One Battle After Another Clinches Best Picture as Sinners Falls Short

At the 2026 Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another defeated Sinners, winning Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay among six awards (including Editing and Casting) while Sinners, despite a record 16 nominations and domestic buzz—driven by SAG support—could not close the overseas gap, as BAFTA-friendly international voters leaned toward One Battle After Another. Michael B. Jordan earned Best Actor for Sinners, Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman of color to win Best Cinematography; Netflix took seven Oscars overall, underscoring a night shaped by extended voting windows and shifting momentum across the industry.