Overview
- Paul Thomas Anderson earned Best Director for Une bataille après l’autre, his first directing Oscar, as the film also won adapted screenplay, editing and the new casting award.
- Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners, which also took Original Screenplay, a milestone highlighted for Black performers in the category.
- Jessie Buckley was named Best Actress for Hamnet, while Amy Madigan won Supporting Actress for Evanouis.
- Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein collected three technical Oscars for costumes, makeup and visual design.
- KPop Demon Hunters won Animated Feature, Norway’s Valeur Sentimentale won International Feature and Mr. Nobody against Putin won Documentary, with the night largely light on politics aside from Javier Bardem’s on‑stage message.