In the end, it was always One Battle After Another. Following its dominant awards season, One Battle After Another took home Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars.
The Best Picture victory was the cherry on top for Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic crime thriller. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards, One Battle After Another won several more Oscars, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Anderson. These mark the first Oscars of Anderson’s illustrious career.
With the Oscars behind us, many fans can now relive One Battle After Another on streaming.
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One Battle After Another is now streaming on HBO Max.
Written and directed by Anderson, One Battle After Another is inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Bob Ferguson, a burnt-out revolutionary living off the grid with his young daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). Sean Penn plays Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn), a racist army colonel who once targeted Bob and his lover, Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor). When Lockjaw returns after 16 years, he hunts down Willa, forcing Bob out of hiding and sending him on a relentless pursuit to save his daughter.
DiCaprio, Penn, Taylor, and Benicio del Toro all received Oscar nominations for their respective performances, with Penn taking home the crown for Best Supporting Actor.
Released in September 2025, One Battle After Another grossed $209 million on a rumored budget between $130 million and $175 million. The film garnered significant critical acclaim and holds a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
One Battle After Another steamrolled through awards season. One Battle After Another won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Picture, the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Best Film at the British Academy Film Awards. Now, One Battle After Another joins the ranks of Anora and Oppenheimer as recent Best Picture winners.
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