While politics weren't overtly present during the show, there was an undercurrent of major changes happening in Hollywood.

"One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" led all film nominees for the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards.

At the Golden Globes 2026, Leonardo DiCaprio detailed how One Battle After Another’s director Paul Thomas Anderson created an unforgettable environment on set.

Dan Sullivan in the 2026 midterms, a decision placing the last frontier at the center of the battle for the Senate. Peltola, who won Alaska’s lone House seat in a 2022 special election and held it before losing in 2024,