One Battle After Another won 6 Oscars in 2026.
The film’s six victories included Best Picture, directing for Paul Thomas Anderson, adapted screenplay, film editing, casting and supporting actor for Sean Penn. Those wins made it one of the dominant films of the 98th Academy Awards, held on March 15, 2026.
Its haul extended across both major and craft categories. Best Picture was awarded to producers Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Anderson, while Anderson also won for directing and adapted screenplay. Andy Jurgensen received the editing Oscar, and Cassandra Kulukundis won for casting.
Sean Penn’s supporting-actor victory supplied the film’s acting win. The number is easy to overstate because the movie had nominations in several additional categories, including cinematography, production design, sound, original score and leading actor. Nominations do not count toward a film’s Oscar total; only winning results do.