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2026 Film Awards Season Concludes with Oscar, BAFTA, and Actor Awards

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The 2026 film awards season concluded with the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, following earlier presentations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) and the Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards). "Sinners" received a record 16 Academy Award nominations, while "One Battle After Another" secured six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for "Sinners," and Jessie Buckley received Best Actress for "Hamnet." The season also saw the introduction of a new Academy Award category for Best Casting, won by Cassandra Kulukundis for "One Battle After Another," and a historic win for Autumn Durald Arkapaw as the first woman to win Best Cinematography for "Sinners."

2026 Actor Awards Overview

The nominations for the 2026 Actor Awards were announced, with the ceremony held on March 2. These awards are determined by a committee of 2,000 members for nominations, with the full voting body comprising 22,000 SAG-AFTRA members.

Film Nominations

  • "One Battle After Another" received a record-setting seven nominations.
  • Films nominated for Best Ensemble included "One Battle After Another," "Sinners," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," and "Frankenstein."
  • Individual acting nominations included Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro for "One Battle After Another." Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, and Wunmi Mosaku received nominations for "Sinners."
  • Australian actors Sarah Snook ("All Her Fault"), Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein"), and Rose Byrne ("If I Had Legs I’d Kick You") also received nominations.

Television Nominations

  • "The Last of Us" received a stunt ensemble nomination.
  • "The Studio" earned nominations for its ensemble and individual actors Seth Rogen, Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara, and Ike Barinholtz.
  • "The White Lotus" received four nominations, including Best Ensemble and individual recognition for Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, and Aimee Lee Wood.
  • "Adolescence" garnered four nominations for Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, and Christine Tremarco.
  • "The Bear" received a comedy ensemble nomination.

Notable Omissions from Nominations

  • Several prominent actors and films, including Cynthia Erivo ("Wicked: For Good"), Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent"), Adam Sandler ("Jay Kelly"), George Clooney and the cast of "Jay Kelly," Dwayne Johnson ("The Smashing Machine"), and the cast of "Sentimental Value" (Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Elle Fanning, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), were not nominated.
  • No foreign-language films or performances received nominations.
  • Individual actors from "The Last of Us" and Jeremy Allen White from "The Bear" were not nominated.

Actor Awards Winners

Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for "Sinners," which also took home the award for Best Ensemble.

  • Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners")
  • Best Ensemble: "Sinners"
  • Best Supporting Male Actor: Sean Penn ("One Battle After Another")
  • Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Catherine O’Hara (posthumously) ("The Studio")
  • Best Comedy Series: "The Studio"
  • Best Drama Series: "The Pitt"
  • Best Stunt Ensemble: "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning"
  • Life Achievement Award: Harrison Ford

2026 BAFTA Film Awards Overview

The nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards were announced, with the ceremony held on February 22 in London, hosted by Alan Cumming.

Leading Nominations

  • "One Battle After Another" led with 14 nominations, including Best Film, Director, and Adapted Screenplay.
  • "Sinners" received 13 nominations, including for Director and Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler.
  • "Hamnet" and "Marty Supreme" each earned 11 nominations.
  • "Frankenstein" and "Sentimental Value" each received eight nominations.

Notable Inclusions and Omissions

  • Australian actors Rose Byrne ("If I Had Legs I’d Kick You") and Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein") received nominations.
  • "Frankenstein" received eight nominations but was notably not nominated in the Best Film or Director categories.
  • Actors nominated for Oscars but not BAFTAs included Amy Madigan, Delroy Lindo, Wagner Moura, and Elle Fanning.
  • Actors nominated for BAFTAs but not Oscars included Jesse Plemons and Odessa A'Zion.

BAFTA Film Awards Winners

"One Battle After Another" was a major winner, securing Best Film, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

  • Best Film: "One Battle After Another"
  • Outstanding British Film: "Hamnet"
  • Director: Paul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another")
  • Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo ("I Swear")
  • Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
  • Supporting Actor: Sean Penn ("One Battle After Another")
  • Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku ("Sinners")
  • Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler ("Sinners")
  • Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another")
  • Film Not In The English Language: "Sentimental Value"
  • Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer: Akinola Davies Jr., Wale Davies ("My Father’s Shadow")
  • Casting: Lauren Evans ("I Swear")
  • Cinematography: Michael Bauman ("One Battle After Another")
  • Editing: Andy Jurgensen ("One Battle After Another")
  • Costume Design: Kate Hawley ("Frankenstein")
  • Make Up & Hair: Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many ("Frankenstein")
  • Original Score: Ludwig Göransson ("Sinners")
  • Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau ("Frankenstein")
  • Sound: Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta ("F1")
  • Special Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon ("Avatar: Fire And Ash")
  • Documentary: "Mr. Nobody Against Putin"
  • Animated Film: "Zootropolis 2"
  • Children’s & Family Film: "Boong"
  • EE Rising Star Award: Robert Aramayo

98th Academy Awards Overview

The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on January 22 by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. The ceremony took place on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year. The telecast was broadcast live on ABC in the U.S. and streamed on Hulu, reaching over 225 countries globally. Security measures were heightened for the event.

Record-Setting Nominations

  • "Sinners" received 16 nominations, marking the highest number of nominations for a single film in Academy Awards history.
  • "One Battle After Another" garnered 13 nominations.
  • "Marty Supreme," "Sentimental Value," and "Frankenstein" each received nine nominations.
  • "Hamnet" received eight nominations.
  • "Bugonia," "F1," "Train Dreams," and "The Secret Agent" each received four nominations.

Best Picture Nominees

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

Key Category Nominees

  • Best Director: Chloé Zhao ("Hamnet"), Josh Safdie ("Marty Supreme"), Paul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another"), Joachim Trier ("Sentimental Value"), Ryan Coogler ("Sinners").
  • Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("One Battle After Another"), Ethan Hawke ("Blue Moon"), Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners"), Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent").
  • Best Actress: 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 Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro ("One Battle After Another"), Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein"), Delroy Lindo ("Sinners"), Sean Penn ("One Battle After Another"), Stellan Skarsgard ("Sentimental Value").
  • Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning ("Sentimental Value"), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ("Sentimental Value"), Amy Madigan ("Weapons"), Wunmi Mosaku ("Sinners"), Teyana Taylor ("One Battle After Another").

Inaugural Best Casting Category

  • The 98th Academy Awards introduced a new category for Best Casting, the first new award since 2001. The nominees were Jennifer Venditti ("Marty Supreme"), Nina Gold ("Hamnet"), Cassandra Kulukundis ("One Battle After Another"), Francine Maisler ("Sinners"), and Gabriel Domingues ("The Secret Agent").

Notable Omissions from Nominations

  • "Wicked: For Good" received no nominations, including for Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, or one of Stephen Schwartz’s new songs.
  • Guillermo del Toro was not nominated for Best Director for "Frankenstein."
  • Paul Mescal was not nominated for "Hamnet."
  • Chase Infiniti did not secure a lead actress nomination for "One Battle After Another."

International Representation

  • A new rule required Academy members to watch all nominees in a category before voting.
  • "The Secret Agent" (Brazil), "It Was Just an Accident" (France), "Sentimental Value" (Norway), "Sirat" (Spain), and "The Voice of Hind Rajab" (Tunisia) were nominated for Best International Feature. Jafar Panahi, an Iranian filmmaker, was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for "It Was Just an Accident."

Academy Awards Winners

"One Battle After Another" was crowned Best Picture, with Paul Thomas Anderson also winning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley took home the top acting honors.

  • Best Picture: "One Battle After Another"
  • Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another")
  • Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners")
  • Best Actress: Jessie Buckley ("Hamnet")
  • Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn ("One Battle After Another")
  • Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan ("Weapons")
  • Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler ("Sinners")
  • Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson ("One Battle After Another")
  • Casting: Cassandra Kulukundis ("One Battle After Another")
  • Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw ("Sinners")
  • Production Design: "Frankenstein"
  • Costume Design: "Frankenstein"
  • Makeup and Hairstyling: "Frankenstein"
  • Film Editing: "One Battle After Another"
  • Sound: "F1"
  • Visual Effects: "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
  • Original Score: Ludwig Göransson ("Sinners")
  • Original Song: "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters"
  • Animated Feature: "KPop Demon Hunters"
  • International Feature: "Sentimental Value" (Norway)
  • Documentary Feature: "Mr. Nobody Against Putin"
  • Animated Short: "The Girl Who Cried Pearls"
  • Documentary Short: "All the Empty Rooms"
  • Live-Action Short: "The Singers" and "Two People Exchanging Saliva" (Tie)

Historic Achievements

  • Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman and first woman of color to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography for her work on "Sinners."
  • The tie in the Best Live-Action Short Film category, awarded to "The Singers" and "Two People Exchanging Saliva," marked the seventh tie in Oscar history.