98th Academy Awards - Show
- Chris Pizzello - Invision
- Updated
Chris Appelhans, from left, Maggie Kang, and Michelle L.M. Wong accept the award for animated feature film for "K-pop Demon Hunters" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Chris Pizzello - InvisionAs featured on
“KPop Demon Hunters” has won the Academy Award for best animated feature film. The victory caps a culturally defining run that has placed the musical-action movie atop both box-office and musical charts. It beat out “Arco,” “Elio,” “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” and “Zootopia 2.” Netflix’s big blockbuster follows HUNTR/X, a three-person vocal group that battles other-worldly demons, a rival boy band and their lead singer’s own shame. Alongside all the demon-slaying and choreography is a novel story of self-acceptance that blends Korean folklore and K-pop idol culture.
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.
