Cecilia Lei

It took home six awards, including Best Picture.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson finally won Best Director after 14 past nominations, placing him firmly among the industry's greats.

He struck a political tone in his acceptance speech for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Thank you very much.

It beat out nine other films, including Sinners, which had a record-breaking 16 nominations, but in the end took home four Oscars.

Among those was a Best Actor win for Michael B. Jordan, delivering something of an upset against Timothee Chalamet.

Jess Buckley, meanwhile, won Best Actress for her performance in the historical drama Hamnet, and Sinner's Autumn Durald-Arquipaugh made history as the first woman to win Best Cinematography for her work in Sinners.

The night was hosted by Conan O'Brien for the second time, and there were moving tributes for the late Rob Reiner and a surprise performance from Barbra Streisand during a tribute to the late Robert Redford.

There was also a rare tie for the live-action short category, but apparently Time Press producers weren't in the mood to offer more time to both speeches.

It led to an awkward moment for the audience as the lights were turned off and the microphone began retracting from the stage as the winner spoke.

Adrienne Brody, take note.

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