“One Battle After Another” by Paul Thomas Anderson won the Oscar for best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, held tonight in Los Angeles.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film proved to be the night’s big winner, taking six Oscars from its 13 nominations, mostly in the top categories — best picture, directing, adapted screenplay, supporting actor, editing and casting — while “Sinners,” which arrived with a record 16 nominations, won four: best actor, original screenplay, cinematography and score.
The other eight best picture nominees were “Bugonia” by Yorgos Lanthimos, “F1” by Joseph Kosinski, “Frankenstein” by Guillermo del Toro, “Hamnet” by Chloé Zhao, “Marty Supreme” by Josh Safdie, “The Secret Agent” by Kléber Mendonça Filho, “Sentimental Value” by Joachim Trier and “Dreams and Trains” by Clint Bentley.
“One Battle After Another” led the night with six awards, followed by “Sinners” with four. “Frankenstein” came third with three Oscars — best production design, costume design and makeup — and “K-Pop Demon Hunters” fourth with two, for best animated feature and best original song.
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Of the best picture nominees, three other productions won an Oscar: “Hamnet,” which arrived with eight nominations, won best actress for Jessie Buckley; “Sentimental Value,” with nine nominations, won best international feature film; and “F1,” nominated for four awards mostly in technical categories, won best sound.
“Marty Supreme” (nine nominations), “Bugonia” (four) and “Dreams and Trains” (three) went home empty-handed, as did the Brazilian production “The Secret Agent,” which had four nominations — best picture, best actor for Wagner Moura, best international feature film and best casting.
This edition marked the first time the Academy recognised casting directors, with the award going to Cassandra Kulukundis for “One Battle After Another,” and also the first time a woman won best cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw for “Sinners.”
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A notable moment was a tie in the best live action short film category, producing two winners: “The Singers” by Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt, and “Two People Exchanging Saliva” by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata. Ties are rare but not unprecedented at the Oscars, having occurred six times previously — most notably in 1969 when Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn shared best actress, and in 1995 in the same live action short category.
The ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien.
