The 2026 Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 15 at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood.
See below for all tonight’s details, and stay tuned Hollywood Reporter Coverage.
Broadcast
The show will air live at 7pm ET/4pm PT on ABC and stream on Hulu. It will also be broadcast live in over 200 territories around the world. The official live red carpet show will air at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT on ABC, hosted by Tamron Hall and Jesse Palmer.
Host
Conan O’Brien returns for the second year in a row after his well-received debut as host last year. He’d been preparing material for three months at surprise parties in and around Los Angeles, followed by a day in the writers’ room. “I became obsessed,” O’Brien said. Hollywood Reporter For this week’s cover story. “I want to turn it off, but I can’t. It’s not always a fun ride, but that’s the deal. And I’m 62 years old, I get it. I tell my daughter, ‘You have to know your owner’s manual.'” I now know the Conan’s owner’s manual.
Presenters
The Academy has announced a star-studded list of presenters, including past winners, past nominees and even former hosts. Last year’s acting winners include Mickie Madison, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña. Other presenters include Will Arnett, Javier Bardem, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anne Hathaway, Chase Infiniti, Paul Mescal, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Kimmel, Delroy Lindo, Ewan McGregor, Wagner Moura, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman, Louis Pullman, Channing Tatum and Sigourney Weaver.
In addition to that special Bridesmaids It will reunite with current Oscar nominee Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Melissa McCarthy. There will also be a Marvel reunion featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. “We will have superheroes, and there will also be aliens on stage,” Katie Mullan, who executive produces the Oscars with Raj Kapoor, said at a press conference this week.
Performers
Last year, the ceremony did not include live performances of the best nominated original songs. This year, it will feature two of the nominated songs: “Gold” from Demon hunters in kpop and “I Lied to You” from Sinners. The other three songs nominated are “Train Dreams” by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Train dreams“Dear” by Diane Warren from Diane Warren: Relentless And “Sweet Dreams of Joy” by Nicholas Pike from Viva Verde! – It will be presented via specially produced segments including films and behind-the-scenes footage and will receive support via social media.
In a letter sent to this year’s nominees, producers explained that the decision was made in favor of the show continuing and ending on time. Regarding their decision to choose “Golden” and “I Lied to You” in particular, they said that those songs “played a defining role in their global cultural impact and connection with audiences this year.”
Ejay, Audrey Nona and Ri Ami will perform during the “Golden” show, which will also include a mix of traditional Korean instrumentalists and dance, while Myles Caton and Raphael Saadiq will perform “I Lied to You,” joined by Misty Copeland, Eric Giles, Buddy Jay, Brittany Howard, Christon “Kingfish” Ingram, Jaime Lawson, Lee Jun Lee, Bobby Rush, Chabuzzi and Alice Smith in a musical performance. A tribute to the visual style of the film.
Additionally, the show will include appearances by Josh Groban and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Honor
The past year has seen many high-profile deaths in the industry, from Robert Redford to Rob Reiner to Diane Keaton, and the producers of the Oscars telecast are working to make sure these people and others get their due.
When Harry Met Sally Stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan will reunite to honor Reiner, who directed the film. It was also reported that Barbra Streisand would perform a tribute to Robert Redford, her co-star in the film. The way we were.
“It’s been a really tough year this year, so In Memoriam has been something we’ve been talking about for several months,” Mullan told reporters this week. “This year we’ve lost a huge number of people who are very important to a lot of people in the film community. We take it really seriously. We’ve had many, many discussions. … It keeps changing right up to rehearsal, because we want to get the hit, the balance, just right and make sure it feels like the right moment in the show at the right time. So I think we can’t really get into the specifics of what this year will be like, but we really hope it’s a tribute that moves people’s emotions and feels like it touches the amazing people that we lost justice this year.”
Candidates
Ryan Coogler Sinners He leads this year’s Academy Awards nominations with 16 nods, including Best Picture and Best Director, a record. Paul Thomas Anderson Battle after battle followed by a total of 13 nominations.
This year, the Academy Awards added a new category, No. 24, for Best Acting Ensemble, with the inaugural nominees being Nina Gould (Hamnet), Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme), Cassandra Coloconides (Battle after battle), Gabriel Dominguez (Secret agent(and Francine Meisler)Sinners).
Payment THR Awards expert Scott Feinberg’s predictions for who will win and lead film critic David Rooney’s picks for who should win are here.
Parties
Awards season will officially end with a series of parties on Sunday night, where winners will be honored and the industry celebrates. Check out the full list of the biggest parties of the year.
