It was a big night for original movies; Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners duked it out across the 98th Oscars.
It was, as described by Rob Mills, EVP Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, the man in charge of the telecast, like a “heavyweight fight”.
There were many major moments from Anderson winning his first Oscar to Michael B. Jordan triumphing over Timothée Chalamet to win Best Actor as well as some record breaking achievements such as Autumn Durald Arkapaw becoming the first woman to win in cinematography and Cassandra Kulukundis winning the inaugural casting award.
Hosted for the second time by an at-ease Conan O’Brien, fresh from donning his Aunt Gladys garb for the pre-taped opening, there were also a few hiccups such as sound issues and the evergreen challenge of whether to play winners off.
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