‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Picture at 2026 Oscars

Paul Thomas Anderson ‘s One Battle After Another took home the trophy for Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars. The high-stakes film featured riveting performances by Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, and Sean Penn, who was named Best Supporting Actor . “In 1975, the Oscar nominees for Best Picture were Dog Day Afternoon , One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Jaws , Nashville , and Barry Lyndon ,” Anderson began in his acceptance speech.

“There is no best among them. There is just what that mood might be that day, but we’re happy to be part of this wonderful, wonderful journey with our fellow nominees, our fellow filmmakers, our fellow filmmakers that even weren’t recognized by the Academy. So many great films this year.” A Rolling Stone review praised the film as both an “act of resistance” and “stone cold masterpiece.” Critic David Fear wrote and predicted, “ One Battle After Another is a lot of things: a parable about fathers and daughters, a conspiracy thriller for the ICE age, an ensemble comedy that...