Dhaka, March 16 -- The darkly comic thriller "One Battle After Another" claimed the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, winning a close contest with the vampire story "Sinners" at the highest honours in the film business.

Michael B Jordan earned the best actor trophy for his dual roles as twin brothers in "Sinners." Jessie Buckley won best actress for playing the wife of William Shakespeare, Agnes Hathaway, in "Hamnet."

Sean Penn was named best supporting actor for his role as an obsessed military officer in the darkly comic thriller "One Battle After Another." It was the third Oscar for Penn, who frequently skips movie industry awards shows and was not in the Dolby Theatre audience.

"Sean Penn couldn't be here, or didn...