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Oscars 2026: Ratings and Content Warnings for Winners and Nominees

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Jess on March 17, 2026

Did you tune in to the 2026 Oscars? If you’re planning to check out some of the winning films and nominees, our content breakdowns can help you decide what might be the right fit before you press play.

The 98th annual awards ceremony brought together filmmakers, actors, and creatives from across the industry to celebrate the standout films of the past year.

Below, we’ve listed this year’s winners and nominees, with spoiler-free breakdowns of the strongest content in many of the films so you know what to expect. You can also visit our Find a Rating page to check a film’s classification and content warnings.

Actor in a Leading Role

Actor in a Supporting Role

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Jessie Buckley - Hamnet | WINNER
  • Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (M | Drug use, offensive language, suicide references & mental health themes)
  • Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue (M | Offensive language & mental health themes)
  • Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
  • Emma Stone - Bugonia

Actress in a Supporting Role

Animated Feature Film

  • Arco - Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman (N/A)
  • Elio - Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
  • KPop Demon Hunters - Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong | WINNER
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain - Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon (PG | Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers)
  • Zootopia 2 - Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

Animated Short Film

  • Butterfly - Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens (M | Suitable for mature audiences)
  • Forevergreen - Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears (G | Suitable for general audiences)
  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls - Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (N/A) | WINNER
  • Retirement Plan - John Kelly and Andrew Freedman (N/A)
  • The Three Sisters - Konstantin Bronzit (N/A)

Casting

Cinematography

Costume Design

Directing

Documentary Feature Film

  • The Alabama Solution - Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman (16 | Violence, Offensive language, Content that may disturb, Cruelty)
  • Come See Me in the Good Light - Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen (M | Suicide themes, Coarse language, Sexual references)
  • Cutting through Rocks - Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni (N/A)
  • Mr. Nobody against Putin - David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alžběta Karásková (N/A) | WINNER
  • The Perfect Neighbor - Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

Documentary Short Film

  • All the Empty Rooms - Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones (M | Offensive language, Content that may disturb) | WINNER
  • Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud - Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo (16 | Violence, Content that may disturb)
  • Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" - Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins (N/A)
  • The Devil Is Busy - Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir (N/A)
  • Perfectly a Strangeness - Alison McAlpine (N/A)

Film Editing

International Feature Film

Live Action Short Film

  • Butcher's Stain - Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi (N/A)
  • A Friend of Dorothy - Lee Knight and James Dean (N/A)
  • Jane Austen's Period Drama - Julia Aks and Steve Pinder (M | Suitable for mature audiences)
  • The Singers - Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt (16 | Offensive language) | TIED WINNER
  • Two People Exchanging Saliva - Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata (N/A) | TIED WINNER

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Frankenstein - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey | WINNER
  • Kokuho - Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu (M | Violence, offensive language & sex scenes)
  • Sinners - Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
  • The Smashing Machine - Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
  • The Ugly Stepsister - Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (N/A)

Music (Original Score)

Music (Original Song)

  • Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren (N/A)
  • Golden from KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park | WINNER
  • I Lied To You from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
  • Sweet Dreams Of Joy from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike (N/A)
  • Train Dreams from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave

Best Picture

  • Bugonia - Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers
  • F1 - Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
  • Frankenstein - Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers
  • Hamnet - Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
  • Marty Supreme - Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers
  • One Battle after Another - Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers | WINNER
  • The Secret Agent - Emilie Lesclaux, Producer
  • Sentimental Value - Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers
  • Sinners - Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers
  • Train Dreams - Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

Production Design

  • Frankenstein - Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau | WINNER
  • Hamnet - Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
  • Marty Supreme - Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
  • One Battle after Another - Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
  • Sinners - Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Best sound

  • F1 - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta | WINNER
  • Frankenstein - Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
  • One Battle after Another - José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
  • Sinners - Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
  • Sirāt - Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas (M | Drug use, offensive language & content that may disturb)

Visual Effects

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett | WINNER
  • F1 - Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
  • Jurassic World Rebirth - David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
  • The Lost Bus - Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin (M | Violence, Offensive language, Content that may disturb)
  • Sinners - Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • Sinners - Ryan Coogler | WINNER
  • Blue Moon - Written by Robert Kaplow (M | Offensive language & sexual references)
  • It Was Just an Accident - Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators - Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
  • Marty Supreme - Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
  • Sentimental Value - Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

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