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'One Battle After Another' triumphs at 98th Academy Awards in coronation for Paul Thomas Anderson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has been crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards. Jessie Buckley won best actress and Michael B. Jordan won best actor at the 98th Academy Awards. After a lionized career stretching back three decades, Paul Thomas Anderson won his first Oscar for best director, a long-in-coming coronation for the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker. “Sinners” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made Oscar history, becoming the first female director of photography to win the award in the 98 year history of the Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler won their first Oscars and moving tributes were paid to Robert Redford, Diane Keaton and Rob Reiner at the 98th Academy Awards.

Michael B. Jordan wins best actor for ‘Sinners,’ taking home his first Oscar

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael B. Jordan has won the best-actor Oscar for his role in “Sinners.” Last year’s winner, Adrien Brody, announced Jordan’s name Sunday night, setting off a wild celebration inside the Dolby Theatre. Jordan plays identical twins Smoke and Stack in the supernatural horror film set in 1930s Mississippi that earned a record 16 Oscar nominations. Jordan is the sixth Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, adding his name to a list that includes Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington. “Sinners” reunited Jordan and writer-producer-director Ryan Coogler, who go back to their first collaboration in 2020.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes first woman to win an Oscar for cinematography

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made Oscars history by winning best cinematography for “Sinners,” becoming the first woman to take the prize. On Sunday, the Academy honored her work on Ryan Coogler’s film. She says she once struggled to find women in the field. Only three women have earned Oscar nominations before her. She was the first woman of color nominated in the category. “Sinners” also broke ground because no woman had shot a movie on IMAX film before. Her credits include “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “The Last Showgirl,” the television show “Loki” and the Rihanna music video “Lift Me Up.”

Jessie Buckley wins the best actress Oscar for tear-jerking ‘Hamnet’ performance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessie Buckley has claimed her first Oscar for her moving, emotional performance in the period drama “Hamnet.” The prize for best actress went to two-time nominee Buckley for her role as William Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes, in the film directed by Chloé Zhao. Buckley, who is Irish, had swept the awards circuit leading up to Sunday’s ceremony, winning in her category at the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Actor Awards. “Hamnet,” an adaptation of a 2020 novel of the same name, received eight Oscar nominations and Buckley was the widely projected winner for best actress.

Billy Crystal and Barbra Streisand lead an emotional and expanded Oscars in memoriam

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The in memoriam at the Oscars honoring those in the film industry who have died spotlighted Rob Reiner and Robert Redford with personal tributes from Billy Crystal and Barbra Streisand. Crystal opened the longer than usual segment by recalling meeting Reiner on “All in the Family” in 1975. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, died in December. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with their deaths and has pleaded not guility. Streisand honored Redford by singing a snippet from “The Way We Were.” She praised his acting and activism. Redford died in September at 89.

Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another,' claiming 3 awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson has won his first Oscar for best director, and it comes for his new film “One Battle After Another.” On Sunday, the Academy honored Anderson for a sweeping political drama. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as part of a group of activists facing shifting alliances and power struggles. The win caps more than two decades of acclaimed filmmaking. Anderson broke through with “Boogie Nights” and followed with films like “Magnolia” and “There Will Be Blood.” Other nominees included Ryan Coogler and Chloé Zhao.

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ wins best documentary feature Oscar for teacher who opposed Ukraine war

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” has won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The film’s central figure and co-director is a teacher and activities director in a small town school in Russia. He captures Vladimir Putin’s propaganda and patriotism program for the nation’s youth after the invasion of Ukraine. Pavel Talankin smuggled the footage he’d shot out of the country and collaborated on the documentary with American director David Borenstein. The two men gave the night some of its most overtly political moments during their speeches. It’s the second film in three years about the Russia-Ukraine war to win the documentary feature Oscar.

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins Oscar for best animated film

“KPop Demon Hunters” has won the Academy Award for best animated feature film. The victory caps a culturally defining run that has placed the musical-action movie atop both box-office and musical charts. It beat out “Arco,” “Elio,” “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” and “Zootopia 2.” Netflix’s big blockbuster follows HUNTR/X, a three-person vocal group that battles other-worldly demons, a rival boy band and their lead singer’s own shame. Alongside all the demon-slaying and choreography is a novel story of self-acceptance that blends Korean folklore and K-pop idol culture.

Norwegian family drama ‘Sentimental Value’ wins Oscar for best international film

“Sentimental Value” has won the Oscar for best international film. The family drama by Joachim Trier explores an estranged family’s wounds in when a director father, who repeatedly prioritized career over family, tries to reconcile with his daughters. It garnered nine nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best original screenplay. Stellan Skarsgård, who plays the father, Gustav, was also nominated for best supporting actor. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning were nominated for best supporting actress. Trier is best known for the movie “The Worst Person in the World,” which also explored themes of art and identity.