Oscars 2026 recap: See all the winners and best moments

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Last updated: Monday, March 16, 2026 10:04AM GMT
2026 Oscar winners' acceptance speeches

LOS ANGELES -- At the 2026 Oscars, the biggest and brightest stars from across Hollywood and the world of entertainment converged in Los Angeles to honor the most prestigious works of filmmaking delivered over the last year.

Scroll below to see how the night unfolded, and check out all coverage of the 98th Academy Awards here.

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Mar 15, 2026, 11:51 PM GMT

'Frankenstein' wins Oscar for Best Costume Design

"Deborah L. Scott" has won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for "Frankenstein" at the 2026 Academy Awards.

Anna Wintour and "The Devil Wears Prada 2" star Anne Hathaway presented the Oscar to Hawley.

"I'm so, so grateful, and thank you very much for recognizing our craft!" she said in her acceptance speech.

Other nominees in the category were Ruth E. Carter ("Sinners"), Deborah L. Scott ("Avatar: Fire and Ash"), Malgosia Turzanska ("Hamnet") and Miyako Bellizzi ("Marty Supreme").

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Mar 15, 2026, 11:50 PM GMT

Director Ryan Coogler talks historic 16 nominations for 'Sinners' on Oscars red carpet

Director Ryan Coogler talked about the historic 16 nominations his film "Sinners" earned on the Oscars red carpet.

Ryan Coogler arrives on the 98th Oscars red carpet ahead of a potential historic night as "Sinners" is up for 16 awards.

Coogler talked about the importance of staying in the present and not focusing on the past or future.

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Mar 15, 2026, 11:35 PM GMT

'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' wins Oscar for Best Animated Short

"The Girl Who Cried Pearls" has won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.

"The Girl Who Cried Pearls" wins the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.

The Canadian film is about a poor boy who falls in love with a girl who cries those gemstones, and he decides to pawn them for money. Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, the boy ends up making a choice between pearls and love. It takes place in Montreal.

"To Canada," Lavis and Szczerbowski said while accepting their award.

Other nominees in the category were "Butterfly," "Forevergreen," "Retirement Plan" and "The Three Sisters."

The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.

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Mar 15, 2026, 11:32 PM GMT

'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film

"KPop Demon Hunters" has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.

"KPop Demon Hunters" has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.

Three years ago, Arden Cho was ready to walk away from acting. She'd landed her first lead role in the Netflix series "Partner Track," only to see it canceled after one season. She was heartbroken.

Her agent wouldn't let her go. "She refused to say, 'You're done.' She just kept sending me things," Cho said. "She just keep being like, 'Look, I know you're not auditioning. I know you're done, but I think you'd like this.'"

Now, Cho is juggling multiple projects after voicing the lead character Rumi in Netflix's animated summertime sensation "KPop Demon Hunters," which has become the all-time most-streamed movie on the platform - and spawned inescapable earworms "Golden" and "Soda Pop" as its soundtrack dominated pop charts.

And now it's an Oscar winner.

"This is for Korea and Koreans everywhere," said "KPop Demon Hunters" co-director Maggie Kang.

Other nominees in the category included "Arco," "Elio," "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" and "Zootopia 2."