96th Academy Awards (2026 Oscars) held at Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles

Key facts

• Best Picture winner: 'One Battle After Another'.
• Best Director winner: Paul Thomas Anderson for 'One Battle After Another'.
• Best Actor winner: Michael B. Jordan for 'Sinners'.
• Best Actress winner: Jessie Buckley for 'Hamnet'.
• Best Casting winner: Cassandra Kulukundis for 'One Battle After Another'; this is the first new category at the Academy Awards in 25 years.
• Best Cinematography winner: Autumn Durald Arkapaw for 'Sinners', becoming the first woman to win this award.
• Best International Feature winner: 'Sentimental Value' (Norway) directed by Joaquin Trier.
• Best Documentary Short winner: 'All the Empty Rooms' based on CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman’s project.
• Host: Conan O'Brien for the second consecutive year.
• Announcer: Matt Berry.