Oscars 2026: The Full Winners List and the Filming Locations Behind Every Major Film

The Full 2026 Oscar Winners List

Here are all the winners from the 98th Academy Awards:

• Best Picture: One Battle After Another

• Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

• Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

• Best Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

• Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

• Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons

• Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

• Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners

• Best Cinematography: Sinners (Autumn Durald Arkapaw, becoming the first woman ever to win this category)

• Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another

• Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

• Best Production Design: Frankenstein

• Best Costume Design: Frankenstein

• Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein

• Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash

• Best Sound: F1

• Best International Feature Film: Sentimental Value (Norway)

• Best Documentary Feature: Mr Nobody Against Putin

• Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters

• Best Original Song: "Golden," KPop Demon Hunters

• Best Casting: One Battle After Another

• Best Animated Short: The Girl Who Cried Pearls

• Best Documentary Short: All the Empty Rooms

• Best Live Action Short: The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva (joint winners)

The Filming Locations Behind This Year's Oscar Winners

This is where it gets interesting for travelers. Three of this year's biggest winners were shot in places you can actually visit, and in some cases the locations are as compelling as the films themselves.

🎬 One Battle After Another — California and El Paso, Texas

Paul Thomas Anderson's Best Picture winner is a California road movie at heart, loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland. The film was shot across multiple locations in California and in El Paso, Texas, and a lot of what you see on screen is very much still there.

Where to go:

• Sacramento's Tower Bridge and the Fabulous Forties neighborhood, where several key sequences were filmed

• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Borrego Springs, standing in for the film's climactic desert sequences

• The Westgate Hotel in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, which appears as the film's central elegant hotel

• La Purísima Mission State Historic Park in Lompoc, which serves as a convent in the film

• Downtown El Paso, Texas, where the film's most ambitious crowd sequence was shot with local residents

Sacramento alone is the kind of city that rewards a slow weekend of exploring, and the film gives you a genuinely good excuse to finally do it.

🎬 Sinners — South Louisiana

Ryan Coogler's vampire epic is set in 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi, but the whole thing was filmed in Louisiana, entirely within about 50 miles of New Orleans. The result is one of the most visually stunning recreations of the American South ever put on screen.

Where to go:

• Railroad Avenue in Donaldsonville, which served as the film's main street, about 30 miles south of Baton Rouge

• Grapevine Cafe on Railroad Avenue for local Cajun and Creole food while you're there

• The River Road African American Museum, just a short drive away and well worth your time

• The Bogalusa Train Depot, built in 1907, where the film's pivotal train station scene was filmed

You can cover all the key locations in one or two weekends, with the full drive running around 200 miles depending on where you're starting from.

🎬 Hamnet — Herefordshire, England

Jessie Buckley's Best Actress win was one of the night's most emotional moments, and if you haven't already read our full Hamnet filming locations guide, it's worth a look. The short version is that Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama was shot primarily in rural England, not Stratford-upon-Avon as you might expect.

Where to go:

• Weobley, Herefordshire, one of the best-preserved Tudor villages in England, which stood in for Stratford-upon-Avon

• Cwmmau Farmhouse near Whitney-on-Wye, available to rent through the National Trust

• Charterhouse in London, which doubles as the city where Shakespeare went to make his name

• Anne Hathaway's Cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon, which is worth pairing with any Herefordshire trip

A dedicated walking trail now runs through the filming locations between Weobley and Pembridge if you want to make a proper day of it.

🎬 The Others Worth Noting

F1 won Best Sound and was shot at real circuits across the world including Silverstone in England, Monza in Italy, and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. If you've ever wanted to build a trip around a race weekend, those three circuits are an excellent starting point.

Weapons, which earned Amy Madigan her Best Supporting Actress win, was filmed primarily in and around Waterbury, Connecticut. It's not a typical tourist destination, but the film makes striking use of its post-industrial landscape and anyone curious about the locations will find a city with genuine character and easy access from both New York and Boston.

Frankenstein swept the craft categories with three wins and is worth watching purely for the production design, which was built almost entirely on set. No real locations to visit, but a very good reason to stay in for the evening.

Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier's quiet, beautiful Norwegian film, became the first Norwegian winner of Best International Feature Film. If the landscapes didn't already have you looking up flights to Oslo, the win probably finished the job. Bergen, the fjords, and the Lofoten Islands are all within reach and genuinely as beautiful as anything you'll see on screen.

A Night Worth Remembering

This was one of those Oscar ceremonies that felt like it actually got things right. One Battle After Another rewarded a genuinely ambitious film. Sinners led all nominees with 16 nominations and walked away with five wins, including a historic Best Cinematography win for Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Jessie Buckley's win for Hamnet was the kind of moment that makes award season worth following. And Norway claimed its first ever Oscar, which is honestly the kind of thing that makes you want to open a new tab and start looking at flights to Bergen.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Oscars 2026 Winners and Filming Locations

Who won Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars?

One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, won Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards.

Who won Best Actor and Best Actress at the 2026 Oscars?

Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners and Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, becoming the first Irish winner of that category.

Where was One Battle After Another filmed?

Primarily across California including Sacramento, San Diego, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and La Purísima Mission State Historic Park in Lompoc, with additional sequences filmed in El Paso, Texas.

Where was Sinners filmed?

Despite being set in 1930s Clarksdale, Mississippi, Sinners was filmed entirely in Louisiana within about 50 miles of New Orleans, primarily in Donaldsonville, Bogalusa, and the surrounding areas of south Louisiana.

Can you visit the Sinners filming locations?

Yes. Railroad Avenue in Donaldsonville and the Bogalusa Train Depot are both open to visitors and have become fan destinations since the film's release. A road trip covering all the key locations runs approximately 200 miles across south Louisiana.

Where was Hamnet filmed?

Hamnet was filmed primarily in Herefordshire, England, with the village of Weobley standing in for Stratford-upon-Avon. A dedicated walking trail runs through the filming locations, and Cwmmau Farmhouse is available to rent through the National Trust.

How many Oscars did Sinners win?

Sinners won five Oscars including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson, and Best Cinematography for Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who became the first woman ever to win that category.

Which country won Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Oscars?

Norway won Best International Feature Film for Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier. It was the first Oscar win for a Norwegian film.

Where was Weapons filmed?

Weapons was filmed primarily in and around Waterbury, Connecticut, making striking use of the city's post-industrial landscape. Waterbury is easily accessible from both New York and Boston.