Overview
- One Battle After Another led with six wins, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, best film editing, best supporting actor for Sean Penn and the inaugural best casting award for Cassandra Kulukundis.
- Sinners claimed four prizes as Michael B. Jordan won best actor, Ryan Coogler earned best original screenplay, Ludwig Göransson took best original score and Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win best cinematography.
- Jessie Buckley won best actress for Hamnet, capping a dominant awards season performance.
- KPop Demon Hunters won best animated feature and its track Golden became the first K-pop song to win best original song.
- The Academy recorded a rare tie in best live-action short film, with Two People Exchanging Saliva and The Singers sharing the award.