Oscars 2026 as it happened: One Battle After Another & Sinners win big, backstage moments, and more

And for another year, the Academy Awards has wrapped awards season.

Thank you for following along with us tonight, and please do send us your favorite moments, best dressed, and complaints.

(I am still mad below-the-line talent get cut off so quick.)

We're going to have all the details and galleries for the Elton John Aids Foundation party, and the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, so keep an eye on our home page and socials.

Over and out! 

Jesse Buckley has revealed that her eight-month-old daughter, Isla, has welcomed her first tooth!

Jessie revealed her little girl's name in her acceptance speech, sharing: “And Isla, my little girl, who is eight months, who has absolutely no idea what’s going on and is probably dreaming of milk, but this is kind of a big deal and I love you, and I love being your mum and I can’t wait to discover life beside you."

Backstage, she admitted it felt like a "crazy alchemy" that she won on what was also her first Mother's Day in the UKL.

"My daughter got her first tooth this week. I woke up with her lying on my chest, snuggling me, and I feel like what a gift to get to explore motherhood through this incredible mother that Agnes is and was [in Hamnet], and then to become one myself, and then to receive this recognition of the incredible role mothers play in our world on this day is something I will never, ever forget."

Michael B. Jordan says his win for Sinners "feels timely".

"I am here because of the people who came before me - Sidney and Denzel, Halle and Forrest - and all those actors who graced the stage, not looking for awards," he shared with press.

"They were artists who want to do the work, and that is what I want to focus on, the work."

Backstage, winners are still celebrating.

Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay for Sinners, and admitted he was writing the characters of Smoke and Stack for Michael B Jordan from the start.

"But he called me before I could call him," Ryan shared, revealing that Michael wanted him to come on board another project,  forcing him to reveal the early stages of Sinners. 

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Tonight was a big night for Warner Bros, months after the studio put itself up for sale last year, and looks set to be bought out by Paramount.

The studio saw three of its films win 11 different awards at the ceremony, including six trophies for One Battle After Another, four for Sinners, and one for Weapons.

Their success comes after host Conan O'Brien kicked off the night with a monologue that immediately included digs at both Paramount and Netflix, who entered a bidding war for the studio.

Make sure you stay tuned for more from our reporter at the ceremony for special inside access to the winners' room, but I'm signing off for the night.

Thanks for following along for another Academy Awards with us, my peanut gallery was deeply sated with a majority of the wins tonight. And we'll be back, same place, same time (hopefully) for the 99th Academy Awards next year!

I have to say, I am proud of getting five out of six predictions correct in what has been an unpredictable awards season.

Have there been any surprises for you?

We've kept you updated all night, but in case you forgot already, here are tonight's winners, the Oscars' 2026 class.

Amy Madigan, Weapons (Best Supporting Actress)

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another (Best Supporting Actor)

Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Screenplay)

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Adapted Screenplay)

KPop: Demon Hunters (Animated)

The Girl Who Cried Pearls (Animated Short)

Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another (Casting)

Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Frankenstein (Production Design)

Kate Hawley, Frankenstein (Costume Design)

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Frankenstein (Makeup and Hair)

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash (VFX)

All The Empty Rooms (Best Documentary Short)

Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Best Documentary Feature)

Ludwig Goransson, Sinners (Best Score)

Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another (Editing)

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners (Cinematography)

Gareth John, Juan Peralta, Gwendolyn Whittle, Al Nelson, Gary A Rizzo, F1 (Sound)

Sentimental Value (International Film)

"Golden" (Best Song)

Paul Thomas Anderson,  One Battle After Another (Best Director)

Michael B. Jordan, Sinners (Best Actor)

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Best Actress)

One Battle After Another (Best Picture)

Oscar winner EJAE admitted performing at the Oscars "was not on my bucket list because I didn't think it was possible".

"But to be a Korean American woman on the stage.. is what we are so proud of," she told press.

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And Best Picture goes to... One Battle After Another!

After a hot race against Sinners, Paul Thomas Anderson's ensemble political dark comedy ultimately prevailed after being pegged as a frontrunner early on, rounding out the night with six total wins.

And tonight, Best Actress goes to...Jessie Buckley for Hamnet!

Of all the above the line prizes tonight, this one felt like the most predictable heading into the ceremony. Jessie won every major precursor heading into the Oscars, and for good reason, this is a richly deserved win!

When Michael B Jordan's name was read out, the press room exploded. Over 100 journalists stood to give him a standing ovation - what a moment.

He did it!

Michael B. Jordan took home Best Actor for his double role in Sinners. And the entire room is on its feet!

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Paul Thomas Anderson cooked!

The One Battle After Another captain is back on stage to accept Best Director for his work on the political dark comedy, with the trophy presented by The Drama stars Robert Pattinson and Zendaya.

It happened, it happened! "Golden" won Best Original Song, the very first k-pop song to do so, and yes, we're thrilled here at HELLO!

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However, one of the night's worst moments came when EJAE's co-writers were played off while delivering their speech. When she requested the camera for five more minutes, they instead cut to commercial. The sound and music team this year has really been dropping the ball on giving its winners their dues.

The many nominations telegraphed this one, Norway's Sentimental Value won Best International Feature.

Director Joachim Trier accepted the prize (following a powerful political statement from presenter Javier Bardem), joined by nominated cast members Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lileaas, Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgard.

The voices of Huntr/x, aka Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, broke out their long-awaited and almost operatic rendition of "Golden" shortly before the presentation of Best Original Song.

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While it was far too short (FAR too short), it was still an epic showcase that will hopefully precede a well-deserved win.

Andy Jurgensen took home Best Editing for his work on One Battle After Another, while Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography for Sinners. Not only did Autumn become the first woman of color to be nominated in her category, she is now the first woman to win the Oscar. History being made!

The Bridesmaids cast (icons, all of them, honestly) presented Best Original Score to Ludwig Göransson for Sinners, his third Oscar win (and his second for a Ryan Coogler movie after Black Panther).

Best Sound went to Brad Pitt's F1, the first win for a film that many were surprised to see in the mix for Best Picture to begin with. But it was always going to be a threat in the technical categories, they go vroom-vroom!

They are in gowns, but there will be no street bathroom emergencies here! The ladies of Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper reunited to award Best Original Score and Achievement in Sound. 

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Jimmy Kimmel managed to get in a few digs at President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, whose own documentary Melania came out earlier this year, while presenting the documentary winners.

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All The Empty Rooms won Best Documentary Short, with a mom to a student victim at the shooting in Uvalde, Texas delivering a powerful tribute in the speech. Mr. Nobody Against Putin won Best Documentary Feature, ending with another powerful speech against fascist regimes.

If you've ever wondered what the talent are doing on stage, while the clips for the nominees play, well, they're hamming it up with their A-list friends in the audience.

Cassanda Kulukudis is the first-ever Oscar winner for Casting, and has been working with Paul Thomas Anderson since they were "babies".

Of her favorite on-screen moments that made her know she had made the right choices?

When "Teyana cracks" during the letter scene, and "Leo talking about how he can't do his daughter's hair".

Frankenstein won Best Production Design, with the trophies going to Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau.

Avatar: Fire and Ash won Visual Effects, with another musical play-off really turning the crowd against the musical producers at the ceremony.

The Katie to Robert Redford's Hubbell, Barbra Streisand honored her late The Way We Were co-star, describing him as a "brilliant," subtle actor."

"Bob had a real backbone, on and off the screen," she said, recalling how the Sundance Institute founder, an "intellectual cowboy," she said, initially found Hubbell to have none.

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She concluded her heartwarming tribute with a brief but stunning performance of "The Way We Were," her first performance since 2019.

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This image alone speaks volumes!

Rachel McAdams, the late Diane Keaton's co-star on The Family Stone, honored her by relaying a quote she often cited from the Girl Scouts, "Make new friends, but keep the old; One is silver, the other is gold."

Oof, this In Memoriam is going to be brutal. Conan started off by introducing Billy Crystal to kick off an emotional tribute to Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

Then Rachel McAdams came out to pay tribute to some of the ladies of film we lost this past year, Diane Ladd, Catherine O'Hara, Diane Keaton, and Claudia Cardinale, especially discussing her work with Diane. onThe Family Stone in tears. It's a tough watch!

The in memoriam began with a tribute to Rob Reiner lead by Billy Crystal, who he directed in When Harry Met Sally. 

He was then joined on the stage by the likes of Kiefer Sutherland, Demi Moore, Mandy Patinkin, Meg Ryan, Jerry O'Connell, Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, and Cary Elwes, among others. 

Over at HELLO!'s New York City office, we have been bitterly anticipating what a heavy this in memoriam would be, given the greats we have lost in the past year, among them Catherine O'Hara, Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, and the benevolent Hollywood power couple that was Rob and Michele Reiner.