KATHMANDU: ‘One Battle After Another’ has won the Best Picture award at the 2026 Oscars.
The black comedy action thriller starring Lenonardo Di Caprio in the lead role also won five other awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director.
Similarly, vampire horror film ‘Sinners’ won five Oscars, including Best Cinematographer, Best Actor, and the Best Original Screenplay awards.
Here is the full list of Oscar winners:
Best Picture
One Battle After Another
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
Best Actor
Michael B Jordan for Sinners
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan for Weapons
Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn for One Battle After Another
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Best Animated Feature
KPop Demon Hunters
Best International Feature
Sentimental Value
Best Documentary Feature
Mr Nobody Against Putin
Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler for Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Best original song
Golden – KPop Demon Hunters
Best Original Score
Ludwig Goransson for Sinners
Best Cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw for Sinners
Best Film Editing
Andy Jurgensen for One Battle After
Best Sound
Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta
for F1
Best Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett for Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Production Design
Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau for Frankenstein –
Best Casting
Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another –
Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey for Frankenstein
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley for Frankenstein
Best Animated Short
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best Live Action Short
The Singers & Two People Exchanging Saliva (Tied)
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms

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