Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Sean Penn's Oscar Win: Naked on the Floor

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Sean Penn wins third Oscar for best supporting actor, missed ceremony; Kieran Culkin accepts on his behalf, joking about Penns absence; Penns comeback performance in One Battle After Another earns him BAFTA and other awards; he almost skipped script due to initial hesitation. 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/198a924e6a88ed99

Entertainment stories making news on March 16th. Sean Penn just picked up his third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 Oscars. He earned it for playing the villain Colonel Stephen J. Lockjaw and Paul Thomas Anderson's one battle after another. Penn wasn't there to grab the trophy, though, since he's out of the country right now. Kieran Culkin, who won the same category last year, stepped up to accept it for him, with a quick joke about Penn maybe not wanting to show.

This marks Penn's latest big win after taking him. Best Actor statues for Mystic River in 2004 and Milk in 2009. He's also had nods for films like Dead Man Walking and I Am Sam. Meanwhile, Penn faced stiff competition from veterans like his co-star Benizio Del Toro, Stellan Scarsguard from Sentimental Value, Delroy Lindo in Sinners and Rising Star Jacob Elorty in Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein. Fans and critics are buzzing about his comeback performance at age 65. Earlier this year, he snagged the best supporting actor prize at the BAFTA Film Awards and others in February, but skipped those ceremonies too. He did show up for the Golden Globes in January, only to lose out to Scarsgird in the same race. According to Penn,

he almost passed on the script, which was his second go-round with Anderson after Lickrish Pizza. Late one night post-shower, he started reading just one page while still dripping wet and ended up finishing the whole thing naked on the floor. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. A pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly. Built for nighttime listening. S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.