‘One Battle After Another’ wins Best Picture at Oscars

The 98th Academy Awards ceremony concluded in Los Angeles with director Paul Thomas Anderson’s film One Battle After Another emerging as the biggest winner of the night, securing six awards including Best Picture and Best Director.Held at the Dolby Theatre on Monday, the ceremony brought the film awards season to a close amid heightened security and ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia.

‘One Battle After Another’ wins the Oscar for Best Picture. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/FZ1mmGnCML

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Actor Michael B. Jordan won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sinners, while Jessie Buckley was named Best Actress for her role in Hamnet. Director Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein also emerged as a strong contender, winning three awards.In the supporting categories, veteran actors Amy Madigan for Weapons and Sean Penn for One Battle After Another took home the awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively.

The 2026 #Oscars actor quartet:

- Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan
- Best Actress: Jessie Buckley
- Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn
- Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan pic.twitter.com/6XJ0hLl2Yy

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While India did not have a major contender this year after director Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound failed to make the final shortlist in the Best International Feature Film category, the country still had a presence at the ceremony.Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas attended the event as one of the presenters, representing India on the global stage. Meanwhile, Indian-American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir had received two nominations — for Best Documentary Feature Film for The Perfect Neighbor and Best Documentary Short Film for The Devil Is Busy. However, neither film secured a win.
The ceremony was hosted by television personality and comedian Conan O'Brien for the second consecutive year, maintaining the event’s reputation as Hollywood’s biggest night.
The awards ceremony began at 7 p.m. EDT on March 15 (4:30 a.m. IST on March 16) and was streamed live in India on JioHotstar, while also being broadcast on television through Star Movies, Star Movies Select and Colors Infinity.Despite the absence of major Indian wins, the presence of Indian talent and filmmakers ensured that the country maintained its visibility at the global film industry’s most prestigious awards event.