Australians Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi missed out on Oscars at the 98th Academy Awards, where One Battle After Another dominated the ceremony, winning Best Picture. Paul Thomas Anderson won his first Oscar for Best Director and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), while Sean Penn beat Elordi to win Best Supporting Actor.
One Battle After Another also won Best Film Editing, and Cassandra Kulukundis won the inaugural Best Casting award. Sinners was another big winner, with Michael B. Jordan winning Best Leading Actor. He thanked the black actors who had won before him.
Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman to win Best Cinematography. Ludwig Goransson won Best Music, and Ryan Coogler won Best Writing (Original Screenplay). Rose Byrne missed out in the Best Leading Actress category for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, with Hamnet's Jessie Buckley taking the honour.
Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons, while F1 won Best Sound. KPop Demon Hunters made history with its song 'Golden' becoming the first K-pop song to win Best Original Song; the film also won Best Animated Feature Film. Frankenstein won three awards for makeup and hair styling, costume design, and production design. Norwegian film Sentimental Value won Best International Film.
Notably, Marty Supreme lost all nine categories it was nominated in, joining Bugonia and Train Dreams, which also went home empty-handed. The ceremony saw a rare tie, with two nominees receiving the exact same number of votes, resulting in both winners receiving statues.
