Oscars 2026 highlights: Michael B Jordan, Jessie Buckley win top honours

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Hollywood witnessed a delightful Marvel reunion as Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans shared the stage at the 98th Academy Awards, blending humour with nostalgia.

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During his acceptance speech at the Oscars 2026, Michael B Jordan, who won the Best Actor award, honoured the legacy of the past Black winners. 

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The 98th Academy Awards honoured top Hollywood icons. However, it drew criticism from Indian fans for omitting Dharmendra in the In Memoriam segment. 

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Best Film award was won by One Battle After Another.

Jessie Buckley bagged the award for Hamnet.

Michael B Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners. 

The award for Achievement in Directing was bagged by Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another. 

The Oscar for Best Original Score goes to Golden from KPop Demon Hunters.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas joined Javier Bardem on stage at the 98th Academy Awards to present the award for Best International Feature Film. The award was won by Sentimental Value.

The International Feature Film award was won by Sentimental Value. The film had nine nominations. 

Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history at the 98th Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of colour to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography for her work on Sinners.

Andy Jurgensen won the Oscars for Best Editing for One Battle After Another. 

In one of the night’s most unexpected moments, Grogu, widely known as Baby Yoda, made a surprise appearance at the 98th Academy Awards. During the presentation for Best Production Design, the cameras suddenly cut to the beloved puppet seated in the audience beside Kate Hudson, instantly delighting viewers.

Billy Crystal took to the main stage to pay an emotional tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator Rob Reiner, who died in December.

During the moving segment, Crystal reflected on Reiner’s remarkable career as a filmmaker, revisiting some of the director’s most beloved works, including Stand by Me, The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally.

The latter held special significance for Crystal, who starred in the iconic romantic comedy alongside Meg Ryan.

F1 won Best Sound at the Academy Awards 2026.

Ludwig Göransson bagged the award for Best Original Score in Sinners.

The Best Documentary Feature Film award was bagged by Mr Nobody Against Putin. 

The Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film was won by All The Empty Rooms.

The Oscars for Visual Effects goes to Avatar Fire and Ash.