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Episode Date: March 16, 2026

One Battle After Another triumphs at the 98th Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Casting, and Supporting Actor. Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan secure Best Actress and Best Actor awards, respectively. Sinners excels in Original Screenplay, Original Score, and Cinematography. Frankenstein dominates technical categories, while Kpop Demon Hunters and Sentimental Value win Animated Feature and International Feature, respectively. Avatar: Fire and Ash and F one receive Visual Effects and Sound awards. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos plan to discuss the highlights on their Live show. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/504b96ddb46671c4

This is your entertainment update for March 16th. The 98th Academy Awards wrapped up last night with one battle after another, claiming best picture. Paul Thomas Anderson took home the directing prize for the film, which also swept adapted screenplay, film editing, casting, and supporting actor for. Sean Penn. Jesse Buckley won Best Actress for Hamlet, while Michael B. Jordan earned Best Actor honors for sinners. In supporting roles, 75-year-old Amy Madigan pulled up. off a big upset with weapons, beating out favorites like Tayana Taylor.

Centers had a strong night, too, grabbing original screenplay, original score, and cinematography. Frankenstein dominated technical categories with wins for production design, costume design, and makeup and hairstyling. Animated feature went to K-pop demon hunters, and sentimental value won international feature. Visual effects honored Avatar, Fire, and Ash, and F1 took sound. Kelly Rippa and Mark Consuelos, who attended the ceremony, plan to dive into all the highlights on their Monday morning live show. Kelly says she loves those post-O-O-Skers chats in front of the audience.

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