The darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another” won best picture at the ⁠Academy ⁠Awards, leading a haul of six trophies on a Sunday ⁠night when Hollywood handed its top movie honors to unconventional stories.

Entertainment 'One Battle After Another' takes top prize at the Oscars. March 16, 2026. The darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another” won best picture at the Academy Aw

The 2026 Oscars have wrapped! On this page, you'll find notes dropped by Seattle Times staffers through the night as Hollywood celebrated the year's best films.

One Battle After Another has taken six Oscars, including best picture. Meanwhile Jessie Buckley has claimed best actress, becoming the first Irish woman to do so.

Jordan won best actor for “Sinners,” and Jessie Buckley was named best actress for “Hamnet.” Brooks Barnes The director Paul Thomas Anderson was first nominated for an Oscar in 1998, but he won for the first time on Sunday.

At long last, the best picture of the 2025 movie season is decided. At the 98th Academy Awards, the final honor of the evening belonged to One Battle After Another, which won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Sinners' Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history as the first woman to win the Oscar for best cinematography, as stars arrive at the Vanity Fair after party.

The satirical action-thriller won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing at the 98th Academy Awards hosted by Conan O’Brien.