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Oscars 2026 recap: The biggest winners and best moments

PHOTO: Jessie Buckley, Oscar winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role for 'Hamnet,' poses with Michael B. Jordan, Oscar winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'Sinners' at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Backstage with Oscars’ biggest winners
By Mason Leib, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Emily Shapiro, Katie Kindelan
Last Updated: March 16, 2026, 2:17 AM

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.


Mar 16, 2026 2:17 AM

'Golden' wins Academy Award for best original song

"Golden" from the film "KPop Demon Hunters" won the Oscar for best original song.

The song's music and lyrics were written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park.

“This award is not about success. It's about resilience,” EJAE said in her acceptance speech.

PHOTO: Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna performs on stage at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna performs on stage at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images

This marks the first time a K-Pop song has won the category.

Other nominees in the category included "Dear Me" ("Diane Warren: Relentless," music and lyrics by Diane Warren); "I Lied to You" ("Sinners," music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson), "Sweet Dreams of Joy" ("Viva Verdi!" with music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike); and "Train Dreams" ("Train Dreams," with music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Nick Cave).


Mar 16, 2026 2:06 AM

'Sentimental Value' wins for best international feature film

"Sentimental Value" (Norway) won the Oscar for best international feature film.

Other nominees in the category were "The Secret Agent" (Brazil), "It Was Just an Accident" (France), "Sirât" (Spain) and "The Voice of Hind Rajab" (Tunisia).


Mar 16, 2026 2:02 AM

Huntr/x performs 'Golden'

EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami -- the singing voices behind the fictional K-pop group Huntr/x -- took the Oscars stage and performed the Oscar-nominated hit song "Golden" from their film "KPop Demon Hunters."

PHOTO: Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna performs on stage at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna performs on stage at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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PHOTO: Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna performs on stage at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna performs on stage at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images

"KPop Demon Hunters" won the Oscar for best animated feature earlier in the evening, while "Golden" is still up for best original song.

"Golden" is the first K-pop song to ever be nominated for best original song.

Other songs nominated in the best original song category tonight include "Dear Me" from "Diane Warren: Relentless," "I Lied to You" from "Sinners," "Sweet Dreams of Joy" from "Viva Verdi!" and "Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams."



Mar 16, 2026 2:04 AM

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.

PHOTO: Autumn Durald Arkapaw at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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"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."


Mar 16, 2026 1:25 AM

'All the Empty Rooms' wins Oscar for best documentary short film

"All the Empty Rooms,” which documents the bedrooms left behind when children are killed in school shootings, won the Oscar for best documentary short film.

Gloria Cazares, whose 9-year-old daughter Jackie was killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and whose bedroom was among those included in the documentary, spoke onstage as the filmmakers accepted the Oscar.

PHOTO: Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones win the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film for "All the Empty Rooms" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones win the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film for "All the Empty Rooms" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Since Jackie’s murder, “her bedroom has been frozen in time,” Cazares said.

“Jackie is more than just a headline. She is our light and our life," she said. "Gun violence is now the No. 1 cause of death in kids and teens. We believe that if the world could see their empty bedrooms, we would be a different America. Thank you.”

Other nominees in the category were "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," "Children No More: 'Were and Are Gone'," "The Devil is Busy" and "Perfectly a Strangeness."


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