00:00I stand here because of the people that came before me.
00:04Sinners and one battle after another dominated the 98th Academy Awards,
00:08but only one could take home the top honor of the night.
00:11The Oscar goes to...
00:13I'm Tiffany Taylor for The Hollywood Reporter here at the 2026 Oscars,
00:18and we're breaking down the most memorable moments from Hollywood's biggest night.
00:22When host Conan O'Brien kicked off the ceremony with his opening monologue,
00:26he wasted no time before poking fun at Timothee Chalamet's controversial comments about opera and ballet.
00:32Security is extremely tight tonight.
00:34I just gotta mention that, yeah.
00:36I'm told there's concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities.
00:41He was also quick to warn viewers that the night could get political.
00:45There's an alternate Oscars being hosted by Kid Rock.
00:49It's at the Dave & Buster's down the street.
00:51The first award of the evening went to Amy Madigan.
00:54She took home the trophy for Best Supporting Actress for Weapons.
01:01This is great!
01:04And Sean Penn won the award for Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another.
01:08But he wasn't present to accept his trophy.
01:10Sean Penn couldn't be here this evening, or didn't want to,
01:13so I'll be accepting the award on his behalf.
01:15Among the night's highlights were two awe-inspiring performances showcasing Sinners...
01:23...and K-pop Demon Hunters.
01:27EJ, Ray Ami, and Audrey Nuna, a.k.a. the singing voices of Huntrix,
01:32lit up the stage with a glowing performance of Golden.
01:35EJ, who was also one of the song's co-writers, gave an emotional speech while accepting the honor.
01:40And I realized, like, the song, this award is about, not about success, it's about resilience.
01:45Another emotional moment came when Sinners cinematographer Autumn Duralt-Arkipa became the first woman to win Best Cinematography.
01:53And I really want all the women in the room to stand up, because I feel like I don't get
01:58here without you guys.
02:03Meanwhile, this year's In Memoriam segment paid tribute to the Hollywood icons we lost over the past year,
02:09including Catherine O'Hara and Diane Keaton, as well as Rob Reiner.
02:13He was honored by his friend and collaborator Billy Crystal.
02:16All we can say is, buddy, what fun we had storming the castle.
02:21As well as numerous other actors who had starred in Reiner's films.
02:25Plus, Robert Redford was remembered with a special performance by Barbara Streisand.
02:37And like O'Brien predicted, things got political multiple times throughout the show,
02:42including when Jimmy Kimmel took the stage.
02:44Oh man, is he going to be mad his wife wasn't nominated for this?
02:48And when presenter Javier Bardem said these words before giving out the award for Best International Feature.
02:55No to war and free Palestine.
02:58There were also some star-studded reunions.
03:01The cast of Bridesmaids assembled, as did two Avengers.
03:04Among the night's big awards, Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay for Sinners.
03:09And Paul Thomas Anderson took home his first Oscar wins for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for One Battle
03:15After Another.
03:16If you make a guy work hard for one of these, I really appreciate it.
03:21When it came to the final awards of the night, the crowd went wild when Michael B. Jordan won Best
03:26Actor for Sinners.
03:28God is good. God is good.
03:31And Jessie Buckley was overwhelmed with emotion when she heard her name called as this year's Best Actress winner for
03:37Hamnet.
03:37I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart.
03:43Finally, it was time to hand out the top prize, Best Picture, which went to...
03:48One battle after another.
03:51What a night. You guys, let's have a martini. This is pretty amazing.
03:55Cheers. Thank you very much. Thank you.
03:57For much more coverage of the 2026 Oscars and the full list of winners, go to THR.com.
04:02For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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