Paul Thomas Anderson endured one snub after another. Now the Oscars have finally seen sense | Xan Brooks

In honouring One Battle After Another, Academy voters finally welcomed Hollywood’s prodigal son into the fold Oscar night climaxed with a metaphorical whiff of gunpowder and a defiant rebel yell as One Battle After Another broke late to claim the crowning best picture and director awards at the Dolby theatre in downtown Los Angeles. If it is true that Americans get the presidents they deserve, it follows that they should get the appropriate Academy Award winner as well. Paul Thomas Anderson’s...

By Xan Brooks