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  "textContent": "Hollywood’s biggest night is underway, and the first Oscar winners of 2026 are already setting the tone. _Frankenstein_ , _One Battle After Another_ , and _Sinners_ have emerged as early standouts with their Academy Awards, while the acting and top-film races remain wide open. Here’s the running field, with every nominee and the winners announced so far.\n\n### Best Supporting Actress\n\n  * Elle Fanning, _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * Wunmi Mosaku, _Sinners_\n\n  * Teyana Taylor, _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * **Amy Madigan,_Weapons_ — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033322676006338763\n\n### Best Animated Feature Film\n\n  * _Arco_\n\n  * _Elio_\n\n  * _Little Amélie or The Character of Rain_\n\n  * _Zootopia 2_\n\n  * **KPop Demon Hunters — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Animated Short Film\n\n  * _Butterfly_\n\n  * _Forevergreen_\n\n  * _Retirement Plan_\n\n  * _The Three Sisters_\n\n  * **The Girl Who Cried Pearls — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Costume Design\n\n  * _Avatar: Fire and Ash_\n\n  * _Hamnet_\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * **Frankenstein (Kate Hawley) — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Makeup and Hairstyling\n\n  * _Kokuho_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * _The Smashing Machine_\n\n  * _The Ugly Stepsister_\n\n  * **Frankenstein — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033354560740487621\n\n### Best Casting\n\n  * _Hamnet_ (Nina Gold)\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_ (Jennifer Venditti)\n\n  * _The Secret Agent_ (Gabriel Domingues)\n\n  * _Sinners_ (Francine Maisler)\n\n  * **One Battle After Another (Cassandra Kulukundis) — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Live Action Short Film\n\n  * _Butcher’s Stain_\n\n  * _A Friend of Dorothy_\n\n  * _Jane Austen’s Period Drama_\n\n  * **The Singers — JOINT WINNER**\n\n  * **Two People Exchanging Saliva — JOINT WINNER**\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033350086160527540\n\n### Best Supporting Actor\n\n  * Benicio del Toro, _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * Jacob Elordi, _Frankenstein_\n\n  * Delroy Lindo, _Sinners_\n\n  * Stellan Skarsgård, _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * **Sean Penn,_One Battle After Another_ — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033341113684357275\n\n### Best Adapted Screenplay\n\n  * _Bugonia_\n\n  * _Frankenstein_\n\n  * _Hamnet_\n\n  * _Train Dreams_\n\n  * **One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson) — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033347108540240269\n\n### Best Original Screenplay\n\n  * _Blue Moon_\n\n  * _It Was Just an Accident_\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * **Sinners (Ryan Coogler) — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\nRyan Coogler with his Oscar for _Sinners_ - _Reuters_\n\n### Best Production Design\n\n  * _Hamnet_\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * **Frankenstein — WINNER**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Visual Effects\n\n  * _F1_\n\n  * _Jurassic World Rebirth_\n\n  * _The Lost Bus_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * **_Avatar: Fire and Ash_ **— WINNER****\n\n\n\n\n### Best Documentary Short Film\n\n  * _Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud_\n\n  * _Children No More: Were and Are Gone_\n\n  * _The Devil Is Busy_\n\n  * _Perfectly a Strangeness_\n\n  * _All the Empty Rooms_ ****— WINNER****\n\n\n\n\n### Best Documentary Feature Film\n\n  * _The Alabama Solution_\n\n  * _Come See Me in the Good Light_\n\n  * _Cutting Through Rocks_\n\n  * _The Perfect Neighbor_\n\n  * _Mr Nobody Against Putin_ ****— WINNER****\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033352540679700657\n\n### Best Original Score\n\n  * _Bugonia_\n\n  * _Frankenstein_\n\n  * _Hamnet_\n\n  * _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * _**Sinners**_ ****— WINNER****\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033355847380996116\n\n### Best Sound\n\n  * _Frankenstein_\n\n  * _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * _Sirât_\n\n  * ****_F1_ — **WINNER******\n\n\n\n\nhttps://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/2033356639320101020\n\n### Best Film Editing\n\n  * _F1_\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Cinematography\n\n  * _Frankenstein_\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * _Train Dreams_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best International Feature Film\n\n  * _The Secret Agent_\n\n  * _It Was Just an Accident_\n\n  * _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * _Sirât_\n\n  * _The Voice of Hind Rajab_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Original Song\n\n  * “Dear Me” from _Diane Warren: Relentless_\n\n  * “Golden” from _KPop Demon Hunters_\n\n  * “I Lied To You” from _Sinners_\n\n  * “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from _Viva Verdi!_\n\n  * “Train Dreams” from _Train Dreams_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Actress\n\n  * Jessie Buckley, _Hamnet_\n\n  * Rose Byrne, _If I Had Legs I’d Kick You_\n\n  * Kate Hudson, _Song Sung Blue_\n\n  * Renate Reinsve, _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * Emma Stone, _Bugonia_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Actor\n\n  * Timothée Chalamet, _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * Leonardo DiCaprio, _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * Ethan Hawke, _Blue Moon_\n\n  * Michael B Jordan, _Sinners_\n\n  * Wagner Moura, _The Secret Agent_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Directing\n\n  * Chloé Zhao, _Hamnet_\n\n  * Josh Safdie, _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * Paul Thomas Anderson, _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * Joachim Trier, _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * Ryan Coogler, _Sinners_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\n### Best Picture\n\n  * _Bugonia_\n\n  * _F1_\n\n  * _Frankenstein_\n\n  * _Hamnet_\n\n  * _Marty Supreme_\n\n  * _One Battle After Another_\n\n  * _The Secret Agent_\n\n  * _Sentimental Value_\n\n  * _Sinners_\n\n  * _Train Dreams_\n\n  * **Winner: Not yet announced**\n\n\n\n\nThe post Academy Awards 2026: early wins, surprise turns, and a crowded race for the big prizes at Oscars appeared first on HUM News.",
  "title": "Academy Awards 2026: early wins, surprise turns, and a crowded race for the big prizes at Oscars"
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