US EditionTwo Nova Scotians Pick up Oscars for ‘Frankenstein’
Kate Hawley won Best Costume Design for Frankenstein, and Wētā FX earned their 8th Oscar for Avatar: Fire and Ash at the 98th Academy Awards.
- On Sunday, March 15, 2026, Kate Hawley and Wētā FX won Oscars at the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, with Hawley accepting for Frankenstein and Wētā FX for Avatar: Fire and Ash.
- Kate Hawley's period work and the production's elaborate sets led voters to reward the craft, as her costumes reflected the film's period and themes and she added an Oscar to an earlier BAFTA win.
- Wētā FX representatives Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett accepted the award on behalf of the Wellington team, while Hawley received her Oscar from Anna Wintour and Anne Hathaway.
- Kiwi creatives swept major categories, with Wētā FX's win increasing its total to eight Academy Awards this year.
- A rare tie punctuated the ceremony, underlining the night's unpredictability as Cassandra Kulukundis, casting director, won the first Oscar in her category amid concerns about artificial intelligence and jobs.
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Oscars 2026: How many awards did Frankenstein win at 98th Academy Awards?
The 98th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on March 15. Frankenstein won three Oscars at the ceremony. It competed with Sinners and One Battle After Another in several categories. Conan O'Brien returned as the Oscars host. Priyanka Chopra was one of the presenters of the evening, along with Javier Bardem. If you, too, loved Frankenstein's big win at the Academy, we bring to you a complete breakdown of all …
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How many Oscars did Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' win? See the list
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's retelling of Mary Shelley's novel earned nine nods and was in the running for the night's biggest prize: best picture.
The recent version of “Frankenstein” in the hands of Guillermo del Toro had nine nominations for the Academy Awards, but only two of them corresponded directly to the celebrated Mexican filmmaker: the Best Film (because he was also among the producers of the project) and the Best Adapted Screenplay (because he wrote the texts on his own).
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