Oscars winners and highlights
The 2026 Oscars crowned Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another as Best Picture, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first female Best Cinematographer winner—results and reaction were posted live across outlets here and here. The ceremony’s winners are fueling home movie‑night and themed‑dinner ideas this week.
One Battle After Another collected six Oscars — including Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson and Best Adapted Screenplay — according to Deadline. (deadline.com) The film grossed $204 million worldwide (about $71 million domestic) in its theatrical run, and it reached HBO Max on Dec. 19, 2025 with a Blu‑ray/4K release set for Jan. 20, 2026. (ign.com) Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s Oscar came for her cinematography work on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, and her acceptance included a moment in which she invited fellow cinematographers onto the stage. (apnews.com) Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners — his first Academy Award — while Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, as listed in the Academy winners compilation. (apnews.com) The Academy handed out a newly created, inaugural Oscar for Best Casting to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another, a category added to this year’s ballot. (apnews.com) One Battle After Another climbed to No. 1 on HBO Max’s Top 10 streaming chart on Jan. 13, 2026 per FlixPatrol tracking, illustrating strong post‑theatrical demand. (comingsoon.net) The ceremony was hosted by Conan O’Brien and broadcast live on ABC with concurrent streaming on Hulu, with the telecast timed for 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. (aol.com)
