The Oscars Arrived Last Night: ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ Faced Off in Their Final Duel

Hollywood, United States: The red carpet and golden curtains are rolled out for the grand finale of Hollywood’s awards season. The Oscars took place Sunday with the final showdown between “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” the favorites to be crowned film of the year.  The 98th edition of the gala, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, included electrifying and emotional moments, such as a live performance of the song nominated by “K-pop Warriors,” and a tribute to actor Robert Redford, who passed away last year.  The actors lost this year was a very memorable section of the show. 

One Battle After Another Wins Best Picture

The literary adaptation Frankenstein had a strong run in the technical categories, sweeping up awards for Best Costume, Best Production Design and Best Hair and Makeup.

The 98th annual Academy Awards honored Paul Thomas Anderson’s film One Battle After Another with six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and the inaugural award for Best Casting.

The night’s other frontrunner, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, was no slouch, bringing home Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score, four awards of the 16 it was nominated for.

The Best Live Action Short category ended in a tie, only the seventh time that has happened in Oscar’s history.

Best picture

• WINNER: One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• F1
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best actress

• WINNER: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best actor

• WINNER: Michael B Jordan – Sinners
• Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
• Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best supporting actress

• WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons
• Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
• Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best supporting actor

• WINNER: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
• Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo – Sinners
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best director

• WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan took home the awards for Best Actress and Best Actor on Sunday night