Overview
- Conan O’Brien hosted the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
- Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay for Sinners, marking his first Oscar.
- Jessie Buckley took Best Actress for Hamnet, and Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners.
- Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons, and Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another but did not attend.
- Cassandra Kulukundis earned the inaugural Best Casting award for One Battle After Another, the live action short race ended in a tie, and Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature.