Paul Thomas Anderson wins first ever Oscar as One Battle After Another takes best adapted screenplay

The director has won the Oscar for his critically-acclaimed film based loosely on Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland Oscars 2026 – follow the action live! The winners: the full list – updating live Paul Thomas Anderson has won his first Oscar, for best adapted screenplay for One Battle After Another. Also directed by Anderson, One Battle After Another is a loose adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland; it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former revolutionary living under a new name with his teenage daughter, played by Chase Infiniti. Continue reading...