What to know about the 2026 Oscars
- “One Battle After Another” came into the night with the second most nominations, 13, and took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
- “Sinners” had the most nominations of any movie ever with 16. It took home the awards for Best Actor and Best Cinematography — with Autumn Durald Arkapaw becoming the first woman to win that award.
- Best Casting is the first new category at the Academy Awards in 25 years.
- Former late-night TV staple Conan O’Brien returned to host the show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for a second year in a row. Matt Berry of “The IT Crowd” and “What We Do in the Shadows” fame handled announcing duties.
- “All the Empty Rooms,” based on CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman‘s project to document the rooms of children killed in school shootings, won Best Documentary Short.
See the full list of winners and nominees in each category below.