It's Oscars Night in Hollywood, and entertainment's A-listers are out in force for the industry's most glamorous night of the year
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AFP is bringing you all the latest developments from the star-studded 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
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Here’s the latest from the marathon night’s final stretch:
US filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and US producer Sara Murphy accept the award for Best Picture for "One Battle After Another" alongside cast and crew
“Let’s have a martini – this is pretty amazing,” said Anderson, fresh off a win for best director.
“You make a guy work hard for one of these,” said the widely acclaimed filmmaker, who won the first Oscars of his career for director, best adapted screenplay and picture as one of the film’s producers.
“I wrote this movie for my kids to say sorry for the housekeeping mess that we left in this world we’re handing off to them,” Anderson said in accepting that prize, “but also with the encouragement that they will be the generation that hopefully brings us some common sense and decency.”
Irish actress Jessie Buckley accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Hamnet"
She called playing the character “the greatest collision of my life,” as the film centered on motherhood and coincided with her own journey towards becoming a parent.
“It’s Mother’s Day in the UK today, so I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart,” said a tearful Buckley. “We all come from a lineage of women who continue to create against all odds.”
Michael B. Jordan accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "Sinners"
He then pulled handwritten notes out and feigned preparing for a lengthy monologue – another reference to last year – until show producers turned on the play-off music.
Brody then promptly presented the prize for best actor to
“God is good,” said the actor to wild applause.
He thanked the team behind the film for “betting on a culture and betting on original ideas,” adding that “I stand here because of the people that came before me,” listing off Black Oscar winners including
Jordan bested the likes of a surely disappointed
Priyanka Chopra and Javier Bardem present the Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Joachim Trier accepts the award for Best International Feature Film for "Sentimental Value" alongside stars from the Norwegian film
Norway’s
He accepted the award in paraphrasing the famed Black American author
“Let’s not vote for politicians who don’t take this seriously into account.”
South Korean-US singer Ejae accepts the Oscar for Best Music (Original Song) for "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" alongside (back row, from R) Jeong Hoon Seo, Hee Dong Nam, Joong Gyu Kwak and Yu Han Lee (front L)
The second musical performance of the night – which followed a showstopping montage number from the smash “Sinners” – was the beloved
The smash hit then got its flowers, taking home the prize for best original song and becoming the first KPop song to win the category.
“This song is not about success – it’s about resilience,” said tearful singer-songwriter
US cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw poses in the press room with the Oscar for Best Cinematography for "Sinners," a win that marked the first time a woman had ever taken home the prize
“I’m so honored to be here and I really want all the women in the room to stand up because I feel like I don’t get here without you guys,” she said.
The best original screenplay prize went to