Overview
- Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director for Una batalla tras otra, which also earned adapted screenplay, film editing, casting, and a supporting actor win for Sean Penn.
- Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners, and Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet.
- Sinners converted four awards, taking original screenplay (Ryan Coogler), cinematography (Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the first woman to win the category), and original score (Ludwig Göransson) in addition to Best Actor.
- Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dominated craft fields with three Oscars for makeup and hairstyling, costume design, and production design.
- KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for Golden, Valor sentimental took Best International Feature, and the live‑action short race ended in a rare tie.