Sunday evening marked the 98th Academy Awards, when probably the most acclaimed movies and performers of the final yr vied for Hollywood’s high honor.
Among the many initiatives in rivalry? We had Ryan Coogler’s epic Sinners, which, with its 16 nods, broke an Oscars report beforehand shared by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016), every of which obtained 14. There was Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After One other, with nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, and Anderson himself, amongst others (it had 13 complete). Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, and Sentimental Worth have been tied with 9, together with a best-supporting-actor nod for Jacob Elordi, a best-actor look-in for Timothée Chalamet, and a primary best-actress nomination for the luminous Renate Reinsve. After which there was Hamnet (eight), with its delicate route by Chloé Zhao—who this yr grew to become solely the second lady (after Jane Campion) to be nominated for finest director twice—and barnstorming lead efficiency from Jessie Buckley.
The ultimate tally? Six wins for OBAA, 4 for Sinners, three for Frankenstein, and two for KPop Demon Hunters, with single awards doled out to the likes of Sentimental Worth, Avatar: Fireplace and Ash, Hamnet, Weapons, and F1.
If, going into the evening, certainly one of two classes appeared pretty predictable— you, Ms. Buckley—a lot of the relaxation felt thrillingly up within the air, from finest image (OBAA or Sinners?) to finest actor (did Michael B. Jordan’s win on the Actor Awards sign a future upset over Chalamet? Apparently!). And, actually, we wouldn’t have had issues every other method.
Compensate for all of the winners on the 2026 Oscars—hosted by Conan O’Brien on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles—proper right here.
