Aziel Ramos is a contributor and may be reached at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 2026 Oscars premiered on March 15 on ABC, with former television host and comedian, Conan O\u2019 Brien hosting the award ceremony, reprising his role to host from last year on March 2, 2025.<\/p>\n
The ceremony gave many wins to many films, even marking historic wins for some of their nominees.<\/p>\n
Actress Amy Madigan was the first win of the night, winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Aunt Gladys in the horror film, \u201cWeapons.\u201d It was her second Oscar nomination and her first win, joining Ruth Gordon in winning an Oscar for a horror film in that category, Gordon winning in 1969 for \u201cRosemary\u2019s Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actress Jessie Buckley won her first Oscar, winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Agnes in the drama film, \u201cHamnet.\u201d Buckley had been nominated for an Oscar prior in 2022.<\/p>\n
Madigan and Buckley weren\u2019t the only stars who had their first wins that night, as many other nominees had their first wins and even their nominations.<\/p>\n
Casting Director, Cassandra Kulukundis achieved her first ever nomination and win for a brand-new category, winning the first ever Oscar for Best Casting, for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d took home six wins, including Best Supporting Actor, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Achievement in Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, marking not only the film\u2019s achievements, but also Director, Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s first Oscar wins in his career.<\/p>\n
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) senior, Oscar Dominguez Jr., was glad to see \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d taking home the awards, saying how it left a mark for El Paso since it was being filmed here.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really great to see \u2018One Battle [After Another]\u2019 winning best picture,\u201d Dominguez said. \u201cThat means a lot for us here in El Paso. So, it\u2018s rich. It\u2018s really cool to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d was not the only film that made history. \u201cSinners\u201d won four Oscars that night, winning Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Best Original Screenplay and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Actor Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar and nomination for his performance as the twin brothers \u2018Smoke\u2019 and \u2018Stack\u2019 for the film.<\/p>\n
Cinematographer, Autumn\u00a0Durald\u00a0Arkapaw\u00a0won her first Oscar for the film, also being the first woman of color to be nominated for the category.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
UTEP senior, Esteban Corral, found Michael B. Jordan\u2019s win to be incredible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael B. Jordan being one of six black actors to win Best Actor,\u00a0I think\u00a0that\u00a0was awesome,\u201d Corral said. \u201cThat was pretty cool.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dominguez agreed that it was a good win for the Oscars that night, making it one of the most memorable moments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael\u00a0B. Jordan was definitely\u00a0one of the highlights,\u201d Dominguez said. \u201cI think for a lot of people seeing him win it, it felt so happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was history made that night as well with animation, \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d that took home two Oscars, one for Best Animated Feature and for Best Original Song, with their hit song \u201cGolden.\u201d The wins made a mark for the genre and for Korean culture as well, \u201cGolden\u201d becoming the first ever K-pop song to win an Oscar. Singers for the \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d group \u201cHUNTR\/X,\u201d Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami performed the song live during the ceremony, as audience members held light sticks from the film. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Although the Oscars this year\u00a0has\u00a0had memorable achievements, the viewership decreased, hitting 17.9 million viewers, which is a 9% decrease from last year, making it the lowest viewership since 2022.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dominguez believes that this year was incredible for film, and that it made\u00a0many\u00a0marks\u00a0regardless.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0just\u00a0think in general,\u00a0this year was a great year for movies,\u201d Dominguez said.\u00a0\u201cSo,\u00a0seeing all of them get recognized\u00a0for how beautiful they are,\u00a0it was really great to see.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the full list of Oscars winners this year, you can find it\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Aziel Ramos is a contributor and may be reached at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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