We had a lot of first-time winners at the 2026 Oscars: Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Jessie Buckley and Amy Madigan among them. So now that they have Oscars in their hands, where do they go next?

One Battle After Another” wins include best picture, director and the first-ever casting award. “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar. Jessie Buckley won best actress for her role in “Hamnet.

Not all Academy members can vote for every award category

Juggling those two commitments is a thankless task for the producers of the show, and sometimes it means that “in the interest of time,” winners don’t have much time to give a speech. This seemed especially true last night.

In five categories, the film favored by traders on Kalshi and Polymarket ultimately did not win the Oscar.

Javier Bardem, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien and the winners in the documentary categories all used their time on stage Sunday to share some political commentary.

Michael B. Jordan’s drama teacher and basketball coach at Newark Arts High School reveal what the 'Sinners' Oscar winner was like as a teen: “When Michael spoke, people listened."

Coogler won his first Oscar on Sunday for his filmmaking prowess.