LOS ANGELES (AP) – For most people across the globe, Oscar night ends with the bestowing of that final golden statuette. Not for Oscar winners and guests, of course. Their night is just beginning. After the first stop – the Governors Ball – many headed to the more exclusive Vanity Fair party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday saw “One Battle After Another” win big with six awards, including best picture, director, supporting actor and casting. “Sinners” followed with four awards, including best actor for leading man Michael B. Jordan. Jessie Buckley took home best actress for “Hamnet.” Comedian Conan O’Brien returned for a second year to host the ceremony.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Michael B. Jordan has been building toward a performance like “Sinners” for over 20 years. Now he has the best actor Oscar as his reward in what proved to be a hugely popular win. Jordan got one trophy for playing identical twins Smoke and Stack in the blues-seeped supernatural horror film set in 1930s Mississippi.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “One Battle After Another” won several awards at Sunday’s Oscars, including best picture, director and the first-ever casting award. “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan, won best actor, earning his first Oscar. Jessie Buckley won best actress for her role in “Hamnet.” Amy Madigan took home the first award of the night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Billy Crystal remembered his best friend Rob Reiner in an extended and emotional in memoriam at the Oscars on Sunday, with Barbra Streisand honoring her friend and co-star Robert Redford by singing a snippet from their film “The Way We Were.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Paul Thomas Anderson has long stood among modern cinema’s most influential filmmakers. Now he has an Oscar to match. Anderson won the Academy Award for best director for “One Battle After Another,” the sweeping political drama that blends his signature character-driven storytelling with large-scale historical themes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Conan O’Brien played on his famous red hair and pale skin for an Aunt Gladys opening at the Oscars and took shots at artificial intelligence, the Oscars’ move to YouTube and Timothée Chalamet’s takes on the fine arts.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sean Penn has built one of the most decorated careers in contemporary acting, and he has added another Oscar to the list. On Sunday, Penn won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s political drama “One Battle After Another.”
NEW YORK (AP) – You know Mandy Moore’s A-list choreography – from Taylor Swift’s monumental “Eras Tour” to the Oscars, where her show-defining work includes Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” in 2024 and last year’s “Wicked”-ly energetic opening. At this year’s Academy Awards, her goal was “to come out big again.”
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