Oscars 2026 recap: See all the winners and best moments

Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones have won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film for "All the Empty Rooms" at the 2026 Academy Awards.

Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones have won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film for "All the Empty Rooms" at the 2026 Academy Awards.

The film documents the bedrooms left behind when children are killed in school shootings.

Gloria Cazares, whose 9-year-old daughter Jackie was killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and whose bedroom was among those included in the documentary, spoke onstage as the filmmakers accepted the Oscar.

Since Jackie's murder, "her bedroom has been frozen in time," Cazares said.

"Jackie is more than just a headline. She is our light and our life," she said. "Gun violence is now the No. 1 cause of death in kids and teens. We believe that if the world could see their empty bedrooms, we would be a different America. Thank you."

Other nominees in the category were "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," "Children No More: 'Were and Are Gone'," "The Devil is Busy" and "Perfectly a Strangeness."

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett have won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" at the 2026 Academy Awards.

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett have won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" at the 2026 Academy Awards.

With this win, all three of James Cameron's "Avatar" movies have won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

Other nominees in the category included "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); and "Sinners" (Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean).

Production designer Tamara Deverell and set decorator Shane Vieau of the film "Frankenstein" won the Academy Award for best production design.

Other nominees were "Hamnet" (production designer Fiona Crombie and set decorator Alice Felton), "Marty Supreme" (production designer Jack Fisk and set decorator Adam Willis), "One Battle After Another" (production designer Florencia Martin and set decorator Anthony Carlino), and "Sinners" (production designer Hannah Beachler and set decorator Monique Champagne).

The Oscars In Memoriam, which honors industry legends we've lost over the past year, was a powerful segment in which Hollywood icons were honored by fellow actors.

The segment began with a tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner, with actor Billy Crystal speaking to the many films by Reiner.

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The In Memoriam segment at the Oscars, which honors industry legends we've lost over the past year, began with a tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner.

Later, several of the actors from those films took to the stage, before the full In Memoriam began.

In the segment, Rachel McAdams walked out to honor several of those lost, including Catherine O'Hara and Diane Keaton.

And later, in remembrance of Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand came onto the stage to pay homage to her friend and fellow actor.

"Bob had real backbone on and off the screen," Streisand said.

She went on to honor his work at the Sundance Institute, calling him an "intellectual cowboy" who "blazed his own trail."

Robert Redford, film icon, Oscar-winning director and activist, has died at age 89.

She shared an emotional story about the last note she shared with the beloved film icon before closing with a rendition of "The Way We Were" from the movie.

Take a look at the notable people who died in 2025 here.

And take a look at the notable figures who've died in 2026 here.