Oscars 2026: Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director for ‘One Battle After Another’

Paul Thomas Anderson at the 98th annual Academy Awards. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)In the battle for best director, Paul Thomas Anderson came away with the win for his film One Battle After Another.“You make a guy work hard for one of these, I really appreciate it,” Anderson said in accepting the award, thanking the academy for “finding my work worthy of this highest honor."He also recognized his fellow nominees in the category, Chloé Zhao for Hamnet, Ryan Coogler for Sinners, Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme and Joachim Trier […]

March 16, 2026

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Oscars 2026: ‘Sentimental Value’ wins best international feature film

Joachim Trier accepts the best international feature film award for 'Sentimental Value' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)You can now add Oscar winner to Joachim Trier's list of accomplishments. His film Sentimental Value won best international feature film, also making history for Norway as the first Norwegian feature film to win in the category.The film triumphed over The Secret Agent (Brazil), It Was Just an Accident […]

March 16, 2026

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Oscars 2026: ‘Golden’ and all the musical performances

Rei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna perform 'Golden' during the 98th Annual Academy Awards held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Unlike past years, when multiple nominees for best original song were performed during the Oscars ceremony, Sunday night's Academy Awards only featured two nominees: "I Lied to You" from Sinners and "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters, which […]

March 16, 2026

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Oscars 2026: Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history as first woman to win best cinematography

Autumn Durald Arkapaw accepts the best cinematography award for 'Sinners' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Autumn Durald Arkapaw made Oscars history as the first woman to win the award for best cinematography at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday.Arkapaw was awarded the prize for best cinematography for her work on Sinners. Arkapaw is only the fourth woman to be nominated in the category, and she is also the […]

March 15, 2026

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Oscars 2026: Rob Reiner tribute includes Billy Crystal, cast members from Reiner’s films

Billy Crystal delivers a tribute to Rob Reiner during the 98th annual Academy Awards held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)The Oscars paid tribute to the late Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Sunday, with Reiner's good friend Billy Crystal on hand to salute the actor/director.Crystal noted he first met Rob Reiner in 1975 when he played his […]

March 15, 2026

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Oscars 2026: Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler secure their first Oscar wins

Ryan Coogler accepts the original screenplay award for 'Sinners' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Paul Thomas Anderson has gone from Oscar nominee to Academy Award winner, as his film One Battle After Another won best adapted screenplay at the 2026 Oscars."I owe a huge debt of adoration and love to Thomas Pynchon," he began his speech, paying tribute to the novelist behind the 1990 novel Vineland, which loosely inspired One Battle […]

March 15, 2026

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Oscars 2026: Sean Penn wins best supporting actor

(L-R) Teyana Taylor as Perfidia and Sean Penn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in 'One Battle After Another. A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)Sean Penn won best supporting actor at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night for his role as Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another.This was Penn's sixth Oscar nomination and his third win. He was nominated alongside Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Delroy Lindo and Stellan Skarsgård.Last year's winner, Kieran Culkin, […]

March 15, 2026

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Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’’s Cassandra Kulukundis wins first-ever achievement in casting Oscar

Cassandra Kulukundis accepts the casting award for 'One Battle After Another' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)The first-ever Oscar for achievement in casting was handed out Sunday, with Cassandra Kulukundis winning for her work on One Battle After Another.Kulukundis thanked the academy for adding the category and the "casting directors that fought tirelessly to make it happen despite everything in their way."She also dedicated the award to "casting […]

March 15, 2026

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Oscars 2026: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins best animated feature film

(L-R) Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, and Michelle Wong accept the best animated feature film for 'KPop Demon Hunters' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)KPop Demon Hunters has taken home the gold at the 2026 Academy Awards, picking up the award for best animated feature film.It beat out fellow nominees Arco, Elio, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain and Zootopia 2.Directors Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and […]

March 15, 2026