The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has celebrated the 98th edition of the prestigious Academy Awards. The much-anticipated Oscars 2026 took place on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. What captivated the attention of the audience worldwide was the biggest clash between One Battle After Another and Sinners.
One Battle After Another walked away as the biggest winner from the Academy Awards 2026 with 6 awards in total. Following the action-thriller, Ryan Coogler’s vampire blockbuster Sinners was hailed as the second biggest Oscar haul of the night, with four awards. Here’s a closer look.
‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ won 6 Oscars tonight. • Best Picture
• Best Director
• Best Supporting Actor (Sean Penn)
• Best Adapted Screenplay
• Best Editing
• Best Casting See the full winners list: https://t.co/2LO8EZqZIM pic.twitter.com/cc63HTVzgk — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 16, 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic, One Battle After Another, bagged six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, the first-ever Oscar for Best Casting, and Best Editing. Meanwhile, Sinners took home four major awards, comprising Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
Sinners actor Michael B Jordan was hailed as one of the biggest triumphs, emerging victorious in a tough competition against Timothee Chalamet for the Best Actor Oscar. For the unversed, the Sinners actor played two roles as twin brothers and won the Screen Actors Guild’s Actor Award this month, just before the Oscars voting closed.
SINNERS stats: • 4 Oscars
• 3 BAFTAs
• 2 Grammys
• 2 Actor Awards
• 2 Golden Globes
• A on CinemaScore
• $370M+ worldwide
• 4 Critics Choice Awards
• 97% on Rotten Tomatoes
• One of the best reviewed wide-release films of the decade pic.twitter.com/jz2JHVETPt — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 16, 2026
Sinners earned a record-breaking 16 Oscar nominations. It was followed closely by One Battle After Another, which picked up 13 nods. Both films were nominated for best picture at the 2026 Academy Awards, along with Frankenstein, Bugonia, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams, F1, and The Secret Agent. One Battle After Another and Sinners indeed got into a tight race.
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