Penn, One Battle After AnotherBest Directing — Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After AnotherBest Writing (Original Screenplay) — Ryan Coogler, SinnersBest Writing (Adapted Screenplay) — Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (based on the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon)Best Animated Feature Film — KPop Demon HuntersBest Animated Short Film — The Girl Who Cried PearlsBest Costume Design — Kate Hawley, FrankensteinBest Makeup and Hairstyling — Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey, FrankensteinBest Casting — Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After AnotherBest Live Action Short Film — The Singers; Two People Exchanging Saliva (tie)Best Production Design — Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, FrankensteinBest Visual Effects — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and AshBest Documentary Short Film — All the Empty Rooms Best Documentary Feature Film — Mr Nobody Against Putin Best Music (Original Score) — Ludwig Göransson, SinnersBest Sound — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta, F1Best Film Editing — Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After AnotherBest Cinematography — Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners Best International Feature Film — Sentimental ValueBest Music (Original Song) — Golden, KPop Demon Hunters

What was new about this year’s Oscars?

This year’s Oscars introduced a new award recognising achievement in casting.

Actors who were cast by each of the nominated casting directors walked out onstage before the winner was announced, sharing tributes to the nominees.

The award went to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another.

The Academy also took steps this year to try to ensure voters have actually watched the movies they are voting on.

The online balloting system, for the first time, tracks whether a voter has streamed each movie. Voters, however, can check a box to say they watched the movie elsewhere outside the Academy website.

Winners of the gold Oscar statuettes are chosen by about 10,000 actors, producers, directors and film craftspeople who make up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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