Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy action-thriller One Battle After Another dominated last night’s 98th Academy Awards winning six Oscars, including the coveted statuette for Best Picture.
Dubbed a “ferocious masterpiece” by The Independent’s critic, Clarisse Loughrey, the epic counterculture film follows Bob, played by Leonardo DiCaprio – a washed-up member of the revolutionary group, known as the French 75, who is living off-grid with his spirited daughter Willa, played by Chase Infiniti. When an enemy resurfaces (in the face of a corrupt military officer Sean Penn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw) after 16 years and Willa goes missing, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue her in the process, forcing Bob to confront his past.
Entering the night with 13 nominations (the second highest number), the film ended up taking home the most awards, beating vampire film Sinners, which won four. The thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, won Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and the prizes for editing and casting, while Sean Penn scooped the award for Best Supporting Actor and Anderson won Best Director.
On accepting his award, Anderson payed homage to the late producer and assistant director Adam Somner. “I share this with a friend of mine on the other side of the shadows. His name is Adam and he is having a gin and tonic and is so happy for me and our crew,” Anderson said.
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He added: “This is a wonderful gift and I’m so happy to call the movies home. This is really terrific. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
One Battle After Another previously won big at the Golden Globes in January where it took home the prize for the Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and earned the director his first-ever Golden Globe win by scoring both Best Director and Best Screenplay. Teyana Taylor who plays Perfidia Beverly Hills, a French 75 member, Willa's mother and Bob's partner also won Best Supporting Actress. The film also took home six awards at the Bafta Film Awards, including Best Film, in February.
If its glittering accolades have you reaching for your streaming stick, here’s everything you need to know about where to watch One Battle After Another.
Where to watch One Battle After Another
If you’re in the UK, you can stream it on Amazon Prime, where the film can be rented for £4.99. It can also be bought on Amazon’s streaming service, where the price has been slashed to £9.99, or on Sky Store for the same price.
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