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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, 1:36 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 1:36 AM

'Bridesmaids' cast reunites onstage

The Oscars brought the cast of "Bridesmaids" together 15 years after the film’s 2011 release.

Rose Byrne, who is nominated for best actress this year for "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," was joined onstage by Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Ellie Kemper to present the award for best original score.

PHOTO: Melissa Mccarthy, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper present at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Melissa Mccarthy, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper present at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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McCarthy said on the red carpet earlier in the evening that she would film another “Bridesmaids” movie immediately, saying, “We really need comedies.”


Mar 16, 2026 1:34 AM

'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' wins Oscar for best documentary feature film

"Mr. Nobody Against Putin" won the Oscar for best documentary feature film.

David Borenstein, the film’s co-director, shared a powerful message while accepting the award, saying the film "is about how you lose your country."

PHOTO: David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alzbeta Karaskova win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alzbeta Karaskova win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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"What we saw when working with this footage, it’s that you lose it through countless small little acts of complicity. When we act complicit, when a government murders people on the streets of our major cities. When we don't say anything, when oligarchs take over the media and control how we can produce it and consume it," Borenstein said.

Other nominees in the category included "The Alabama Solution," "Come See Me in the Good Light," "Cutting Through Rocks," and "The Perfect Neighbor."


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."



Mar 16, 2026 1:12 AM

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' wins Oscar for best visual effects

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett have won the Oscar for best visual effects for the film "Avatar: Fire and Ash."

Other nominees in the category included "F1" (Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, and Keith Dawson); "Jurassic World Rebirth" (David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, and Neil Corbould); "The Lost Bus" (Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, and Brandon K. McLaughlin); and "Sinners" (Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean).


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."


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