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The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, aired live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15.  One Battle After Another was the night's big winner, taking home six Oscars, including best picture, best director for Paul Thomas Anderson and best supporting actor for Sean Penn.Here are the winners:Best pictureOne Battle After AnotherBest directorPaul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After AnotherBest actorMichael B. Jordan, SinnersBest actressJessie Buckley, HamnetBest […]

Paul Thomas Anderson and Sara Murphy accept the Oscar for best picture for 'One Battle After Another' during the 98th annual Academy Awards held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 15, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) One Battle After Another was the big winner at Sunday’s Oscars, taking home the top prize of best picture.“I […]

Jessie Buckley accepts the actress in a leading role award for 'Hamnet' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Jessie Buckley won the Oscar for best actress at the 2026 Academy Awards Sunday. She took home the award for her role as Agnes Shakespeare in the film Hamnet, becoming the first Irish performer to win in the category.“Thank […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 best friend in All in the Family. Said Crystal, “It went so well, Rob said, ‘You know, it was fun playing your best friend, why don’t we keep it going.'"“It was a thrill to […]

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 […]

(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, […]