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What the 2026 Oscars revealed about the current political mood in Hollywood

The 2026 Academy Awards revealed a striking contradiction. Many of the winning films grapple with urgent contemporary issues, or difficult questions of historical memory. Yet their makers avoided following up on that political character in their acceptance speeches.

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Selfies, sniffer dogs and superstition – Peter Bradshaw’s big night out at the Oscars!

KPop Demon Hunters fans screamed with glee, Adrien Brody grossed out the audience and Timothée Chalamet broke all the rules. The Guardian’s film critic on a gobsmackingly glamorous ceremony

The Guardian - UK

French short ties for Oscar at ceremony dominated by 'One battle after another'

The film One battle after another won the top prize Sunday at the Academy Awards, where the French language film Two people exchanging saliva shared the award for best live-action short.

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Streisand Sings 'The Way We Were' at Oscars, Reveals She Signed Last Note to Redford 'Babs'

Barbra Streisand sang 'The Way We Were' at the 2026 Oscars to honour Robert Redford, revealing she signed her last note to him 'Babs.'

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Teyana Taylor gets Paul Thomas Anderson in a headlock after One Battle After Another wins Best Picture Oscar

An elated Teyana Taylor jokingly put Paul Thomas Anderson in a headlock after One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the Oscars.

The Independent UK

Teyana Taylor ‘shoved’ backstage at Oscars: ‘You’re very rude’

‘One Battle After Another’ star called out an unseen man for 'putting his hands on a female' backstage at the Academy Awards

The Independent UK

All The Celebrities Slammed For Their “Disgusting And Weird” Behavior At The 2026 Oscars

The stars couldn’t escape being brutally roasted for their cringy jokes, awkward speeches, and heated tussles on camera during the 2026 Oscars.

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First Thing: Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz

US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ for Nato. Plus, meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax

The Guardian - UK

10 Photos of Paul Thomas Anderson's Wife Maya Rudolph: Their 25-Year Secret to Love

The enduring partnership of Paul Thomas Anderson and Maya Rudolph, a Hollywood couple who have thrived creatively and personally without marriage, culminating in Anderson's 2026 Best Picture Oscar win.

International Business Times UK

Kieran Culkin takes swipe at Sean Penn for skipping Oscars after Best Supporting Actor win

Penn won the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, marking his third Academy Award

Evening Standard

Paul Thomas Anderson addresses One Battle After Another's 'complicated'

One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas Anderson opens up on the film's "complicated" story.

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Key Oscar moments: Paul Thomas Anderson and Amy Madigan wins, outstanding songs and sad goodbyes

Paul Thomas Anderson won big at the Oscars with “One Battle After Another” but “Sinners” also landed major wins

The Independent UK

The Sinners and One Battle rivalry exposed a big Oscar problem

COMMENT: There may have been 10 nominees for Best Picture, but this year’s overstuffed category was really a two-horse race, writes Adam White. It’s time for the Oscars to make a major change

The Independent UK

Paul Thomas Anderson endured one snub after another. Now the Oscars have finally seen sense

In honouring One Battle After Another, Academy voters finally welcomed Hollywood’s prodigal son into the fold

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Oscars 2026: Full list of winners as One Battle After Another scoops six awards

Michael B Jordan was named best actor for his dual role as twins in Sinners

The Independent UK

I was at the 2026 Oscars. Here’s how the most emotional ceremony in years unfolded backstage

OSCARS 2026: It was a night of high drama at the 98th Academy Awards as ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Hamnet’ split the major awards. Backstage in the press room, Kevin E G Perry saw a history-making night up close

The Conversation

From flat jokes, to politics, to red-carpet dazzle: 5 experts unpack the 2026 Oscars

Despite Conan O’Brien joking he was the last human Oscars host, the 2026 edition was exceptionally human – with folly, filler and an f-bomb (ironically during the Best Sound acceptance speech). This 3.5-hour marathon will seem quaint in 2029, when YouTube takes over and every segment feels like 20 seconds.

Evening Standard

Jimmy Kimmel makes dig at Trump on Oscars stage

Even the awards’ host, Conan O’Brien, made some serious comments amid his stream of gags.

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The Guardian - US

Free Palestine and ICE out: how this year’s Oscars got political

As One Battle After Another swept, Paul Thomas Anderson, Javier Bardem and Conan O’Brien gave a welcome reality check to the glitzy ceremony

Evening Standard

One Battle After Another sweeps Oscars as Jessie Buckley triumphs

Michael B Jordan was named best actor.

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Anonymous Oscars Insiders Reveal The Real Reason Sean Penn Skipped Out On This Year’s Ceremony

Why did Sean Penn skip the 2026 Oscars even as he won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another? Here’s what we know.

Euronews

Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs - Full results & viral moments

It was One Oscar After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another', which emerged victorious with 6 wins – while 'Sinners', the most Oscar-nominated film in Academy history, won 4. Here's everything you need to know about this year’s award ceremony.

Total Film

Oscars 2026 live coverage: All the winners, red carpet, and the 98th Academy Awards' biggest moments – as it happened

Here's how the biggest night in movies, 2026, went down

The Independent UK

Leonardo DiCaprio thriller dominates Oscars with six awards including Best Picture

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Oscars 2026: Best Picture victor One Battle After Another leads winners list

One Battle After Another won the coveted Best Picture Academy Award at Sunday's (15.03.26) ceremony, taking its total of wins for the night to six.

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