The 98th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien returning to host. One Battle After Another led the night with six wins, including Best Picture and Best Director, while Sinners came in as one of the biggest stories of the ceremony after entering the night with a record 16 nominations. The show also introduced Best Casting, the Academy’s first new competitive category since Best Animated Feature was added in 2001.
Beyond the biggest headlines, the night also delivered a few standout milestones. Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners, Jessie Buckley took Best Actress for Hamnet, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman to win Best Cinematography. Here’s the full list of winners from last night’s Oscars.
Top Awards
Best Picture: One Battle After Another
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Screenplay, Music, and International Categories
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Best Original Song: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
Best International Feature Film: Sentimental Value (Norway)
Documentary, Animation, and Shorts
Best Documentary Feature Film: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best Documentary Short Film: All the Empty Rooms
Best Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
Best Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best Live Action Short Film: The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva (tie)
Craft and Technical Categories
Best Casting: Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another
Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Best Film Editing: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein
Best Sound: F1
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
What really stands out from this year’s Oscars is how concentrated the wins were at the top. One Battle After Another walked away as the night’s biggest overall winner, but Sinners still had one of the most memorable showings thanks to Michael B. Jordan’s win and Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s historic cinematography victory. For a ceremony that had plenty of expected frontrunners, it still ended up giving the season a few big moments people will be talking about for a while.
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