Oscar 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ became the best picture, these 9 films lost

Cinema’s biggest victory, ‘One Battle After Another’ left everyone behind

Many grand and artistic films were included in this race, but ultimately ‘One Battle After Another’ won and captured the biggest pinnacle of cinema. In the race for Best Picture, ‘One Battle of Another’ was competing with ‘Sinners’, ‘Begonia’, ‘F1’, ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Hamnet’, ‘Marty Supreme’, ‘The Secret Agent’, ‘Sentimental Value’ and ‘Train Dreams’. As soon as the name ‘One Battle of Another’ rang on the stage, the entire Dolby Theater erupted in thunderous applause.

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lol at Teyana Taylor almost tackling Paul Thomas Anderson and Nicole Kidman after One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the Oscars pic.twitter.com/IPu6WBE0uH

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 16, 2026