Key takeaways from Oscars 2026: horror wins, tech loses and politics is hard to ignore
This year saw some Chalamet exhaustion, wins for Warner Bros and memorable music while one winner was nowhere to be seen
‘Next year, it’s going to be a Waymo in a tux’: the best quotes from Oscars 2026
From Conan O’Brien roasting Timothée Chalamet to several winners getting political, here are the night’s best quotes
James Van Der Beek and Brigitte Bardot among stars snubbed from Oscars in memoriam tribute
Key names were omitted from this year’s tribute to industry figures who have died over the last 12 months
Free Palestine and ICE out: how this year’s Oscars got political
As One Battle After Another swept, Paul Thomas Anderson, Javier Bardem and Conan O’Brien gave a welcome reality check to the glitzy ceremony
Conan’s bits, O’Connell’s fangs and Jafar Panahi unimpressed: Oscars 2026 viral moments
In a year that largely stuck to script, host O’Brien’s antics and the It Was Just an Accident director’s stare at Kevin O’Leary got the internet talking
Warner Bros wins a record 11 Oscars as One Battle After Another and Sinners dominate awards
Film studio – currently in acquisition talks with Paramount – earned 11 awards thanks to films by Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson
Diane Warren becomes record-holder for longest Oscars losing streak with 17 nominations and no wins
Songwriter first nominated for ballad Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now in 1987 and is beaten this year by K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Golden
One Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars as Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley win big
Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic took home six awards while Sinners scored four including for best actor
Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish winner of best actress Oscar for Hamnet
Buckley, who plays Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, was favourite to win after victories in all preceding ceremonies
Michael B Jordan wins best actor Oscar for Sinners
Jordan is the sixth black actor to take the award – and the first person to take the prize for portraying twins
Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director Oscar for One Battle After Another
Anderson wins for film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-revolutionary, taking Oscar in this category for the first time
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters wins Oscar for best original song
Victory for South Korean sensation is film’s second of the evening, after best animated feature
Sentimental Value becomes first Norwegian film to win best international feature Oscar
Joachim Trier’s family saga is about a film director estranged from his adult daughters
Sinners’ Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes first woman – and first black person – to win best cinematography Oscar
Cinematographer asks all the women in the room to rise as she thanks cast, crew and her family
Mr Nobody Against Putin wins the best documentary Oscar
Primary school teacher Pavel Talankin’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beats contenders