‘Orwell went off to fight. I thought I’d have to do the same’: Raoul Peck on his intimate connection with the writer

The Haitian director was given unprecedented access to George Orwell’s archives – and found a fellow crusader for truth. His extraordinary new film highlights the sinister links between Big Brother, Trump and Putin

Oscars 2026: One Battle After Another wins best picture – as it happened

The night belonged to One Battle After Another but there were also awards for Sinners and Hamnet – as well as touching tributes, jokes from Conan and plenty more on Hollywood’s biggest night

Key takeaways from Oscars 2026: horror wins, tech loses and politics is hard to ignore

This year saw some Chalamet exhaustion, wins for Warner Bros and memorable music while one winner was nowhere to be seen

‘Next year, it’s going to be a Waymo in a tux’: the best quotes from Oscars 2026

From Conan O’Brien roasting Timothée Chalamet to several winners getting political, here are the night’s best quotes

James Van Der Beek and Brigitte Bardot among stars snubbed from Oscars in memoriam tribute

Key names were omitted from this year’s tribute to industry figures who have died over the last 12 months

Free Palestine and ICE out: how this year’s Oscars got political

As One Battle After Another swept, Paul Thomas Anderson, Javier Bardem and Conan O’Brien gave a welcome reality check to the glitzy ceremony

Conan’s bits, O’Connell’s fangs and Jafar Panahi unimpressed: Oscars 2026 viral moments

In a year that largely stuck to script, host O’Brien’s antics and the It Was Just an Accident director’s stare at Kevin O’Leary got the internet talking

Warner Bros wins a record 11 Oscars as One Battle After Another and Sinners dominate awards

Film studio – currently in acquisition talks with Paramount – earned 11 awards thanks to films by Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson

Diane Warren becomes record-holder for longest Oscars losing streak with 17 nominations and no wins

Songwriter first nominated for ballad Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now in 1987 and is beaten this year by K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Golden

One Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars as Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley win big

Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic took home six awards while Sinners scored four including for best actor

Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish winner of best actress Oscar for Hamnet

Buckley, who plays Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, was favourite to win after victories in all preceding ceremonies

Michael B Jordan wins best actor Oscar for Sinners

Jordan is the sixth black actor to take the award – and the first person to take the prize for portraying twins

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

Anderson wins for film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-revolutionary, taking Oscar in this category for the first time

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters wins Oscar for best original song

Victory for South Korean sensation is film’s second of the evening, after best animated feature

Sentimental Value becomes first Norwegian film to win best international feature Oscar

Joachim Trier’s family saga is about a film director estranged from his adult daughters