Oscars 2026 live: Brigitte Bardot among In Memoriam snubs while One Battle After Another wins big

It was a night of triumph for One Battle After Another, which picked up six prizes at the Academy Awards, including the coveted statuette for Best Picture.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s big-budget caper edged out vampire horror Sinners, which had entered the night as the most nominated film with 16 nods.

The film’s star Michael B Jordan did, however, clinch Best Actor, leaving Marty Supreme and Timothée Chalamet’s ping-pong prodigy empty-handed.

Meanwhile, Irish actor and favourite to win Jessie Buckley took home Best Actress for her searing performance in Hamnet.

The ceremony also marked a historic moment with the introduction of the first-ever Best Casting award.

It was an evening of emotional highs and lows with host Conan O’Brien praised for his “hilarious” opening monologue, in which he lightly jibed Chalamet over the actor’s controversial comments about the declining audiences of ballet and opera.

Elsewhere, Billy Crystal and Rachel McAdams presented one of the most moving In Memoriam segments in the ceremony’s history, honouring stars such as Catherine O’Hara, Diane Keaton, and Robert Redford.

Excluded from the section, however, were notable names including Eric Dane and Brigitte Bardot.

• Michael B. Jordan

   won his first career Oscar for his dual role as twins in 

  Sinners

  .

• Autumn Durald Arkapaw

   made history as the first woman and first woman of color to win Best Cinematography for 

  Sinners

  .

• Jessie Buckley

   completed an award season sweep, winning Best Actress after previously winning the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG awards.

• Best Casting made its debut as a category, with the inaugural trophy going to 
  Cassandra Kulukundis

   for 

  One Battle After Another

  .

• A Rare Tie occurred in the Best Live Action Short Film category between 
  The Singers

   and 

  Two People Exchanging Saliva

  .

• “Golden” from 
  KPop Demon Hunters

   became the first K-pop song to win Best Original Song. 

One Battle After Another

: 6 wins (including Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay).

Sinners

: 4 wins (including Actor, Original Screenplay, Score, Cinematography).

Frankenstein

: 3 wins (Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling).

KPop Demon Hunters

: 2 wins (Animated Feature, Original Song).