Overview
- Paul Thomas Anderson earned Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay as his film led the night, with Sean Penn winning supporting actor for the same title despite being absent.
- Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners and Jessie Buckley took Best Actress for Hamnet.
- Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman and the first person of color to win Best Cinematography, honored for Sinners.
- The Academy presented its inaugural Best Casting Oscar to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another.
- KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and its song Golden became the first K-pop winner of Best Original Song, while The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva tied for Best Live Action Short.