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\u201cWhat a night.\u201d<\/p>\n
So said Paul Thomas Anderson while accepting the Oscar for best picture for his film, One Battle After Another<\/em>, to close out the 98th Academy Awards at Hollywood\u2019s Dolby Theatre on Sunday night.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n And what a night it was for Anderson and the team from his Warner Bros. film, which picked up a total of six Oscars during the ceremony including wins for best adapted screenplay<\/a> (Anderson), best director<\/a> (Anderson), best supporting actor (an absent Sean Penn<\/a>), inaugural best casting<\/a> (Cassandra Kulukundis) and best film editing (Andy Jurgensen). With three Oscars in his hand following a long drought of never having received one, no wonder Anderson was ready to raise a glass.<\/p>\n \u201cYou guys, let\u2019s have a martini,\u201d Anderson said in closing his speech. \u201cThis is pretty amazing. Cheers. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n As he delivered the closing remarks, Anderson was backed by a stage full of collaborators on the film including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti, whom he shouted out because he forgot to thank them during an earlier acceptance speech. \u201cI really blew it when I won a best director award and I forgot to thank my cast. Leo, Benicio, Teyana, Sean, Regina,\u201d he said in making up for it. \u201cAnd especially Chase, my American girl, Chase. You are the heart of this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n