March 18th, 2026

Entertainment News

‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at 98th Academy Awards

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top honor to a comic, multi-generational American saga of political resistance. The ceremony Sunday, which also saw Michael B. Jordan win best actor and “Sinners” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw make Oscar history as ... Read More »

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Jessie Buckley wins the best actress Oscar for tear-jerking ‘Hamnet’ performance

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessie Buckley claimed her first Oscar on Sunday for her “Hamnet” performance that prompted almost anyone who saw it to blow through a box of tissues. The prize for best actress went to second-time nominee Buckley for her role as William Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes, in the drama directed by Chloé Zhao. ... Read More »

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‘We’re taking over’: Canadian animators win big at Oscars, call on streaming giants to fund local arts

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

Moments after winning an Oscar, Maciek Szczerbowski reflected on his parents fleeing Poland decades ago in search of a better life in Canada. “My mother and my father packed two suitcases and abandoned their entire life, packed me and my little brother into a crappy Yugoslavian car, and escaped two weeks before the Russians came ... Read More »

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Michael B. Jordan wins best actor Oscar, Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael B. Jordan has won best actor at the 98th Academy Awards for his double-duty performance as the twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.” The win was a triumphant moment for Jordan, one of Hollywood’s most widely loved young actors, whose ascent to Hollywood stardom began, partly, with Coogler’s ... Read More »

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Michael B. Jordan wins best actor for ‘Sinners,’ taking home his first Oscar

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael B. Jordan has been building toward a performance like “Sinners” for over 20 years. Now he has the best actor Oscar as his reward. Jordan got one trophy for playing identical twins Smoke and Stack in the blues-seeped supernatural horror film set in 1930s Mississippi that earned a record 16 ... Read More »

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Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson has long stood among modern cinema’s most influential filmmakers. Now he has an Oscar to match. Anderson won the Academy Award for best director for “One Battle After Another,” the sweeping political drama that blends his signature character-driven storytelling with large-scale historical themes. The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, ... Read More »

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‘Golden’ from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins Oscar for best original song

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

They’re going up, up, up; it’s their moment. EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park — the team behind the global smash “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” — took home the original song award at the Oscars on Sunday. It is a first-time win ... Read More »

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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ wins best documentary feature Oscar for teacher who opposed Ukraine war

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” which takes on the Russian leader’s propaganda and patriotism program for the nation’s youth after its invasion of Ukraine, won the Oscar for best documentary feature Sunday. “In the name of our future, in the name of all of our children, stop all of these wars now,” ... Read More »

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Norway’s “Sentimental Value’ wins at Oscars and ‘Sinners’ cinematographer makes history

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joachim Trier’s family drama “Sentimental Value” has won best international film at the 98th Academy Awards, the first win for Norway. In one of the night’s closest races, “Sentimental Value” emerged victorious over nominees like Brazil’s “The Secret Agent” and the Iranian revenge drama “It was Just an Accident,” a French ... Read More »

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Norwegian family drama ‘Sentimental Value’ wins Oscar for best international film

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

“Sentimental Value,” a moving family drama about the complicated relationships between a director and his daughters, won the Oscar for best international film Sunday. The film by Joachim Trier explores the wounds in an estranged family where a director father who has repeatedly prioritized career over family tries to reconcile with his daughters. What better ... Read More »

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Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes first woman to win an Oscar for Cinematography

By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win the best cinematography Oscar Sunday. The 46-year-old American was recognized for her work on Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.” The profession has come a long way since Arkapaw, whose varied credits include “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “The Last Showgirl” and a Rihanna music video, ... Read More »

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