It's Oscars Night in Hollywood, and entertainment's A-listers are out in force for the industry's most glamorous night of the year
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AFP is bringing you all the latest developments from the star-studded 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Following the red carpet where A-listers showed off their top looks for the industry’s most glamorous night of the year, host
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Russian teacher Pavel Talankin (2L) stands alongside US documentary filmmaker David Borenstein (L) as he accepts the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "Mr. Nobody Against Putin"
“Stop all of these wars now,” said the teacher and film co-director
A group of actors pay tribute to the late Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer during the Academy Awards
A lengthy
“Rob’s movies will last for lifetimes because they were about what makes us laugh and cry and what we aspire to be – far better in his eyes, far kinder, far funnier and far more human. And when Michele Singer entered his life, they were unstoppable,” Crystal said, before a crew of people Reiner famously worked with, including
“All we can say is buddy, what fun we had storming the castle,” said Crystal, a reference to Reiner’s cult smash
US singer Barbra Streisand sang and paid tribute to the late Robert Redford during a heartfelt In Memoriam segment during the Oscars
A who’s who of some of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters who died in the last year followed, including
She was “a legend with no end,” said McAdams.
The 83-year-old icon
“Bob had real backbone, on and off the screen,” said Streisand. “I called him an intellectual cowboy who blazed his own trail.”
“I miss him now more than ever.”
Ryan Coogler accepts the award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for "Sinners" at the 98th annual Oscars
The best original screenplay prize went to
“I’m very nervous,” he said, “and they’re going to play me off. I grew up in Oakland, California, and we can talk a lot.”
Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Oscar for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for "One Battle After Another" at the 98th annual Oscars
“I wrote this movie for my kids to say sorry for the housekeeping mess that we left in this world we’re handing off to them,” Anderson said, “but also with the encouragement that they will be the generation that hopefully brings us some common sense and decency.”
He reportedly skipped the ceremony to instead visit Ukraine.
“Sean Penn couldn’t be here this evening – or didn’t want to,” said presenter
US Comedian host Conan O'Brien opens the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California
The Oscars audience witnessed a
“You just ruined 22 million Oscar pools,” said O’Brien, after waiting for the double acceptance speeches to end.
Best actor nominee
Actor Timothee Chalamet and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner arrive at the 98th annual Academy Awards
“Security is extremely tight tonight,” O’Brien said, in what initially appeared to refer to heightened security measures over the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
“I’m told there’s concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities,” the comedian instead quipped, before the camera cut to Chalamet laughing.
“They’re just mad you left out jazz.”