The 98th Academy Awards saw 'One Battle After Another' win Best Picture and Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley take lead acting honors, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw make history for cinematography, while moments like a KPop Demon Hunters speech cut-off and a rare tie added to the ceremony's memorable events.

• How ‘Marty Supreme’ and Timothée Chalamet Went Home With No Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• Michael B. Jordan Wins Best Actor — New York Times Arts -
• Highlights From the 2026 Oscars: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Six Awards, Including Best Picture — New York Times Movies -

• Oscars Cut Off ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Speech in Brutal Live Moment — New York Times Arts -
• Michael B. Jordan Wins the Best Actor Oscar for ‘Sinners’ — New York Times Arts -
• How The New York Times Covers the Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment) — New York Times Arts -
• At the Governors Ball After-Party, Stars Celebrate the 2026 Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• The Best Oscars Fashion Trend Was Dresses You Can Breathe In — New York Times Arts -
• Behind the Scenes of the 2026 Oscar Best Picture Nominees: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Hamnet’ and More — New York Times Movies -
• What to Watch for at the 2026 Oscars: Best Actor Race, Conan O’Brien and More — New York Times Arts -
• How to Watch the Oscars 2026: Start Time, Host and Streaming — New York Times Arts -
• Prediction Markets? An 83% Chance That Oscars Pundits Hate Them. — New York Times Movies -
• Where to Stream the 2026 Oscar Winners, From ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘Sinners’ — New York Times Arts -
• The Politics of Teyana Taylor’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Character — New York Times Arts -
• Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• Our Favorite Oscars Red Carpet Photos Featuring Jessie Buckley and Emma Stone — New York Times Arts -
• Norway Celebrates Oscar Win for Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ — New York Times Arts -
• Javier Bardem and Other Stars Address Wars and Free Speech at Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture at 2026 Oscars After Awards Sweep — New York Times Arts -
• Oscars 2026 Takeaways: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Honors — New York Times Arts -
• Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’ — New York Times Arts -
• Oscars 2026 Winners List: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ and More — New York Times Arts -
• Unforgettable Oscars Looks 2026: Bumblebee Brooches, Jewel-Tone Gowns and More — New York Times Movies -
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win Best Cinematography — New York Times Arts -
• Jessie Buckley Caps Award Season with ‘Hamnet’ Oscar Win for Best Actress — New York Times Arts -
• Free speech and wars are noted from the Oscars stage. — New York Times Arts -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times Arts -
• Michael B. Jordan Wins the Best Actor Oscar for ‘Sinners’ — New York Times Arts -
• Paul Thomas Anderson wins best director. — New York Times Arts -
• ‘The Singers’ and ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ Tie for Oscar — New York Times Arts -
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history as the first woman to win best cinematography. — New York Times Arts -
• A Surprising Oscars Tie Is the Seventh in Academy Awards History — New York Times Arts -
• A rare Oscars tie made for hectic moments onstage. — New York Times Movies -
• Barbra Streisand Pays Tribute to Robert Redford at 2026 Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• Billy Crystal Leads 2026 Oscars Tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner — New York Times Arts -
• Sean Penn Wins Best Supporting Actor for ‘One Battle After Another’ but Skips Oscars — New York Times Arts -
• Conan O’Brien Parodies ‘Weapons’ and Roasts Timothée Chalamet in 2026 Oscars Monologue — New York Times Arts -

Recent headlines highlight legislative efforts to recover Nazi looted art, the continuation of the Live Nation antitrust case involving Bruce Springsteen fees, the Kennedy Center's two-year renovation project, controversial Trump administration art funding, and a planned virtual papal visit for the U.S. 250th birthday celebrations.

• House Adopts Bill to Ease Recovery by Heirs of Nazi Looted Art — New York Times Arts -
• Live Nation Antitrust Case Resumes With Testimony About Springsteen Fees — New York Times Arts -
• Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close for 2-Year Renovation Project — New York Times Arts -

• Why Did Trump Officials Award $2 Million to a Small Art School in Queens? — New York Times Arts -
• Pope to Make a (Virtual) Visit for the United States’ 250th Birthday — New York Times Arts -

Recent reviews cover **Handel’s ‘Hercules’ at Carnegie Hall and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s ‘The Silent Serenade’ at Mannes Opera, alongside features on Dance Reflections’ embodied acts of memory, the city that inspired Rothko, and Jess and Morgs blurring performance and film** at the Paris Opera.

• Review: Handel’s ‘Hercules’ at Carnegie Hall — New York Times Arts -
• At Dance Reflections, Embodied Acts of Memory — New York Times Arts -
• The City That Inspired Rothko (It’s Not New York) — New York Times Arts -

• Review: ‘The Silent Serenade’ at Mannes Opera — New York Times Arts -
• Jess and Morgs Blur the Boundaries Between Live Performance and Film — New York Times Arts -

Highlights include a review of the **sky-diving documentary ‘Space Cowboy’, an examination of ‘Virgin River’ as a Netflix hit, a guide to streaming Paul Thomas Anderson films, the discovery of lost ‘Doctor Who’ episodes, and insights into new series like ‘The Lady’ and ‘Imperfect Women’**.

• ‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Space Cowboy’ Review: A Sky-diving Cinematographer’s Highs and Lows — New York Times Movies -
• How ‘Virgin River’ Became One of Netflix’s Biggest Hits — New York Times Arts -

• Where to Stream the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson — New York Times Arts -
• In ‘The Lady,’ a Current Royal Scandal Meets an Older One — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Imperfect Women,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV This Week — New York Times Arts -

Discussions center on **Brené Brown and Adam Grant’s new podcast aiming to improve public discourse, with reviews of Mieko Kawakami’s ‘Sisters in Yellow’ and Ian Buruma’s ‘Stay Alive’** also featured.

• Brené Brown and Adam Grant Want to Repair the Discourse — New York Times Arts -
• Book Review: ‘Sisters in Yellow,’ by Mieko Kawakami — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Stay Alive,’ by Ian Buruma — New York Times Books -

The entertainment and cultural world mourns the passing of actress Judy Pace, silent-film historian John Bengtson, author Margareta Magnusson of "Swedish Death Cleaning" fame, population bomb author Paul R. Ehrlich, and former Rite-Aid executive Lewis Lehrman.

• Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters — New York Times Arts -
• John Bengtson, Modern-Day Silent-Film Sleuth, Dies at 68 — New York Times Arts -
• Margareta Magnusson, 91, Dies; Wrote of Cleaning Up Before Dying — New York Times Books -

• Lewis Lehrman, 87, Dies; Store Chain Executive Ran for N.Y. Governor — New York Times Books -
• Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93 — New York Times Arts -