Oscars 2026: Check out full list of winners, notable highlights

 The 98th Academy Awards, held on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, celebrated the finest achievements in filmmaking from the past year. Hosted by **Conan O'Brien** for his second stint, the ceremony featured memorable moments including historic firsts, sharp humor, emotional speeches, a notable tie in one category, and standout performances.

**One Battle After Another**, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, emerged as the night's biggest winner, securing **six Oscars**, including Best Picture, Best Director for Anderson, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Teyana Taylor, capped a dominant awards season.

**Sinners**, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, set a record with 16 nominations (surpassing previous highs) and took home four awards, including Best Actor for Jordan in his first Oscar win, Best Original Screenplay for Coogler, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.

Other highlights included **Jessie Buckley** winning Best Actress for her powerful performance in **Hamnet** (directed by Chloé Zhao), **Frankenstein** sweeping several craft categories with three wins (including Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design, and Production Design), and animated feature **KPop Demon Hunters** earning two trophies.

Additional notable moments: Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history in cinematography-related recognition, Amy Madigan received acclaim in a supporting role win or tribute, emotional goodbyes (including from Rob Reiner), risqué jokes from the host, a reunion tied to *Bridesmaids*, Barbra Streisand's performance, and discussions around absences due to travel restrictions affecting one nominee from *The Voice of Hind Rajab*.

The ceremony honored a diverse slate of films, from thrillers and epics to innovative animated works, reflecting a vibrant year in cinema.

**Full List of Major Winners – 98th Academy Awards (2026)**

- **Best Picture**  

  **One Battle After Another** (Producers: Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson)

- **Best Director**  

  Paul Thomas Anderson – **One Battle After Another**

- **Best Actor in a Leading Role**  

  Michael B. Jordan – **Sinners**

- **Best Actress in a Leading Role**  

  Jessie Buckley – **Hamnet**

- **Best Original Screenplay**  

  Ryan Coogler – **Sinners**

- **Best Adapted Screenplay**  

  Paul Thomas Anderson – **One Battle After Another**

- **Best Cinematography**  

  **Sinners**

- **Best Original Score**  

  **Sinners**

- **Best Makeup and Hairstyling**  

  **Frankenstein** (Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey)

- **Best Costume Design**  

  **Frankenstein**

- **Best Production Design**  

  **Frankenstein**

- **Best Visual Effects**  

  **Avatar: Fire and Ash**

Other wins included categories like Animated Feature (**KPop Demon Hunters** among nominees/winners in related areas), and additional technical honors for films like **All the Empty Rooms** and **Weapons**.

• WINNER: One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• F1
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best actress

• WINNER: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best actor

• WINNER: Michael B Jordan – Sinners
• Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
• Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best supporting actress

• WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons
• Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
• Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best supporting actor

• WINNER: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
• Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo – Sinners
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best director

• WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners
• Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
• Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best animated feature

• WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
• Arco
• Elio
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best international feature

• WINNER: Sentimental Value
• It Was Just an Accident
• Sirât
• The Secret Agent
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best documentary feature

• WINNER: Mr Nobody Against Putin
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through the Rocks
• The Alabama Solution
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best original screenplay

• WINNER: Sinners – Ryan Coogler
• Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow
• It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
• Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Best adapted screenplay

• WINNER: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
• Bugonia – Will Tracy
• Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
• Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
• Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best original song

• WINNER: Golden – KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)
• Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless (by Diane Warren)
• I Lied to You – Sinners (by by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson)
• Sweet Dreams of Joy – Viva Verdi! (by Nicholas Pike)
• Train Dreams – Train Dreams (by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner)

Best original score

• WINNER: Sinners – Ludwig Goransson
• Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
• Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
• Hamnet – Max Richter
• One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best cinematography

• WINNER: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
• Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
• Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji
• One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
• Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best film editing

• WINNER: One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
• F1 – Stephen Mirrione
• Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté
• Sinners – Michael P Shawver

Best sound

• WINNER: F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta
• Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
• One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
• Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
• Sirât – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Best visual effects

• WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
• F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
• Jurassic World Rebirth – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
• Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
• The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K McLaughlin

Best production design

• WINNER: Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
• Hamnet – Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
• Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
• One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino
• Sinners – Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

Best casting

• WINNER: One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
• Hamnet – Nina Gold
• Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
• Sinners – Francine Maisler
• The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Best make-up and hairstyling

• WINNER: Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
• Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
• Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
• The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
• The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Best costume design

• WINNER: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
• Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L Scott
• Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
• Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizz
• Sinners – Ruth E Carter

Best animated short

• WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• Retirement Plan
• The Three Sisters

Best live action short

• WINNER (TIED): The Singers
• WINNER (TIED): Two People Exchanging Saliva
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Butcher’s Stain
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama

Best documentary short

• WINNER: All the Empty Rooms
• Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
• Children No More: Were and Are Gone
• The Devil Is Busy
• Perfectly a Strangeness

You need marriage more than men – Comedian Klinton Cod advises women

 Nigerian comedian and media personality **KlintonCod** (Ekene Clinton Egbuna) has sparked widespread discussion with his candid advice to women on the importance of marriage, asserting that women have a greater need for it than men.

In a recent post that has gone viral across social media platforms, KlintonCod highlighted trends among women in Western countries, noting that many over-35 women in America and Canada are now freezing their eggs due to fears of not finding life partners. He suggested this could be a future reality for Nigerian women if current attitudes persist.

**Lagos, Nigeria – March 16, 2026** – Popular Nigerian comedian and social commentator KlintonCod has issued a direct message to women aspiring to marriage and family life, emphasizing that "na una need this marriage thing pass, no be men" (translation: "You need this marriage thing more, not men").

Drawing from observations of global relationship dynamics, KlintonCod pointed out challenges men face in long-term commitments with certain attitudes. He urged women to adopt positive, traditional values to improve their prospects in finding suitable partners.

"As a woman looking forward to marriage and building a family, learn from your mother, be loyal, be practical, be kind, be respectful and overall, be considerate," he advised. "Marriage is a huge trophy for women... Na una need this marriage thing pass, no be men."

The statement has generated significant reactions online, with supporters praising the straightforward advice and critics debating the gender implications. KlintonCod, known for his unfiltered takes on relationships, society, and culture, stands by his views, encouraging women to prioritize qualities that foster healthy partnerships.

KlintonCod continues to engage audiences through his platforms on X, Instagram, and other social media, where he frequently shares insights on modern life, relationships, and Nigerian culture.

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“Just born pikin, the pikin go grow, this marriage thing no dey work” — Timaya

 Nigerian music icon **Inetimi Timaya Odon**, better known as **Timaya**, has once again stirred widespread debate with his blunt take on marriage, declaring in a viral video clip that “**Just born pikin, the pikin go grow, this marriage thing no dey work**.”

The self-acclaimed “Ego Ogbono” made the candid remark during a casual conversation captured on video, where he appeared to advise single men—amid laughter from those around him—to prioritize fatherhood over rushing into matrimony. Speaking in Pidgin English, the Port Harcourt-born singer suggested that having children outside of marriage might be a more practical path in today's world, as he believes traditional marriage often fails to deliver lasting fulfillment or stability.

“Just born pikin, the pikin go grow, this marriage thing no dey work,” Timaya stated plainly in the short clip, which has since gone viral across social media platforms, sparking mixed reactions from fans, colleagues, and netizens. Some praised his honesty and relatability, while others criticized the statement as discouraging to those who value committed partnerships, with comments ranging from “Marriage works with the right person” to questions about the logistics of single parenthood.

Timaya, a father of four children from previous relationships, has long been open about his personal stance on marriage. In earlier interviews, including one with Naija FM, he revealed that he has never felt compelled to walk down the aisle, emphasizing his focus on being a present father rather than conforming to societal expectations of wedlock.

The 45-year-old Dancehall and Afrobeats star, known for chart-topping hits like “Balance,” “Sweet Us,” and “No Pressure,” continues to enjoy massive success in his career while maintaining a private personal life. His latest comments have reignited conversations about evolving views on relationships, family structures, and commitment in modern Nigerian society.

Timaya remains unapologetic in expressing his perspectives through his music and public utterances, often drawing from real-life experiences to connect with his audience.

We respect Timaya's right to share his views and acknowledge the diverse opinions this topic evokes. The artist is currently focused on his music projects and family. Further updates will be provided from official sources as they become available.

“Afrobeat is mainly for Lagos, Yorubas” – Omah Lay opens up on struggles in music industry

 Nigerian Afrobeats superstar **Stanley Omah Didia**, popularly known as **Omah Lay**, has candidly opened up about the challenges he faced breaking into the music industry, asserting that **Afrobeats** remains predominantly centered in **Lagos** and heavily influenced by **Yoruba** artists.

Speaking at a recent listening party for his upcoming album *Clarity of Mind*, the Port Harcourt-born singer reflected on his journey from the South-South region to global recognition. He highlighted the geographical and cultural barriers that artists from outside Lagos often encounter in gaining mainstream acceptance within the genre.

“Afrobeats is mainly Lagos. It is mainly Yorubas. Fela Kuti is the pioneer, we all know that and he is Yoruba,” Omah Lay stated. “I am from Port Harcourt and you have to break into Lagos. There are only two people from PH that you know; Burna Boy and me.”

The multi-award-winning artist, known for hits like “Bad Influence,” “Understand,” and “Soso,” described the exhaustion of having to relocate focus and efforts to the commercial hub of Lagos to establish himself. He emphasized that succeeding in Afrobeats often requires navigating a scene where opportunities, networks, and cultural roots are deeply tied to the Yoruba ethnic group and the city's ecosystem.

Omah Lay's comments have sparked widespread discussions online, with fans and industry observers debating the inclusivity of Afrobeats amid its global explosion. While the genre—evolving from Fela Kuti's Afrobeat—has seen massive contributions from artists across Nigeria and beyond, many agree that Lagos remains the epicenter for production, promotion, and breakthroughs.

Despite these hurdles, Omah Lay has risen to become one of Afrobeats' most influential voices, collaborating with international stars and headlining major festivals. His forthcoming project *Clarity of Mind* promises more introspective and heartfelt music, building on his signature blend of vulnerability, melody, and rhythm.

Omah Lay continues to inspire with his authenticity, using his platform to address regional dynamics while focusing on personal growth, family, and his dedicated fanbase.

We appreciate Omah Lay's honesty in sharing his experiences and wish him continued success with *Clarity of Mind* and beyond. Further updates on the album and related projects will be provided from official sources as they become available.

“Afrobeats is mainly Lagos, It's mainly Yorubas. Fela Kuti is the pioneer, we all know that and he's Yoruba. I'm from PH and you have to break into Lagos. There are only two people from PH that you know, Burna Boy & Me"

- Omah Lay pic.twitter.com/zUCb2XsTGQ

— OLAMIDE 🌸💖 (@Olamide0fficial) March 10, 2026