The Oscars 2026 are fast-approaching, and whether you’re a self-proclaimed cinephile or a red carpet junkie, we’re all excited for Hollywood’s biggest, glitziest night of the year.
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will mark the end of a buzzy awards season. This year, we’ve seen a mixture of daring political thrillers, genre-busting epics, and hard-hitting family dramas. In other words, there really is something for everyone on the list.
Ryan Coogler’s inventive, thrilling vampire-meets-blues-music tale Sinners leads the way with a record-breaking 16 nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Close on its heels is Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary thriller One Battle After Another with 13 nominations. Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value and Hamnet are all also up for a number of awards.
Here’s everything you need to know as we all prepare to celebrate film at the Oscars 2026.
When is the Oscars 2026?
The Oscars is set for Sunday, 15 March, 2026. The event is scheduled to begin at 6pm ET (11pm UK time) and is expected to finish around 9pm ET (or 2am UK time).
Where is the Oscars 2026 being held?
The Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The iconic theatre was designed with the night in mind and has been home to the Oscars since 2001.
Who is the host of the Oscars 2026?
Comedian Conan O’Brien is set to return as host following his hosting debut at last year’s ceremony.
“We have a lot of possibilities,” O’Brien said to ABC News’ Chris Connelly ahead of the big night. “Early on, you just generate possibilities for the show: ‘What might we do?’ You have to wait and see which movies are nominated, what’s in the zeitgeist, so there’ll be a lot of ideas that come in late. Sometimes those are the best ideas.”
He added, “There’ll be some explosions, CGI will be used. I see this second Oscars as an opportunity to take things up a notch.”
How to watch the Oscars 2026 in the UK
UK film fans can tune into the Academy Awards on ITV1 and ITVX. Jonathan Ross will be hosting live coverage of the evening with Ross King and Angelique Jackson reporting live from the red carpet.
Oscars 2026 nominees
Best picture
Bugonia
Frankenstein
F1
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best supporting actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best supporting actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best adapted screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Best original screenplay
Blue Moon