The Oscars ceremony was held in Los Angeles, America. “Battle After Battle,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, was nominated for 14 nominations and won six of them, including best picture.
Director Ryan Coogler’s horror and thriller film, “The Sinners,” topped the nominations in 16 categories. It outperformed “Titanic,” “La La Land,” and “All About Eve.” This project competed for the Best Film award. According to critics, his main competitor was the action film “Battle after Battle.”
The film dominated the entire season, taking home the major awards from the producers’ and directors’ guilds, traditionally considered an indicator of Oscar success.
Actor Michael Baccari Jordan won the American Film Award “Oscar” for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the movie “Sinners.”
Previously, the list of nominees for the 2026 Oscars and their chances of winning were mentioned in the Moscow Evening material.
On February 23, the BAFTA Awards ceremony, which traditionally precedes the Oscars, was held in London. Paddington Bear opened the red carpet, and the evening’s host was actor Alan Cumming. The main plot unfolded in the category “Best Actor”: Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet were left without a prize. The victory went to Britain’s Robert Aramayo for the film “I Swear.” Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress award for her role in the movie “Hamnet.”