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Oscars 2026: Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler Secure Their First Oscar Wins
Ryan Coogler became the second Black writer to win Best Original Screenplay and Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners at the 98th Academy Awards.
- On March 16, 2026, Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler won their first Oscars for screenplays at the Dolby Theatre, Anderson for One Battle After Another and Coogler for Sinners.
- Rooted in musical and cultural history, Sinners emphasized the preservation and reverence of Black art, reflected in the Club Juke montage tribute, as Anderson's adapted screenplay was loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's Vineland.
- Stitched cornrows braided by Tyzanna B featured a woven blues-guitar design, and shortly after, Sinners secured Michael B. Jordan's first Oscar for Best Actor.
- Coogler's win makes him only the second Black writer to win Best Original Screenplay, while Anderson framed his victory as 'to be part of this history' and thanked his family and children.
- Shortly after its release nearly a year earlier, Sinners' blues-guitar motif and the ceremony's Club Juke montage reinforced its cultural framing.
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Since "Magnolia" he was regarded as a director's miracle child: Paul Thomas Anderson's films were often nominated, now he finally received his first Oscar. What distinguishes him?
·Frankfurt, Germany
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Someone didn't show up, someone lost and took it well and someone talked about politics
·Italy
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History was made at the Oscars when, finally, a woman won an award in every category, writes cultural journalist Anton Vanha-Majamaa.
·Finland
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He didn't do anything wrong.
·Los Angeles, United States
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The American finally won a lead award, in the fourth indication. He also took the Best Film and Best Roteiro adapted by "A Battle After Another"
·Brazil
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