Wikimedia Commons/Sentimental Value 2025 Movie Oscar winner Joachim Trier invokes James Baldwin in a political speech. His film "Sentimental Value" continues Cannes' dominance of the Best International Fe... March 19, 2026 AceShowbiz - In a ceremony noted for its political undertones, director Joachim Trier claimed the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for Sentimental Value. Accepting the award, Trier gave thanks to "the wonderful American writer James Baldwin," whose words he invoked to make a pointed statement.