Overview
- Paul Thomas Anderson’s political black comedy took Best Picture and earned him three Oscars, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, as the film collected multiple craft honors.
- Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for his performance in Sinners, the most-nominated film of the night.
- Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, becoming the first Irish woman to receive the award for a role in Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel.
- Sean Penn was named Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another, Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons, and Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters took Animated Feature.
- Conan O’Brien returned as host as a closely watched Best Picture race—tight between Sinners and One Battle After Another following a late SAG boost for Sinners—was settled on Oscar night.