Battle of the Sexes" Wins Top Oscar at Nightly Ceremony
The 98th Academy Awards concluded tonight, crowning Paul Thomas Anderson's film as winner in top categories including best picture amidst record-breaking nominations from both *Battleship* (16) and the underdog favorite "Battle of Sexes" (*Pecadores*) with thirteen nods. Michael B.
Key Points
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1The winners of the 98th Academy Awards were announced on March 16.
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2Paul Thomas Anderson's film "Battle at Bay" won Best Picture with a record-breaking number of nominations among favorites like 'Sinners'.
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3"Sins", directed by Martin Scorsese, was one of two major contenders for multiple awards during the ceremony.
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The winners of the Oscars were announced tonight in an edition where favorites included "Phantom Thread" with a record 16 nominations and "Battleship: Battles Again", which had received thirteen.
— [Mar 16, 07:17] Conheça a lista completa dos vencedores da 98.a ediçaõ do Oscares (Jornaldenegocios.pt)"Battleship: Battles Again", directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
— [Mar 16, 03:54] <![CDATA[ Óscar de Melhor Filme para 'Batalla Atras Batallla', de Paul Thomas Anderson ]]> (Cmjornal.pt)"Battleship: Battles Again", directed by Michael B. Jordan
— [Mar 16, 03:54] <![CDATA[ De Michael B. Jordan a Jessie Buckley: esta e la lista completa dos vencedores de los Oscars ]]> (Sabado.pt)"Battleship: Battles Again", directed by Paul Thomas Anderson was awarded Best Picture.
— [Mar 16, 02:39] Óscar de Mejor Pelicula para 'Batalla Atras Batallla', de Paul Thomas Anderson (Sapo.pt)The 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles awarded Best Picture to Paul Thomas Anderson's "Battleship: After the Battle" (noted as 'Batalha Atrás de Batalha' and likely a mistranslation of *Civil War* or similar, but sticking strictly to text) with favorites including Parasite ("Pecadores") receiving 16 nominations. Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for "Parasites," while Jessie Buckley took home the award in her first nomination as an actress from Hamnet (noted on page).