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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 15, 2026, 11:58 PM

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 15, 2026 11:58 PM

'Frankenstein' takes home Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey have won the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling for "Frankenstein."

PHOTO: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey win the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for "Frankenstein" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey win the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for "Frankenstein" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Other nominees in the category were Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu ("Kokuho"); Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry ("Sinners"); Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, and Bjoern Rehbein ("The Smashing Machine"); and Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg ("The Ugly Stepsister").


Mar 15, 2026 11:56 PM

Kate Hawley wins best costume design

Anna Wintour and "The Devil Wears Prada 2" star Anne Hathaway presented the Oscar for best costume design to Kate Hawley for "Frankenstein.”

PHOTO: Anna Wintour and Anne Hathaway present the award for best costume design at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Anna Wintour and Anne Hathaway present the award for best costume design at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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"I'm so, so grateful, and thank you very much for recognizing our craft!” Hawley said in her acceptance speech.

PHOTO: Kate Hawley accepts the award for costume design for "Frankenstein" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Kate Hawley accepts the award for costume design for "Frankenstein" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP


Other nominees in the category were Ruth E. Carter (“Sinners”), Deborah L. Scott ("Avatar: Fire and Ash"), Malgosia Turzanska ("Hamnet") and Miyako Bellizzi ("Marty Supreme").


Mar 15, 2026 11:44 PM

'Sinners' star Miles Caton takes Oscar stage to perform 'I Lied To You'

"Sinners" star Miles Caton, who plays Samuel "Sammie" Moore in the Ryan Coogler-directed horror film, brought the movie to life when he took the stage to perform the film's song "I Lied To You," which is nominated for best original song.

R&B icon Raphael Saadiq, who co-wrote the blues track with composer Ludwig Göransson, joined Caton onstage, along with ballet dancer Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith.



Mar 15, 2026 11:40 PM

'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.

PHOTO: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski accept the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski accept the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Other nominees in the category were "Butterfly," "Forevergreen," "Retirement Plan" and "The Three Sisters."


Mar 15, 2026 10:30 PM

Protests to be monitored at Oscars

Security around the Oscars is tight amid war in Iran and domestic threats, and officials say they are also monitoring for any protests that may erupt during the red carpet or show.

While there haven't been any reports of protests leading up to the Oscars, LAPD sources told ABC News earlier this week that responses to protests have been mapped out.

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, according to U.S. officials.

Iran has continued to respond to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. There were also two domestic attacks on Thursday — one at the Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan and the other at Virginia's Old Dominion University — that are being investigated as potentially motivated by the strife in the Middle East.


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