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Oscars 2026 live updates: Bridesmaids cast reunites with hilarious presentation for best score and sound
Best international film goes to…
Sentimental Value has won the Oscar for best international feature film.
It beat out The Secret Agent, It Was Just an Accident, Sirat and The Voice of Hind Rajab for the win.
Sentimental Value is also still up for best picture, best directing and best lead actress tonight.
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 02:05
Looking back at the emotional In Memoriam segment
The Oscars put on one of the most moving In Memoriam segments in its history to honor the numerous Hollywood heavyweights lost over the past year.
When Harry Met Sally star Billy Crystal opened the emotional segment with a special tribute to beloved director Rob Reiner, who was found stabbed to death along with his wife Michele Singer Reiner in their Los Angeles home in December 2025.
Crystal shared a heartfelt message about the filmmaker. “My friend Rob Reiner’s films will last for a lifetime,” he said. “All we can say is, buddy, what fun we had storming the castle.”
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 01:58
Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history
Sinners has won the Oscar for best cinematography!
Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first woman to ever win this award — and the first woman of color nominated in this category.
She asked the women in the room to stand up for a round of applause.
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 01:54
‘One Battle After Another’ wins best editing
Andy Jurgensen has won the Oscar for best editing for his work on One Battle After Another.
Jurgensen dedicated the award to his aunt, Barbara Hall, who worked as a film archivist for The Academy for 25 years.
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 01:48
Nearly after-party time already…
The ceremony may be winding down but the party scene is about to heat up!
Here at LACMA where the Vanity Fair party will kick off shortly after the ceremony ends, a host of Hollywood’s elite are expected to celebrate the industry’s biggest night.
The red carpet is already buzzing with anticipation!
Caitlin Hornik16 March 2026 01:45
‘Sinners’ wins best score
Ludwig Göransson has won the Oscar for best original score for his work on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.
“Ryan thank you for your vision and for making a movie that resonated with the whole world,” Göransson said onstage.
He has previously won for Black Panther, another collaboration with Coogler, and Oppenheimer at the 2023 awards.
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 01:35
‘Bridesmaids’ reunion takes the stage
Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper are reuniting onstage 15 years after Bridesmaids.
In 2011, the iconic comedy earned nominations for best supporting actress for Melissa McCarthy and best original screenplay for Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig.
Director Paul Feig previously said that actor Wendi McLendon-Covey was missing the reunion due to scheduling conflict.
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 01:32
Jimmy Kimmel presents documentary awards
Jimmy Kimmel replaced Conan O’Brien for a moment and made a joke about government censorship while presenting the Academy Awards for documentaries.
“Oh man is he going to be mad his wife wasn’t nominated for this,” Kimmel said, making a reference to Melania Trump’s documentary.
All The Empty Rooms has won the Oscar for best documentary short film.
The award for best documentary feature film went to Mr. Nobody against Putin.
Carsen Holaday16 March 2026 01:19
‘The Singers’ producer says he wishes there could have been a ‘five-way tie’
Asked how it felt to hear that there had been a tie in the Best Live Action Short category, The Singers producer Jack Piatt said: “For me, that was incredible. We’ve got to know all the other filmmakers, so that was really special.
“I wish there could be a five way tie, to be honest,” Piatt said.
Alexandre Singh, whose film Two People Exchanging Saliva shared the Oscar, added: “We’re Oscars geeks, so we had discussed that this could happen but hadn’t imagined it actually would.”
Kevin EG Perry16 March 2026 01:14