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<\/p>\nWith a flurry of Oscars, \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 on track for best picture: live chat <\/p>\n
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Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Oscar for adapted screenplay for \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
Follow our live chat as Times columnists Mary McNamara and Glenn Whipp break down the big winners, best performances, most memorable moments and more from the 2026 Oscars.<\/p>\n
Winners list<\/a> | Best red carpet looks<\/a> | Complete coverage<\/a> <\/p>\n 6:51 p.m. Great news for \u201cSinners,\u201d this cinematography win. Also history: Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first woman to ever win this Oscar! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n Huge energy boost, for the show, the movie and the entertainment industry! \u201cI want all the women in the room to stand up because I feel like I don\u2019t get her without you guys.\u201d I am literally crying now. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n \u2018Sinners\u2019 shooter Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes first woman to win cinematography Oscar <\/p>\n Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to take win the Oscar for cinematography.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n With her win at Sunday\u2019s Oscars for \u201cSinners,\u201d Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes the first woman to take home the prize for cinematography.<\/p>\n The film is her second collaboration with \u201cSinners\u201d<\/a> director Ryan Coogler, following 2018\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.\u201d Set in 1930s Mississippi, \u201cSinners\u201d is a tale of vampires and blues music, cultural appropriation and the enduring relevance of Black art.<\/p>\n Oscars 2026: The complete winners list <\/p>\n Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett and Joe Letteri accept the Oscar for visual effects for \u201cAvatar : Fire and Ash.\u201d<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The 98th Academy Awards have begun at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, broadcast on ABC and various streaming platforms. <\/p>\n Who is picking up the hardware? What are the surprises?<\/p>\n Follow along live as we wait to hear the words \u201cAnd the Oscar goes to \u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n Best picture<\/p>\n For Guillermo del Toro, filmmaking is about \u2018making paintings out of cinema\u2019 <\/p>\n Tamara Deverell, left and Shane Vieau, winners of production design for \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d pose in the press room during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Kayla Bartkowski\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Following their production design Oscar win for \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d<\/a> production designer Tamara Deverell and set decorator Shane Vieau told the press room that Guillermo del Toro did not merely support their creative vision for the Gothic horror film but co-created it.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an amazing storyteller,\u201d Deverell said. \u201cHe\u2019s a visual artist himself, and we\u2019re completely entrenched in his world and joined at the hip when we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n For Del Toro, she continued, filmmaking is about \u201cmaking paintings out of cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn all seriousness, we don\u2019t stand here today without the man,\u201d said Vieau, echoing Deverell\u2019s praise. \u201cThat man has promoted this film and what we do as art, and no other director does that today.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n \u2018The Singers\u2019 and \u2018Two People Exchanging Saliva\u2019 winners are happy to share their Oscars success <\/p>\n Jack Piatt, left and Sam A. Davis, who won the live-action short film Oscar for \u201cThe Singers,\u201d pose with their statues in the press room during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Kayla Bartkowski\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Gasps erupted in the press room after presenter Kumail Nanjiani announced the seventh-ever tie in Academy Awards history Sunday evening, between live-action shorts<\/a> \u201cThe Singers,\u201d directed by Sam A. Davis and produced by Jack Piatt, and \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva,\u201d directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata.<\/p>\n Speaking to the press room after the ultra-rare event, Piatt was unbothered and even enthused by the outcome, saying he wished there could be a \u201cfive-way tie\u201d among all the category\u2019s nominees.<\/p>\n Davis agreed, confiding that he\u2019d previously told the \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva\u201d team \u201cin confidence, that if we lost, I hope we lost to them.\u201d<\/p>\n Shortly thereafter, Musteata said tying with \u201cThe Singers\u201d folks was \u201csuch a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSomeone on Reddit asked us if we would be happy to share the award, and we were like, \u2018Heck yeah, we would love to share it with another film that is equally beautiful and totally different.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Bar hopping \u2026 <\/p>\n Paul Mescal arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cHamnet\u2019s\u201d Paul Mescal<\/a> and his partner, Gracie Abrams<\/a>, were parked by the staircase of the first-floor lobby chatting with country singer-songwriter Shaboozey<\/a>, while Spike Lee whizzed past just as an event worker, carrying a hefty stack of toilet paper, made his way to the restrooms to restock. Across the room, Kirsten Dunst and husband Jesse Plemons\u2019 \u201cBugonia\u201d co-star Emma Stone stole time with each other as Plemons was engaged in a separate conversation. At the bar, \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d star Hudson Williams was in a whirlwind of introductions while onlookers sneaked photos of him.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n The best looks from the 2026 Oscars <\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times) <\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times) <\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times) <\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times) <\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times) <\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times) <\/p>\n Hollywood\u2019s biggest night is here, along with the biggest red carpet of awards season. <\/p>\n Not only is it massive in size \u2014 it takes about 2,400 hours and more than 400 workers to assemble the 25,000-square-foot red carpet, measuring 900 feet long and 60 feet wide \u2014 but enormous in influence. It boasts the most memorable, stylish and extravagant fashion in entertainment history. In fact, stars have been taking cues from Hollywood history at precursor awards shows. Old Hollywood glamour dominated January\u2019s Golden Globes<\/a>. And the Actor Awards<\/a>, held two weeks ago, were themed \u201cReimagining Hollywood Glamour from the \u201820s and \u201830s.\u201d <\/p>\n \u2018Frankenstein\u2019 wins a trio of Oscars for its immersive design <\/p>\n \u201cFrankenstein\u2019s\u201d Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau won the Oscar for production design. <\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The Oscar voters have spoken \u2014 \u201cFrankenstein\u201d looks amazing<\/a>. <\/p>\n Guillermo del Toro\u2019s gothic horror adaptation won its third Oscar for the evening, for production design. <\/p>\n \u201cGuillermo \u2026 thank you for your humanity and your artistry,\u201d said production designer Tamara Deverell as she accepted the award along with set decorator Shane Vieau. \u201cYou are truly a master storyteller. It was an honor for us to help steer your fantastic, operatic ship.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cFrankenstein\u201d also notched wins for costume design and makeup and hairstyling earlier in the evening, and, like Deverell, the winners had nothing but praise for the film\u2019s director, cast and fellow nominees. <\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of myself and the amazing team that I work with \u2014 the artisans, the alchemists, the dream weavers \u2014 we\u2019re so grateful to the academy for recognizing our craft,\u201d said costume designer Kate Hawley in her acceptance speech. <\/p>\n Makeup and hairstyling winners Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey made sure to shout out to actor Jacob Elordi, who sat for 400 hours in the makeup chair while filming the movie to become the film\u2019s creature.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Barbra Streisand honors Robert Redford during tearful Oscars performance <\/p>\n Barbra Streisand delivers a tribute to Robert Redford during the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Barbra Streisand had the Dolby Theatre in tears when she performed a tribute to Robert Redford during the Oscars on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cI called him an intellectual cowboy who blazed his own trail and won the Academy Award for best director. And I miss him now more than ever,\u201d Streisand said. <\/p>\n Cassandra Kulukundis purposely cast newbies and veterans in \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 <\/p>\n Cassandra Kulukundis, winner of the first casting Oscar for \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d in the press room during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Kayla Bartkowski \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d<\/a> marks casting director<\/a> Cassandra Kulukundis\u2019 10th movie with Paul Thomas Anderson. While the pair\u2019s collaborative dynamic changes with each film, Kulukundis told the Oscars press room they always try to mix seasoned actors and new faces<\/a> because it \u201ckeeps everyone on their toes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe keep it mixed because that\u2019s what life is, isn\u2019t it?\u201d the casting director said, adding \u201ceveryone has a story to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n Kulukundis continued that in early auditions, \u201cOne Battle\u201d star Chase Infiniti was \u201cso demure and so polite and so fresh and so new and so innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor her, it was like, \u2018Girl, you gotta be a fighter,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cAnd she did it. She found it\u2026 I mean, she found things that she didn\u2019t even know she had.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Billy Crystal is joined by stars of Rob Reiner\u2019s biggest films in touching Oscars tribute <\/p>\n Billy Crystal and the stars of several Rob Reiner films pay tribute to the late filmmaker at the Oscars. <\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Billy Crystal led honors for Rob Reiner onstage during the In Memoriam segment at the Academy Awards<\/a> on Sunday. He was joined onstage by actors from Reiner\u2019s films, including \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap,\u201d \u201cThe Princess Bride,\u201d \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally…\u201d and \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Jerry O\u2019Connell, Wil Wheaton, Fred Savage, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Carol Kane, Meg Ryan, Kiefer Sutherland, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak, Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga all took the stage to celebrate his work.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd for us, who had the privilege of working with and knowing him and loving him, all we can say is, \u2018Buddy, what fun we had storming the castle,\u2019 \u201d Crystal said. <\/p>\n Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler win the first Oscars of their careers <\/p>\n Ryan Coogler wins the Oscar for original screenplay for \u201cSinners\u201d during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Paul Thomas Anderson<\/a> and Ryan Coogler<\/a> each won their first Academy Awards on Sunday night, Anderson for adapted screenplay for \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d and Coogler for his original script for \u201cSinners,\u201d its first award of the night.<\/p>\n In accepting the award on his 14th nomination, a visibly moved Anderson said, \u201cI\u2019m incredibly honored to be part of this history.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cAny writer knows that you either beg for forgiveness or your special thanks is really to your family and the people that you share a roof with, who put up with what it means to live with a writer,\u201d thanking his partner, Maya Rudolph, and other family members.<\/p>\n Anderson ended by mentioning his four children, \u201cI wrote this movie for my kids, to say sorry for the housekeeping mess that we left in this world we\u2019re handing off to them. But also with the encouragement that they will be the generation that hopefully brings us some common sense and decency.\u201d<\/p>\n Winning his first Oscar following five prior nominations, Coogler took to the stage to a huge ovation and said, \u201cPlease sit down because I\u2019m very nervous and they\u2019re going to play me off because I grew up in Oakland \u2014 in Richmond, Calif. \u2014 and we can talk a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cI want to thank the academy for thinking of our movie that came out almost a year ago. This is an incredible honor.\u201d<\/p>\n Coogler asked for his cast and crew in the audience to stand and then thanked his wife and producing partner, Zinzi Coogler, and his parents, who were also in the room. He noted his children watching at home and finished by saying, \u201cMemories are all we have. I hope I\u2019ll give you some great ones. And when you\u2019re all blessed to live a long life and Dad becomes just a memory, I want you all to remember this one thing \u2014 I love you all more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Two of this Oscar season\u2019s tallest figures share a moment <\/p>\n During a commercial break, 6-foot-5 \u201cFrankenstein\u201d star Jacob Elordi<\/a> and 6-foot-6 Oliver Laxe, director of international feature nominee \u201cSir\u0101t<\/a>,\u201d greeted one another at the lobby bar. The pair, who have been impossible to miss as two of the tallest people at various events throughout awards season, shared a warm, high-altitude embrace and Elordi introduced the French-born Laxe to his date for the Oscars: his mother, Melissa.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n What new category do you want added to the Oscars? <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n POV of the 2026 Oscars red carpet <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n After a loss, Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd knows the meaning of \u2018Sentimental Value\u2019 <\/p>\n Megan Everett-Skarsg\u00e5rd and Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd arrive on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, of \u201cSentimental Value,\u201d<\/a> enjoyed a cocktail in a VIP room just off the main auditorium fresh off of losing the Oscar for supporting actor to Sean Penn for his performance in \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d <\/p>\n Fans rushed Skarsg\u00e5rd anyway, shaking his hand and telling him how much his performance as a troubled alcoholic father and artist resonated with them. \u201cWe had four actor nominations on an international film,\u201d Skarsg\u00e5rd told one of them. \u201cThat\u2019s never happened before.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Historically, a tie for live-action short <\/p>\n Kumail Nanjiani announces a tie as he presents the Oscar for live-action short film during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n For only the seventh time in Academy Awards history, a tie shocked the room on Sunday night in the live-action short category. The Oscar went to both \u201cThe Singers,\u201d directed by Sam A. Davis and Jack Pratt, and \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva,\u201d directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata.<\/p>\n Announcing the win carefully, presenter Kumail Nanjiani, said he would say the name of one winner, have them onstage to accept and then say the name of the second winner and have them up. Before saying the second winner, Nanjiani said, \u201cIronic that the short film Oscar is going to take twice as long.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cTwo People\u201d team were saying their thank you\u2019s when the stage lights seemed to go dark to get them offstage. The TV feed cut to host Conan O\u2019Brien on the side of the stage chuckling to himself. As they finished their remarks, Singh said, \u201cWe can change society through art, through creativity, through theater and ballet\u201d to a cheer from the crowd \u201cand also cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n As they were leaving the stage, O\u2019Brien joked, \u201cI just want to say congratulations to both winners \u2014 you just ruined 22 million Oscar pools.\u201d He added, \u201cAnd I know we\u2019re tight, but to retract a microphone on a man as he\u2019s speaking, is hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Diane Warren talks Oscar nominations and not giving up <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Sean Penn wins supporting actor Oscar for \u2018One Battle After Another,\u2019 but misses ceremony <\/p>\n Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn in \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n Sean Penn won the supporting actor Oscar on Sunday night for his performance as the ruthless, racist Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Penn was not present for the ceremony, which became the subject of jokes from Kieran Culkin and Conan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 wins first ever casting Oscar <\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d casting director Cassandra Kulukundis is the first ever winner of the new Academy Award for casting. <\/p>\n \u201cI have to obviously thank the academy for even adding this category,\u201d said Kulukundis as she accepted her Oscar, \u201cand for the casting directors that fought tirelessly to make it happen despite everything in their way. I dedicate this to you and to the casting directors who never got a chance to get up here, who didn\u2019t even get a chance to get their name on the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n She also thanked her longtime collaborator, director Paul Thomas Anderson. <\/p>\n \u201cTen movies. We\u2019ve done this together for over 30 years,\u201d Kulukundis said. \u201cWe grew up together. This is freaking insane. I have one before you, which is also crazy.\u201d <\/p>\n The award marks \u201cOne Battle After Another\u2019s\u201d first win of the evening. <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Amy Madigan inquires about press room rules; \u2018Is it like bingo?\u2019 <\/p>\n Amy Madigan accepts the Oscar for supporting actress.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n After taking the stage to accept her first Oscar win for \u201cWeapons\u201d<\/a> on Sunday, Amy Madigan paused operations in the press room to ask how moderators decide who gets to ask questions of the night\u2019s winners.<\/p>\n \u201cIs it like bingo?\u201d the actor asked. As laughter swelled across the crowd in response, she clarified hers was a \u201cserious question.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n The Oscars stage transforms into live juke joint with \u2018Sinners\u2019 performance <\/p>\n Miles Caton, center, performs during the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The Oscars stage transformed into a juke joint Sunday, blending music of the past and the present during the 98th Academy Awards. <\/p>\n Miles Caton<\/a> and Raphael Saadiq<\/a> performed \u201cI Lied to You,\u201d<\/a> a musical centerpiece of \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/a> Caton plays a preacher\u2019s teenage son in the movie who risks his soul to sing blues music. <\/p>\n Jesse Plemons won\u2019t succumb to \u2018peer pressure\u2019 <\/p>\n Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons arrive at the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cBugonia\u201d star Jesse Plemons<\/a> stood near the main lobby bar talking with friends and posing for pictures with fans while finishing the dregs of a drink. A server approached him and asked if he\u2019d like another. Plemons politely declined and the server laughed, saying, \u201cSorry, I didn\u2019t mean to give you any peer pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 takes best animated feature at 2026 Oscars <\/p>\n Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d <\/a>struck gold \u2014 again.<\/p>\n The movie took home an Oscar for animated feature at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday. The movie\u2019s smash hit, \u201cGolden,\u201d is up for original song later in the night.<\/p>\n The Oscars address inflation with a goodie box <\/p>\n Each year, guests at the Academy Awards are given a small cardboard box of snacks left beneath their seats to get them through the always lengthy ceremony. A note from the host is generally inside. This year\u2019s note, signed by Conan O\u2019Brien, reads, \u201cI hope you enjoy this Conan O\u2019Brien \u2018Moderately Happy Meal\u2019 TM. These snacks may not look like much but in any movie theater they would run you $85.\u201d The snacks in question are a box of Junior Mints (Times reporter Josh Rottenberg has Raisinets), a small bag of Skinny Pop and a tin bottle of water.<\/p>\n A note from Conan O\u2019Brien left for attendees in snack boxes.<\/p>\n (Jessica Gelt \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet wears white on the red carpet <\/p>\n Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet of the 98th Academy Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien retains his throne as King of the Oscars with opening monologue <\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien during the 98th Annual Academy Awards held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Security is tight at this year\u2019s Oscar\u2019s awards, and the major concerns came from the opera and ballet communities, Conan O\u2019brien joked as he kicked off the 98th Academy Awards.<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re just mad you left out jazz,\u201d O\u2019Brien quips at Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, who smiled from the crowd. <\/p>\n \u2018Sinners\u2019 star Michael B. Jordan arrives at the Oscars <\/p>\n Michael B. Jordan arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n The pressure\u2019s off for stars during commercial breaks <\/p>\n Elle Fanning and Demi Moore hug during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n During the telecast\u2019s first commercial break, supporting actress nominee Elle Fanning of \u201cSentimental Value\u201d took her loss in stride and leaned over her seat to chat with former \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d costar Timoth\u00e9e Chalamat, nominated this year for \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d and his partner, Kylie Jenner.<\/p>\n Across the aisle, \u201cOne Battle After Another\u2019s\u201d Leonardo DiCaprio stood up and reached over to lock fingers with Benicio del Toro.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n The best looks from the 2026 red carpet <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n See more looks from the red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Amy Madigan wins Oscar for \u2018Weapons,\u2019 40 years after her first nomination <\/p>\n Amy Madigan won the Oscar for supporting actress for her role as Aunt Gladys in \u201cWeapons.\u201d<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Amy Madigan was horror\u2019s secret weapon this awards season, and now she has the gold to prove it. <\/p>\n Madigan won the Academy Award for supporting actress for her turn as the ginger wig-donning witch Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger\u2019s \u201cWeapons.\u201d She was the supernatural film\u2019s sole nominee and beat out contenders Teyana Taylor (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d), Wunmi Mosaku (\u201cSinners\u201d), Elle Fanning (\u201cSentimental Value\u201d) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (\u201cSentimental Value\u201d) for the award.<\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s monologue nods to Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s comments on opera and ballet <\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien and Josh Groban perform during the opening of the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n In his opening monologue Sunday at the 98th Academy Awards, host Conan O\u2019Brien nodded to lead actor nominee Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u2014 without uttering his name \u2014 for saying \u201cnobody cares\u201d about opera and ballet during a Variety and CNN town hall with Matthew McConaughey in February. \u201cSecurity is extremely tight at the Oscar\u2019s this year,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cI\u2019m told there is concerns from both the opera and ballet communities.\u201d He gleefully dove into the controversy that has roiled the internet<\/a> since last weekend while the celebrity audience roared. A writer who helped with the monologue told The Times that there was a behind the scenes discussion about how to best handle Chalamet\u2019s explosive comments without generating more controversy. This is, apparently, what they came up with.<\/p>\n Then the show went even further, by having O\u2019Brien imagine what it would look like if he won an Oscar by presenting a very opera-like performance by Josh Groban \u2014 who has been vocal on social media in defense of ballet and opera, noting that it is possible to celebrate one\u2019s own art form without knocking another.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Some last-minute advice for nominees from Oscars announcer Matt Berry <\/p>\n Just before the show began, British comedian Matt Berry \u2014 best known as the vampire Laszlo Cravensworth on \u201cWhat We Do in the Shadows\u201d \u2014 appeared on screen inside the Dolby and offered a message for attendees. \u201cFirst and foremost, congratulations, tonight is your night \u2014 well, that is, for one out of every five nominees,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \u201cYou all look fantastic, except, of course, for those of you who overdid it \u2014 we all know exactly who you are. And now some basic rules: Please turn off your cellphone \u2014 you\u2019re not driving or pretending to watch your children. Sit back and act like you\u2019re having a great time\u2026. If you win, please remember to keep your speech brief. Thank your spouse and one child. What you don\u2019t want is for your final words to be drowned out by that godforsaken orchestra. The second you hit the stage, the violinists are ready with their bows and they\u2019re really not afraid to give you the musical middle finger.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Pedro Pascal arrives at the Oscars <\/p>\n Pedro Pascal arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet at the Oscars.<\/a><\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n The stars are taking their seats <\/p>\n In the 15 minutes leading to showtime, last year\u2019s nominees Demi Moore<\/a> and Zoe Salda\u00f1a (who won supporting actress for \u201cEmilia Perez\u201d) as well as this year\u2019s nominees Wagner Moura<\/a>, up for lead actor for \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d and \u201cOne Battle After Another\u2019s\u201d Teyana Taylor, began filtering into the orchestra section of the Dolby Theatre.<\/p>\n Screens inside showed nominees like Amy Madigan doing red carpet interviews. Behind the stage divider, orchestra members dressed in white tuxedos and garments, took their places with their instruments.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Teyana Taylor walks the red carpet <\/p>\n Teyana Taylor arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d star Teyana Taylor has been a star at all of the red carpets this awards season.<\/p>\n See more looks from the Oscars red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n A parade of praise for Jessie Buckley <\/p>\n Jessie Buckley arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n As she strode through the lobby of the Dolby Theatre, Jessie Buckley, nominated for lead actress for her role in \u201cHamnet,\u201d<\/a> was fanned with praise by other attendees. Even in the restroom, she couldn\u2019t escape the well-wishers. On her way back to the buzzing lobby, she held the train of her red and pink Chanel gown graciously saying, \u201cThank you, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Nicole Kidman arrives at the 98th Oscars <\/p>\n Nicole Kidman arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman is among the biggest stars who have arrived at the Oscars.<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Odessa A\u2019zion\u2019s red carpet attitude <\/p>\n \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d star Odessa A\u2019zion arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more of the iconic looks from this year\u2019s red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Elle Fanning arrives like royalty <\/p>\n Elle Fanning arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Looking a bit like Cinderella in a puffy white dress with a cinched waist and dazzling gemstone insets, Elle Fanning<\/a> emerged from her shiny limo into the blinding sun at the top of the red carpet as ushers literally gasped. \u201cA princess,\u201d one guest was overheard whispering to her date.<\/p>\n As Fanning, nominated in the supporting actress category for \u201cSentimental Value,\u201d stepped into the crush of media on the carpet, her name was called from a thousand directions at once.<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n A sneak peek inside the Dolby Theatre before the ceremony begins <\/p>\n This is what it looks like in the minutes before the celebrities take over the Dolby Theatre for the Oscars.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Cheers from the Oscars bar <\/p>\n At the Dolby Lounge bar, Oscars attendees could choose from specialty cocktails such as Best in Show\u201d (tequila forward with lime juice and cucumber syrup) and After Glow (a non-alcoholic option with faux gin, lime yuzu juice and blackberry syrup). <\/p>\n On tap for the event were enough bottles of Tequila Don Julio 1942 to stretch across the Hollywood sign. Throughout the evening, nearly 20,000 glasses of specialty cocktails, Champagne and other libations were expected to be served.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Security is no joke this year <\/p>\n A security officer keeps an eye on the red carpet tent Saturday afternoon ahead of the Oscars on Sunday.<\/p>\n (Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n At a little after 2:30 p.m., cars with special auto passes to enter Hollywood Boulevard (closed off for the ceremony) were lined up for many blocks and not moving at all. Pedestrians were filming the frustrated drivers in their cars.<\/p>\n Warnings were issued in the days leading up to the Oscars that security would be extra tight<\/a>, including a special mile-wide perimeter. In previous years, the car line mostly flowed, even with the obligatory trunk-bomb checks and concrete-barrier zig-zags.<\/p>\n This year, in addition to popping their trunks, drivers must also pop their hoods and roll down all their windows with their engines off. If arriving cars and limos continue to remain jammed in the baking sun, it will be a wonder if everyone gets to the show on time.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m always plotting.\u2019 Teyana Taylor and others on surviving and dressing for the chaos of awards season <\/p>\n Teyana Taylor at the Chanel and Charles Finch annual pre-Oscar dinner at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills. <\/p>\n (Virgile Guinard \/ CHANEL)<\/p>\n Oscar campaigns are not won, they are endured. There are parties, festivals, For Your Consideration screenings, press junkets and talk show appearances. The night before the Academy Awards, I found myself \u2014 not an important person in the industry by any means \u2014 at two separate parties. Imagine if you\u2019re a nominee, getting shuttled to and fro, shaking hands and making small talk. At the first event, I caught a glimpse of the legendary actor Minnie Driver, who was nominated for supporting actress for the film \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d in 1998. She posed, smiled and looked as glamorous as ever. And, with an extreme amount of grace, she disappeared through a door in the back. Poof. Gone.<\/p>\n And like magic, she reappeared on the carpet right in front of me, at Chanel\u2019s legendary pre-Oscar dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She dazzled in a sparkling gown, a totally different outfit than the one I\u2019d seen just an hour prior. After years of being in L.A., I\u2019m not particularly starstruck anymore, but at this moment, I was something close to it. How does one glide through the chaos and the camera flashes of Oscar season with poise and perfection? And how do they keep a level head through it all?<\/p>\n \u2018Hamnet\u2019 costume designer\u2019s Oscars dress is representing in more ways than one <\/p>\n Malgosia Turzanska arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Malgosia Turzanska, costume designer of \u201cHamnet,\u201d<\/a> stood out in the Dolby Theatre lobby in her safety pin-emblazoned dress with exaggerated hips.<\/p>\n \u201cI am the only one from my department here but I would not be here without everyone from the costume department,\u201d she said. \u201cThese safety pins are representing all the hands that touch the costumes to make a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n There was another meaning to the ensemble too: When you start a new project, you open up a fresh box of safety pins. That process is so full of hope and promise, she said.<\/p>\n Also accessorizing her outfit: an ICE out pin. Turzanska, an immigrant from Poland, said wearing it was one small way to send a message. Much like opening the fresh box of safety pins, her arrival in the U.S. was full of hopeful dreams. Now, she said, she and other immigrants no longer feel welcome.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Wagner Moura walks the red carpet <\/p>\n Sandra Delgado and \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d star and leading actor nominee Wagner Moura arrive on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Brazilian actor and \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d star Wagner Moura has arrived on the red carpet. He\u2019s up for the leading actor Oscar. <\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Rose Byrne and Paul Feig share a \u2018Bridesmaids\u2019 reunion before the show <\/p>\n Rose Byrne waves as she arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Mingling in the lobby before the show, Rose Byrne \u2014 a lead actress nominee for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d<\/a> \u2014 bumped into comedy filmmaker Paul Feig, who directed her in one of her early breakthrough roles in 2011\u2019s \u201cBridesmaids.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n As Byrne\u2019s partner, Bobby Cannavale, chatted with Feig\u2019s wife, Laurie, Byrne and the director \u2014 showing his usual flair for fashion in a fuchsia tuxedo jacket and black bow tie \u2014 shared a hug and reminisced about their time working together on 2015\u2019s \u201cSpy.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSo many people ask me about that movie and tell me they think it\u2019s hilarious,\u201d Byrne said, laughing.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Anyone who says the Oscars have gotten \u2018too political\u2019 hasn\u2019t watched the Oscars <\/p>\n In 2015, \u201cBoyhood\u201d star Patricia Arquette used most of her Oscars supporting actress speech to demand equal wages for women. But political speeches are consistently few and far between.<\/p>\n (Robyn Beck \/ AFP \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n Twenty-three years ago, the Oscars were in turmoil. President George W. Bush had just begun an invasion of Iraq after the Sept. 11 attacks, and as the nation\u2019s TV screens filled with the \u201cshock and awe\u201d campaign, many did not know quite how to proceed with Hollywood\u2019s biggest night. <\/p>\n ABC wanted to postpone, presenters begged off, Jack Nicholson urged his fellow actor nominees to boycott (animated feature winner Hayao Miyazaki did), documentary winner Michael Moore attempted to directly shame Bush from the stage (to loud boos) and many of the acceptance speeches acknowledged the war and included pleas for peace.<\/p>\n First-time actors celebrate their first time at the Oscars <\/p>\n Aidan Delbis<\/a>, cousin Don in \u201cBugonia,\u201d and Luke Manley, Dion in \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d hung out in the Dolby Theatre lobby as attendees started flowing into the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n Both recently made their film debuts \u2014 and those films just happened to be nominated for several Oscars.<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole thing is insane,\u201d Manley said, taking in the moment. He works as a cable operator coordinator in New York and said his employer has been flexible throughout awards season. \u201cThis is so surreal.\u201d <\/p>\n In \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d his character bankrolls Marty\u2019s competitive efforts (he paid for those orange ping-pong balls), and many of his lines were improvised with Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet.<\/p>\n Manley gushed over meeting Shaboozey<\/a> and Josh Groban on the red carpet. <\/p>\n \u201cWho knows if I\u2019m ever here again ever,\u201d Manley said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Delbis was also absorbing \u201cthe big setting.\u201d His mom, Katy Delbis, had brought Goldfish snacks just in case. She need not have worried, though, as servers busily passed out hors d\u2019oeuvres such as carrot hummus on pumpernickel and miso tuna in a sesame cone. <\/p>\n When he had to pick a plus-one, Aidan said it wasn\u2019t hard to choose his mother. <\/p>\n \u201cShe particularly insisted on being here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n \u2018I make a lot of money\u2019: Meet the auctioneer who dazzles Elton John\u2019s Oscar party <\/p>\n Lydia Fenet, right, speaks onstage during the Elton John AIDS Foundation\u2019s Oscars watch party in 2024.<\/p>\n (Theo Wargo \/ Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation)<\/p>\n \u201cWhat you\u2019re looking for as an auctioneer is someone who\u2019s truly fearless onstage,\u201d says auctioneer Lydia Fenet. Except when they\u2019re onstage next to Elton John<\/a>, who hosts his eponymous AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party and fundraiser annually, for which Fenet has been the auctioneer for the last four years.<\/p>\n The former Christie\u2019s auctioneer, author, podcaster and motivational speaker is normally unflappable on the podium.<\/p>\n Lead actress nominee Rose Byrne walks the carpet in a floral gown <\/p>\n Rose Byrne, who\u2019s nominated for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You,\u201d arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Rose Byrne<\/a>, one of the nominees for actress in a leading role for her performance in \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You,\u201d walked the red carpet on Sunday. <\/p>\n See more of the best looks from the Oscars red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Even those walking the red carpet can\u2019t resist a selfie <\/p>\n Danny Chung, SamUIL Lee, Danny Chung, Neckwav and Kevin Woo from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d snap a selfie on the red carpet of the Oscars.<\/p>\n (Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Stars arrive while the red carpet is hot, literally <\/p>\n Chase Infiniti arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Shortly before 2 p.m., under the gaze of the Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not!\u2019s cartoonish T. rex figure that keeps watch over Hollywood Boulevard, stars like \u201cOne Battle After Another\u2019s\u201d Chase Infiniti<\/a> \u2014 energetically shuffling in a lilac dress with the help of handlers lifting her train to ease her stride \u2014 Tig Notaro and Felicity Jones arrived to begin their red carpet journey.<\/p>\n It starts with a labyrinth of black velvet ropes that filters attendees by nominees and presenters, academy special guests and regular guests.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Kevin O\u2019Leary embraces the glitz of the Oscars <\/p>\n \u201cShark Tank\u201d star and investor Kevin O\u2019Leary, who acted in \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d arrives on the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more photos from the red carpet of the 2026 Oscars<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n They lost their Oscars in the wildfires. What happens next? <\/p>\n (Jim Cooke \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n When last year\u2019s wildfires forced Colleen Atwood to evacuate her home in Pacific Palisades, the Oscar-winning costume designer grabbed a few photographs, gathered her pets and left. She didn\u2019t spend much time deciding what to take. She couldn\u2019t imagine that her house on Aderno Way, where she\u2019d lived for more than 30 years, would burn. <\/p>\n \u201cI had to do a runner,\u201d Atwood jokes, describing her hurried exit on a recent morning phone call from Australia, where she\u2019s been working on Tom Hanks\u2019 World War II drama \u201cGreyhound 2.\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t really believe it was real.\u201d<\/p>\n Josh Groban stops by the red carpet <\/p>\n Natalie McQueen, left, and Josh Groban arrive on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.<\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n See more photos from the Oscars red carpet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Everything you need to know about the Oscars\u2019 new casting award <\/p>\n Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro in \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n When Oscar nominations<\/a> were announced Thursday morning, there was a newcomer on the list of familiar categories: achievement in casting. <\/p>\n The nominees \u2014 Nina Gold for \u201cHamnet,\u201d Jennifer Venditti for \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d Cassandra Kulukundis for \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d Gabriel Domingues for \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d and Francine Maisler for \u201cSinners\u201d \u2014 landed alongside best picture and the acting races, formally elevating a part of the filmmaking process that usually happens long before a movie reaches the screen. It\u2019s the first new Oscar category introduced since animated feature was added in 2001.<\/p>\n Oscars host Conan O\u2019Brien says \u2018we will find the right tone\u2019 for ceremony amid Iran war <\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien said his job will be about balancing \u201centertaining people and also acknowledging some of the realities\u201d of the time.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The big question surrounding last year\u2019s Academy Awards was whether the show would address the L.A. wildfires<\/a>, which had rattled the city mere months prior. <\/p>\n This year, the elephant in the room is the ongoing Iran war, which like last year\u2019s wildfires, puts a celebration like the Oscars in sharp relief. But for Conan O\u2019Brien, balancing gravity and levity is part of his job description as host. <\/p>\n The Oscars red carpet is officially open <\/p>\n Ken Jeong arrives on the red carpet at the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday.<\/p>\n (Christina House\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The red carpet for the 98th Academy Awards is underway. One of the early sightings is actor and comedian Ken Jeong<\/a>.<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n \u2018Sinners\u2019 makeup dept. head Ken Diaz is a three-time Oscar nominee. His journey merits its own movie <\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Makeup artist Ken Diaz\u2019s life is worthy of its own Hollywood story \u2014 or better yet, a Chicano epic. <\/p>\n At 16, Diaz was caught sneaking into the Paramount sound stage, just to see where they shot the \u201cBrady Bunch.\u201d Years later, he swept the floors of Universal Studios before wrangling ostriches and chasing lions on the set of the 1981 film \u201cRoar.\u201d The wild animals mauled and injured<\/a> multiple cast members; in one instance, Diaz had to stop director Noel Marshall from internally bleeding.<\/p>\n A hat worthy of Oscar <\/p>\n Vivian Robinson, an Oscars superfan, snaps a selfie around the entrance to the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on the Friday before the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n A stunts category is coming to the Oscars in 2028 <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n After a racial slur and an underdog narrative, \u2018Sinners\u2019 elevated its chances for Oscar gold <\/p>\n The cast of \u201cSinners\u201d onstage at the 32nd Actor Awards on March 1 after winning outstanding performance by a cast.<\/p>\n (Matt Winkelmeyer \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n Delroy Lindo flashed a grateful smile as he and \u201cSinners\u2019 producer-writer-director Ryan Coogler took in a rousing standing ovation at last month\u2019s NAACP Image Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe appreciate all the support we\u2019ve been shown in the aftermath of what happened last weekend,\u201d the veteran actor said in his first public appearance following the uproar that erupted when he and fellow \u201cSinners\u201d star Michael B. Jordan were confronted with a racial slur at the BAFTA Awards six days prior. <\/p>\n One stress-loving composer, 125 nominees: What it takes to score the Oscars <\/p>\n Chris Walden writes upward of 120 pieces of music each year for the Academy Awards ceremony. <\/p>\n (Ariana Drehsler \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Chris Walden, the Hamburg, Germany-born composer who has served as the lead music arranger of the Academy Awards for seven years, was recording on a scoring stage in Cologne more than 30 years ago when a German film executive peeked in and quipped, \u201cThat sounds like Hollywood.\u201d <\/p>\n That moment confirmed two things for Walden: \u201cFirst, I can actually write that music,\u201d the composer said in a recent interview at his Franklin Hills home while in the thick of Oscars prep. \u201cAnd secondly, it\u2019s not wanted here.\u201d <\/p>\n Being at the Oscars is still \u2018mental.\u2019 But Amelia Dimoldenberg is thinking even bigger <\/p>\n (Photo illustration by Stephanie Jones \/ For The Times; photo Rebecca Cabage\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n Despite the awkward persona Amelia Dimoldenberg projects in her decade-old YouTube interview show \u201cChicken Shop Date,\u201d the 32-year-old Londoner expresses wonderment that her little web series that could has taken her all the way to the Academy Awards red carpet<\/a>, where she\u2019ll be returning as a correspondent for the third year in a row.<\/p>\n \u201cI do often take moments to be like, it\u2019s mental,\u201d Dimoldenberg exclaims via Zoom two months out from the March 15 ceremony, a period she\u2019ll be using to cram the Oscar contenders in order to come up with hundreds of questions to have in the metaphorical back pocket of her designer gown.<\/p>\n Delroy Lindo\u2019s \u2018Sinners\u2019 monologue was almost cut. Then he pulled Ryan Coogler aside <\/p>\n Delroy Lindo, who just received his first Oscar nomination for \u2018Sinners,\u2019 in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n (Bexx Francois \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Six months and 16 Oscar nominations<\/a> ago, Delroy Lindo hopped on a Zoom call with the awards consultants running the campaign for Ryan Coogler\u2019s genre-defying American horror story, \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/a> Actors don\u2019t often participate in these meetings. But Lindo had received so much love for his turn as bluesman Delta Slim since \u201cSinners\u201d premiered in April, he figured, \u201cWhy not sit in?\u201d Mostly, he just wanted to ask one simple question: How can we make the most of this moment?<\/p>\n Making Oscar shine <\/p>\n On Saturday, workers polished a decorative Oscar statue on the red carpet during preparations for Sunday night\u2019s Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre.<\/p>\n (Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Palestinian star of Oscars contender \u2018The Voice of Hind Rajab\u2019 to miss ceremony due to travel ban <\/p>\n \u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab\u201d actor Motaz Malhees, center, said on social media that he is \u201cnot allowed to enter the United States because of my Palestinian citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n (Venice Film Festival)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab,\u201d a heartbreaking retelling of the efforts to save a 6-year-old Palestinian girl amid Israel\u2019s attacks on Gaza, will be honored at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday \u2014 without one of its star players. <\/p>\n Actor Motaz Malhees, who stars in the film as Red Crescent dispatcher Omar, confirmed Thursday<\/a> that he will be absent from the festivities because of President Trump\u2019s travel ban against Palestinians. \u201cI had the honor of playing one of the lead roles in a story the world needed to hear,\u201d Malhees said on Instagram, \u201cbut I will not be there.\u201d<\/p>\n Don\u2019t call her first Oscar nod in 25 years a comeback. Kate Hudson never left <\/p>\n Kate Hudson, a lead actress Oscar nominee for her role in \u201cSong Sung Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n What does one do on the morning of the Academy Award nominations? Wake up early? Try to sleep in? Wait for your publicist to call?<\/p>\n What it looks like before the celebrities arrive on the red carpet <\/p>\n What does the Oscars red carpet look like the day before the celebrities arrive? Here\u2019s a look as workers and media members made preparations on Saturday ahead of Sunday night\u2019s Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre.<\/p>\n (Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Amy Madigan opens up about \u2018crazy-making\u2019 fire recovery, Elia Kazan\u2019s Oscar and more <\/p>\n (Ian Spanier\/For The Times)<\/p>\n In this episode of The Envelope podcast<\/a>, the \u201cWeapons\u201d star<\/a> discusses finding viral fame with her Oscar-nominated role<\/a> as Aunt Gladys after years of ups and downs.<\/p>\n Oscars fashion: What every winner wore since 2000 <\/p>\n (Al Seib \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n How has Oscars style evolved over the years? Our archival gallery features the looks of all of the lead actress, lead actor, supporting actress and supporting actor winners since the turn of the century.<\/p>\n SEE THE PHOTOS ><\/a><\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n For \u2018The Secret Agent\u2019 star Wagner Moura, art and politics \u2018shouldn\u2019t be separate\u2019 <\/p>\n (Jason Armond\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Wagner Moura<\/a>\u2019s riveting star turn in \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d made him the first Brazilian man nominated for an Academy Award<\/a> for lead actor. So in addition to the usual congratulations from friends and family, Brazil itself took joy in the announcement. \u201cIt was a big thing in Brazil, which makes me so excited,\u201d Moura says, sitting in a conference room at The Times after a photo shoot. \u201cI\u2019m so happy that Brazilians are embracing culture and art as something that they\u2019re proud of, particularly this film and [international feature winner] \u2018I\u2019m Still Here\u2019 last year, which was also a political film that takes place during the dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n Brazil\u2019s brutal military dictatorship lasted from 1964 to 1985. \u201cThe Secret Agent,\u201d<\/a> set primarily in 1977, centers on Moura\u2019s character Marcelo, who goes into hiding because a villainous businessman wants to kill him.<\/p>\n Teyana Taylor loves the debate over her \u2018One Battle\u2019 character: \u2018Get it off your chest\u2019 <\/p>\n (Ian Spanier\/For The Times)<\/p>\n In this episode of The Envelope video podcast<\/a>, Teyana Taylor describes the \u201cslingshot\u201d of success that\u2019s come with \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d<\/a> and shares her insights as to why fictional revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills does what she does in the film.<\/p>\n Standing in for celebrities <\/p>\n Stand-ins walk around with signs of their respective talent during preparations on Friday, two days before the 98th Academy Awards. <\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n The stories behind all 5 Oscar-nominated original songs <\/p>\n (Fien Jorissen \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n The 2026 original song contenders come from deep inside the characters singing them: a simple man wistfully looking back on his ordinary life; a budding bluesman with talent to burn down the house; a 17-time Oscar nominee; a demon-hunting K-pop star channeling the real-life singer-songwriter behind her; and a joyous expression of life from inside a documentary\u2019s main \u201ccharacter,\u201d a retirement home for musicians.<\/p>\n \u2018Dear Me\u2019 from \u2018Diane Warren: Relentless\u2019 <\/p>\n Oscars predictions: Our expert picks which film is taking home best picture <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Elle Fanning breaks down what makes her movie star tick in \u2018Sentimental Value\u2019 <\/p>\n (Jason Armond\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n In this episode of The Envelope podcast<\/a>, the \u201cSentimental Value\u201d<\/a> star reflects on growing up onscreen and following in big sister Dakota Fanning\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n An exclusive look behind the scenes as Dolby Theatre transforms for the Oscars <\/p>\n Sound mixers, stagehands, electricians and camera operators have spent the last three weeks preparing the Dolby Theatre for the 2026 Oscars. <\/p>\n (Ye Fan \/ The Academy)<\/p>\n Eight months ago, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley began proposing new ideas for the 2026 Academy Awards stage. Three months ago, contracted companies started building sets for the show. Three weeks ago, the Oscars production team loaded its equipment into the Dolby Theatre: more than 800 lighting fixtures, a custom PA system and massive fiber optic cables that run underground. Now, with less than 72 hours until the ceremony, Oscars co-executive producer Rob Paine said their \u201ccircus\u201d is finally camera-ready. <\/p>\n Electricians run cables through underground manholes at the Dolby Theatre to power generators for broadcast trucks. <\/p>\n (Ye Fan \/ The Academy)<\/p>\n 2026 Oscars predictions: Our expert\u2019s picks in every category <\/p>\n (Maria Jesus Contreras \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Tears have been shed<\/a>. Heads have been shaved<\/a>. Blimps have been moored<\/a>. <\/p>\n The movie that broke the all-time record for nominations<\/a> came out nearly a year ago, while the favorite to win best picture hit theaters in September<\/a>. <\/p>\n So, yes, it\u2019s time for both a reset and a coronation, time to (finally) close the book on an awards season that, until recently, felt short on surprises and long on … well, just plain long. <\/p>\n An oral history of the \u2018Sinners\u2019 musical sequence: Inside the year\u2019s best scene <\/p>\n Ryan Coogler, writer and director of \u201cSinners,\u201d describes its showstopping six-minute musical sequence as \u201cmaybe the most important scene in the movie.\u201d <\/p>\n (Bexx Francois \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Ryan Coogler was deep into writing \u201cSinners\u201d<\/a> when he realized the movie was missing something: He needed a moment that would jolt the audience and plunge them into a different space. <\/p>\n \u201cInstead of watching the rest of the movie from here,\u201d Coogler tells me, pointing to his head, \u201cyou take them here,\u201d he says, patting his heart. \u201cLike ripping you out of one movie and dropping you into another.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Sinners\u2019 made Oscar history and the ceremony hasn\u2019t even begun <\/p>\n Ryan Coogler\u2019s \u201cSinners,\u201d starring Michael B. Jordan, has made Oscar history.<\/p>\n (Eli Ade \/ Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n Ryan Coogler\u2019s period vampire drama \u201cSinners\u201d set an Oscar record Thursday morning, earning 16 nominations<\/a>, the most ever received by a single film.<\/p>\n The total surpassed the previous high of 14 nominations, a milestone shared by \u201cAll About Eve\u201d (1950), \u201cTitanic\u201d (1997) and \u201cLa La Land\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n Rose Byrne may \u2018regret\u2019 her Golden Globes speech, but she\u2019s embracing her Oscars moment <\/p>\n Rose Byrne, nominated for an Oscar for lead actress for her performance as a mother at her wits\u2019 end in \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You.\u201d<\/p>\n (Ryan Pfluger \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n When Rose Byrne won a Golden Globe last month for her starring role as a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown in Mary Bronstein\u2019s \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d<\/a> Kick You,\u201d<\/a> her acceptance speech briefly threatened to overshadow the actual honor. In it, she explained that her longtime partner, Bobby Cannavale, was absent from the ceremony because he was at a reptile convention in New Jersey, where he hoped to fulfill their children\u2019s dreams by purchasing a bearded dragon.<\/p>\n It was a charming and funny aside that some users of social media naturally used to criticize Cannavale and try to gin up a controversy.<\/a> (Insert eye-roll emoji here.) Byrne, now an Oscar nominee for the same role, found herself having to explain that parenthood almost always comes with scheduling conflicts and answer follow-up questions <\/a>about the reptilian addition to her family.<\/p>\n \u2018Sentimental Value\u2019 isn\u2019t a critique of Netflix. \u2018It\u2019s an encouragement\u2019 <\/p>\n Actor Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, left, with writer-director Joachim Trier of \u201cSentimental Value,\u201d the year\u2019s most Oscar-nominated international feature.<\/p>\n (Christina House\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Joachim Trier\u2019s \u201cSentimental Value\u201d<\/a> is nominated for an impressive nine Academy Awards<\/a>, among them the first best picture nod for a Norwegian film and the auteur himself for both directing and co-writing<\/a> (with longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt) the family drama\u2019s original screenplay.<\/p>\n But perhaps the film\u2019s most remarkable achievement, Oscar-wise, is four first-time acting nominations.<\/p>\n Are Oscar voters following the new rule to watch everything? We asked around <\/p>\n (Photo illustration by Avery Fox \/ Los Angeles Times; Photos by Getty Images and Unsplash)<\/p>\n To vote for the Oscars, you have to watch all the nominated movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n This may seem obvious. But until this year, the motion picture academy operated entirely on the honor system, strongly encouraging members to see everything before voting.<\/p>\n Now voters have to show their work \u2014 up to a point.<\/p>\n How to watch the 2026 Oscars and everything else you need to know <\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien will host the 2026 Academy Awards, which will air Sunday on ABC.<\/p>\n (Al Seib \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The 2026 Oscars are just hours away. <\/p>\n The 98th Academy Awards will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where Hollywood\u2019s biggest names will celebrate the best films of the year for a final time. <\/p>\n Getting ready for the 98th Oscars <\/p>\n Chance Gugler touches up the red carpet backdrop on Friday ahead of today\u2019s 98th edition of the Academy Awards in Hollywood. <\/p>\n (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n What goes into the <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n What should win on Oscar night? And what should have been nominated? Our critic has thoughts <\/p>\n Clockwise from left, Joaquin Phonix in the movie \u201cEddington,\u201d Diego Luna in \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman,\u201d Benicio Del Toro in \u201cThe Phoenician Scheme\u201d and Amanda Seyfried in \u201cThe Testament of Ann Lee.\u201d<\/p>\n (A24; Roadside Attractions; TPS Productions \/ Focus Features; Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n If this year\u2019s best picture nominees had a theme, it\u2019s: Back off and let me do my work, whether it\u2019s lady-bossing, creature-building, race-car driving, \u201cHamlet\u201d-writing, ping-pong playing, revolution-stoking, juke-joint opening or logging the timber that built America. I dug moments in every one of them. But my work isn\u2019t done until I pick the nominee I wish would win in each of these categories \u2014 and then shout out to the skipped films that deserved to be in the conversation.<\/p>\n The women of \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 aren\u2019t afraid to \u2018shake the table\u2019 <\/p>\n Teyana Taylor, left, Chase Infiniti and Regina Hall of \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n (Bexx Francois \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Teyana Taylor has ordered two plates of chicken wings for the table. After last night, she\u2019s not taking any chances. <\/p>\n The rest of us do not know this when we meet inside a deserted restaurant at a West Hollywood boutique hotel. Chase Infiniti arrives first and slides into the middle of the booth we\u2019ve picked out, thinking ahead so it\u2019ll be easier for her two \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d co-stars to join us. Regina Hall and Taylor show up together a couple of minutes later, still talking about last night\u2019s Governors Awards<\/a>, which reunited the trio after a few weeks apart. <\/p>\n All the 2026 best picture Oscar nominees, ranked from worst to best <\/p>\n Michael B. Jordan, left, and Miles Caton in the movie \u201cSinners,\u201d nominated for 16 Oscars \u2014 a new record.<\/p>\n (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n This was a year of big swings and I\u2019m not just talking about Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s ping-pong serve. The Academy Awards feel like they\u2019re in motion, too \u2014 a body less affixed to an idea of what a best picture contender is and more willing to race after talent from around the globe. But they can\u2019t all be winners. Here\u2019s my ranking of the 10 nominees, from whiff to smash.<\/p>\n 10. \u2018Hamnet\u2019 <\/p>\n \u2018Sinners\u2019 and Michael B. Jordan scrambled the Oscar race with Actor Awards wins <\/p>\n The cast of \u201cSinners\u201d with their Actor Awards for motion picture ensemble: from left, Li Jun Li, Omar Benson Miller, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, Michael B. Jordan, Jack O\u2019Connell, Jayme Lawson, Miles Caton and Lola Kirke.<\/p>\n (Kayla Bartkowski \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n The 32nd Actor Awards<\/a> scrambled a best picture race that had felt settled after \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d won the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n We pay attention to the Actor Awards because the show takes place while Oscar ballots are out and are, for the most part, a reliable precursor to the Academy Awards. How trustworthy will they be for the acting winners this year? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien unrolls the 2026 Oscars red carpet <\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n Oscars security tighter than ever: 1-mile police buffer amid Iran war <\/p>\n Workers move a decorative Oscar statue during preparations for Sunday night\u2019s Academy Awards ceremony.<\/p>\n (Angela Weiss \/ AFP \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n It\u2019s been more than two decades since the Oscars were celebrated as the United States was launching a war in the Middle East. <\/p>\n In 2003, the Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre occurred just days after U.S. troops invaded Iraq, elevating security concerns surrounding Hollywood\u2019s biggest night so much that they tightened security like never before.<\/p>\n 2026 Oscar nominations: The complete list of nominees <\/p>\n \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d lead the field of 2026 Oscar nominees with 16 and 13 nominations each, respectively. <\/p>\n (Photo illustration by Avery Fox \/ Los Angeles Times; Photos from A24; Focus Features; Getty; Netflix; Victor Juca; Warner Bros. 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