At last, the 2026 Oscars marked the end of this long, roller coaster of an awards season on Sunday night as “One Battle After Another” continued its domination at the ceremony.
The Paul Thomas Anderson-directed black comedy-thriller won six statuettes, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Casting.
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster horror flick which led the ceremony with a record-breaking 16 nominations, won four Oscars: Best Actor, Original Screenplay, Original Score and Cinematography.
“Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel of the same name, picked up three awards; the global phenomenon “K-Pop Demon Hunters” nabbed two trophies.
Comedian Conan O’Brien returned to host the ceremony for the second time. He didn’t waste any time cracking jokes and aimed his monologue and other comedic bits at President Donald Trump, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and of course, at Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet, who received several jabs throughout the night.
