'Sinners,' 'One Battle After Another' dominate Oscars

HOLLYWOOD had been holding its breath for months.

- GERRY CUPIDO

When the curtain finally came down at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night, two films split the glory and together made the 98th Academy Awards one of the most memorable in recent history.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another didn’t just win Oscars. They made history.

One Battle After Another's six Oscars

Anderson's gripping political drama walked away as the night's biggest winner, claiming six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing and the brand new Best Casting award.

For Anderson, who had been nominated 14 times before Sunday night, the wins felt both overdue and deeply earned.

Accepting his screenplay award, he told the audience he wrote the film as a message to his children, an apology for the world being handed to them, and a belief that their generation would be the one to set things right.

His cast delivered memorable moments, too.

Sean Penn's supporting performance earned him a record third acting Oscar, though he wasn't present to collect it.