98th Academy Awards - Press Room
Joachim Trier, winner of the award for international feature film for "Sentimental Value," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has been crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards. Jessie Buckley won best actress and Michael B. Jordan won best actor at the 98th Academy Awards. After a lionized career stretching back three decades, Paul Thomas Anderson won his first Oscar for best director, a long-in-coming coronation for the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker. “Sinners” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made Oscar history, becoming the first female director of photography to win the award in the 98 year history of the Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler won their first Oscars and moving tributes were paid to Robert Redford, Diane Keaton and Rob Reiner at the 98th Academy Awards.
“Sentimental Value” has won the Oscar for best international film. The family drama by Joachim Trier explores an estranged family’s wounds in when a director father, who repeatedly prioritized career over family, tries to reconcile with his daughters. It garnered nine nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best original screenplay. Stellan Skarsgård, who plays the father, Gustav, was also nominated for best supporting actor. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning were nominated for best supporting actress. Trier is best known for the movie “The Worst Person in the World,” which also explored themes of art and identity.
