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From Script to Screen: Celebrating the 2026 Oscar Winners

Sofia Villajos

Mar 16, 2026

5 min read

Hollywood’s biggest night once again celebrated the creativity and collaboration that power the global film industry. The 98th Academy Awards delivered several standout moments, most notably the historic win by Jessie Buckley, who became the first Irish woman to take home Best Actress for her performance in Hamnet. While there was a rare and historic tie during the ceremony, it occurred in the Best Live Action Short Film category, where The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva shared the honours, highlighting a year defined by equally remarkable artistic achievements.

The evening also saw major wins for films including One Battle After Another, which took home Best Picture, and Sinners, which earned several awards including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan and Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler.

Behind every award-winning film is a vast network of creatives, technologists, and production teams working together to bring stories to life.

At Sohonet, we’re incredibly proud to support so many of the studios and creative teams recognized at this year’s Oscars. Congratulations to all of our customers and collaborators, we’re honored to be part of your journey and the stories you continue to bring to the world.

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Full list of winners:

Best supporting actress

Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons – WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

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Best animated feature film

Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
Little Amélie or The Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

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Best animated short film

Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

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Best costume design

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein (Kate Hawley) – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

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Best makeup and hairstyling

Frankenstein – WINNER
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

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Best casting

Hamnet (Nina Gold)
Marty Supreme (Jennifer Venditti)
One Battle After Another (Cassandra Kulukundis) – WINNER
The Secret Agent (Gabriel Domingues)
Sinners (Francine Maisler)

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Best live action short film

Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers – JOINT WINNER
Two People Exchanging Saliva - JOINT WINNER

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Best supporting actor

Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another – WINNER
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

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Best adapted screenplay

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson) – WINNER
Train Dreams

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Best original screenplay

Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners (Ryan Coogler) – WINNER

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Best production design

Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

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Best visual effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners

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Best documentary short film

All the Empty Rooms – WINNER
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: Were and Are Gone
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

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Best documentary feature film

The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
The Perfect Neighbor

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Best original score

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners (Ludwig Göransson – WINNER)

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Best sound

F1 – WINNER
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât

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Best film editing

F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another - WINNER
Sentimental Value
Sinners

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Best cinematography

Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Train Dreams

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Best international feature film

The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value – WINNER
Sirât
The Voice of Hind Rajab

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Best original song

Dear Me, Diane Warren: Relentless
Golden, KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
I Lied To You, Sinners
Sweet Dreams of Joy, Viva Verdi!
Train Dreams, Train Dreams

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Best directing

Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another – WINNER
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners

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Best actor

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B Jordan, Sinners – WINNER
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

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Best actress

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet – WINNER
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia

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