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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, […]

ABC's The Oscars hosted by Conan O'Brien. ((Disney/Mark Seliger) The 98th annual Academy Awards went down in Hollywood Sunday, with host Conan O'Brien kicking things off with a taped segment set to Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage," which had him made up to look like Amy Madigan’s character in Weapons and dropping into Oscar-nominated films.He opened his monologue by saying he was honored to be the “last human host of the Academy Awards," before joking, “Last year […]

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 […]

(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 […]

Amy Madigan accepts the best actress in a supporting role award for 'Weapons' onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Amy Madigan won best supporting actress at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night.This was her second Oscar nomination and first win. Madigan was awarded the prize for her performance as Aunt Gladys in Weapons. She was […]