LOS ANGELES—Stars are streaming down the red carpet at a 98th Academy Awards where few awards feel like shoo-ins, and the night is steering toward a coronation for either Paul Thomas Anderson or Ryan Coogler.
Most would call that a win-win.
‘Sinners’ and ’One Battle After Another' Poised for All-Warner Bros. Showdown at the Oscars
An Oscar statue ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on March 14, 2026. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
