One Battle After Another
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One Battle After Another has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Daily. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Nicole SperlingLos Angeles-based New York Times culture reporter covering the movie business
Sperling says One Battle After Another was Anderson's most expensive film and not a major box office win once marketing and theater revenue splits are factored in.
“It made $70 million domestically. It made $200 worldwide, which sounds like a lot of money. But when you factor in the marketing costs”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 4:19
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Sperling predicts One Battle After Another will win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
“I enjoyed it so much and walked out of it and said, well, that's our best picture winner. And I still think that's the case”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 4:04
Alissa WilkinsonMovie critic for The New York Times
Wilkinson argues the film is about how each generation of activists hands its unfinished battle to the next.
“every generation has to fight its own battles. And every generation of activists tries to kind of idealistically win and then winds up handing off their battle”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 3:03
Predictions
- Came trueNicole Sperling
Sperling predicts One Battle After Another will win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
“I enjoyed it so much and walked out of it and said, well, that's our best picture winner. And I still think that's the case”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 4:04 · One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, beating nominees including Sinners, Hamnet and Sentimental Value. That is the outcome Sperling predicted on December 28, 2025.
Sources: Oscars 2026: 'One Battle After Another' wins best picture at 98th Academy Awards - ABC7 San Francisco · All the 2026 Oscar Winners, From Best Picture and More
Checked Oct 31, 2026
Podcasts
- The Daily · 1 episode
Episodes
Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025The Daily · Dec 28, 2025 · 54 min
Gilbert Cruz, Alissa Wilkinson and Nicole Sperling review 2025's best and biggest movies, Warner Bros.' banner year amid its sale, and play a film quiz.