Göransson's 3rd Oscar
Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score at the 2026 Oscars for Sinners — his third Academy Award in the category, a modern-era first — beating scores from films like One Battle After Another and Frankenstein Pitchfork Billboard.
The 98th Academy Awards were held on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (oscars.org) Other nominees in the Best Original Score category were Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia), Max Richter (Hamnet), Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another) and Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein). (theviolinchannel.com) Göransson’s two earlier Academy Awards came for Black Panther (2019) and for Oppenheimer (2024). (billboard.com) At 41 years old, he is the youngest composer since André Previn to amass three Best Original Score Oscars, and among living composers only John Williams and Alan Menken have more Oscars for music, according to Classic FM. (classicfm.com) During his acceptance remarks he dedicated the win to his father—recounting that his dad bought a John Lee Hooker album in Sweden in 1964—and praised longtime collaborator Ryan Coogler, noting their work together since Fruitvale Station. (deadline.com) Ryan Coogler’s Sinners entered the season with a record 16 Oscar nominations and finished the night with four wins, including Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Original Screenplay (Ryan Coogler) and Best Cinematography (Autumn Durald Arkapaw). (variety.com)
