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Oscars 2026: 'One Battle After Another' wins best picture and six awards, 'Sinners' takes four

One Battle After Another won best picture at the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15. Boston.com counts six Oscars for the film, including director and adapted screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, supporting actor for Sean Penn, film editing and casting. Sinners, which went in with a record 16 nominations, won four: actor for Michael B. Jordan, original screenplay for Ryan Coogler, cinematography and score.

Jessie Buckley won best actress for Hamnet and Amy Madigan won supporting actress for Weapons. Frankenstein won three craft awards, and Norway's Sentimental Value won international feature.

“I stand here because of the people that came before me.” — Michael B. Jordan, via Boston.com

How each outlet framed it

• Boston.com — the winners list and the speeches, including Anderson's remark that among great films “there is no best among them”.
• Backstage — firsts: Cassandra Kulukundis won “the inaugural casting Oscar”, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win for cinematography. Conan O'Brien hosted.
• Reuters, via Interaksyon — Sean Penn as a “no-show” winner, and a tie in live action short between The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva.
• Al Jazeera — the full list, calling Anderson's film “the big winner”.

Where the numbers differ: Al Jazeera's text says Frankenstein won two awards, but its own list, like Boston.com's and Reuters', shows three: production design, costume design, and makeup and hairstyling.