Sean Penn moves into a stronger spot in awards season with his BAFTA win for One Battle After Another, but that doesn't make him the Oscar favorite.

In his quest for a third Academy Award, Sean Penn may have just one-upped all his predecessors. Less than 20 days before the two-time Oscar winner could receive his third golden statue, a bombshell article detailing the One Battle After Another actor’s decade-old heroic adventure just dropped.

That sound you hear is hundreds of experts, editors, and users feverishly updating their Oscar predictions at Gold Derby in the aftermath of Sunday's Actor Awards. In the past 24 hours, all but Buckley have surged by double digits in the Gold Derby data.

The 2026 Actor Awards saw Sean Penn take home Best Supporting Actor. The American actor's win for One Battle After Another made news as his victory got people discussing the Oscars.

With the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTA Film Awards and the Actor Awards concluded, the Oscar race is in focus ahead.

Sean Penn won best supporting male actor for his performance in “One Battle After Another” and Catherine O'Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor

Sean Penn has found himself at the centre of a rather heated debate among film fans after claiming his maiden Bafta trophy. The 65-year-old took home the Best Supporting Actor prize at Sunday evening's ceremony for his portrayal of Steven J Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.

It's easy to get bored in awards season. Thankfully, we have two of the most interesting acting races in years. Each week, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress get increasingly complicated,