Overview
- Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for One Battle After Another, and Cassandra Kulukundis received the inaugural Best Casting Oscar for the film.
- Ryan Coogler earned Best Original Screenplay for Sinners, which led the field with a record 16 nominations.
- Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners, while Jessie Buckley took Best Actress for Hamnet.
- Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons and Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another, with Penn absent from the ceremony.
- Host Conan O’Brien’s opening monologue skewered Timothée Chalamet’s ballet and opera remarks, a viral moment during a tightly produced ABC/Hulu broadcast.