The horror film by director Ryan Coogler won four awards. The Best International Film award went to the Norwegian film Emotional Value.

At the 98th Academy Awards, “The Last Stand” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson won six major awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, as well as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Cast Selection, a category awarded for the first time. This marks Sean Penn’s third Oscar win after previously being honored for Mystery River and Milk.

Meanwhile, the horror film Sinners by Ryan Coogler won four awards despite leading the nominations with 16 nods. These included Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography, which went to Autumn Durald Arkapaw, making her the first Black woman to win in this category.

In the Best Supporting Actress category, Amy Madigan won for her role in The Disappearance Hour, marking her first win after four decades since her last nomination, and she dedicated the award to her husband Ed Harris. Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for The Man.

In the International Feature Film category, the award went to the Norwegian film Emotional Value directed by Joachim Trier. During the presentation, actor Javier Bardem shouted: “No to war, and free Palestine.”

In animation, Ghost Hunters: K-pop Edition from Netflix won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, becoming the first K-pop song to win this award. Meanwhile, Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro won three awards: Production Design, Costume Design, and Makeup and Hairstyling.

The ceremony also included a tribute to those who passed away during the year. Billy Crystal spoke about director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle, joined by stars of Reiner’s films including Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates, Mandy Patinkin, and Demi Moore. Rachel McAdams delivered a eulogy for actresses Claudia Cardinale, Catherine O’Hara, and Diane Keaton, before Barbra Streisand closed the segment with a tribute to Robert Redford, featuring musical clips from The Way We Were. The tribute also honored Robert Duvall, Val Kilmer, and Mohamed Bakri.