"Battle after Battle" won the Oscar for Best Director

The film "Battle after Battle" directed by Paul Thomas Anderson won the Oscar in the main category "Best Film". The 98th Academy Awards ceremony took place on the night of March 15-16 in Los Angeles.

Paul Anderson's film was nominated in 14 categories at once and eventually won six awards, including the main one. The film also brought producer Cassandra Kulukundis a victory in the new "Best Casting" category, noting her work on the selection of actors for the film.

For the first time, a separate casting award was introduced in the current award season. Ryan Coogler's horror thriller "Sinners" became the leader in the number of nominations, presented in 16 categories. According to this indicator, the picture surpassed "Titanic", "La La Land".

Kugler's tape also claimed the "Best Film" award. According to film critics, her main rival was considered to be Anderson's work.

"Three Sisters", a Russian short film by Konstantin Bronzit, was not awarded an award. The award was won by the Canadian film "The Girl who Cried Pearls", created by Chris Lavis and Macik Shcherbowski.

Hoax and perfectionism: Bronzit's "Three Sisters" was nominated for an Oscar

"Three Sisters" traveled to festivals for two years under the fictitious name of the director

Earlier that day, it became known that the Russian animation artist Konstantin Bronzit for the cartoon "Three Sisters" again did not receive the Oscar in the category "Best Animated Short Film". The winners in this category were Canadian directors Chris Levis and Maciek Shcherbowski. They received the award for the animated short film "The Girl who Cried Pearls."

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