How to Watch the 2026 Oscars: Date, Time, Host, Presenters, Performers and More

It’s almost time for the Academy Awards to close the book on 2025’s movies with the 2026 Oscars.

This year’s ceremony will be the 98th Academy Awards, as the long-running event closes in on its 100th anniversary.

To help you prepare for this year’s extravaganza, Watch With Us has put together a quick guide that will tell you how to watch the 2026 Oscars.

Everything you need to know, from the date, time, host, presenters and performers is included below.

What Day and Time Is the 2026 Oscars Ceremony?

The 2026 Oscars are scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. PST/7:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 15. Red carpet coverage will begin at 1:00 p.m. PST/4:00 p.m. EST. The event is being held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

How Can I Watch the 2026 Oscars?

The 2026 Oscars will be broadcast on ABC affiliates across the country. Streaming fans will also be able to watch it live on Hulu. The entire ceremony will be available on demand on Hulu starting on March 16.

Who Is Hosting the 2026 Oscars?

For the second year in a row, late-night comedy veteran Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars. O’Brien also had a role in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, which is up for an award this year.

Who Is Presenting at the 2026 Oscars?

What We Do in the Shadows star Matt Berry will be the voice of the Oscars, who speaks throughout the telecast with info about the winners, upcoming presenters and awards.

O’Brien has teased two on-stage reunions for Marvel and Bridesmaids. We don’t know who the Marvel stars will be yet, but Bridesmaids will be represented by Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne.

The rest of the confirmed presenters are listed below:

Will Arnett
Javier Bardem
Adrien Brody
Kieran Culkin
Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Evans
Anne Hathaway
Chase Infiniti
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Nicole Kidman
Jimmy Kimmel
Delroy Lindo
Mikey Madison
Paul Mescal
Ewan McGregor
Demi Moore
Gwyneth Paltrow
Pedro Pascal
Bill Pullman
Lewis Pullman
Zoe Saldaña
Channing Tatum
Sigourney Weaver
Wagner Moura

Barbra Streisand is also rumored to appear to honor her late The Way We Were co-star, Robert Redford, who passed away last year.

Who Is Performing at the 2026 Oscars?

Only two of this year’s Oscar-nominated songs will be performed at the Oscars. The singing voices of the lead characters, KPop Demon Hunters, Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, will perform “Golden.” From Sinners, Miles Caton will sing ‘I Lied To You” alongside songwriter Raphael Saadiq, Buddy Guy, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey, Brittany Howard, Eric Gales, Alice Smith and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland, and actresses Li Jun Li and Jayme Lawson will also be on stage performing during the song.

Josh Groban and the Los Angeles Master Chorale are also slated to perform at the Oscars, possibly for the In Memorium segment.

Who Are the Nominees at the 2026 Oscars?

Sinners leads this year’s nominees with 16, and it’s considered to be the frontrunner for Best Picture. However, One Battle after Another is also a strong contender that could overtake it. This year’s ceremony is introducing a new category, Achievement in Casting. There will be a stunt performer Oscar in the future, but not until the 2028 ceremony.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle after Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Achievement in Directing

Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle after Another)
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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)

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Benicio Del Toro (One Battle after Another)
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
Sean Penn (One Battle after Another)
Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle after Another)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film

Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Achievement in Casting

Nina Gold (Hamnet)
Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme)
Cassandra Kulukundis (One Battle after Another)
Gabriel Domingues (The Secret Agent)
Francine Maisler (Sinners)

Achievement in Cinematography

Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
Darius Khondji (Marty Supreme)
Michael Bauman (One Battle after Another)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)

Achievement in Costume Design

Deborah L. Scott (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
Kate Hawley (Frankenstein)
Malgosia Turzanska (Hamnet)
Miyako Bellizzi (Marty Supreme)
Ruth E. Carter (Sinners)

Best Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting through Rocks
Mr. Nobody against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film

All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

Adapted Screenplay

Will Tracy (Bugonia)
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet)
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another)
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)

Original Screenplay

Robert Kaplow (Blue Moon)
Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian (It Was Just an Accident)
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Achievement in Film Editing

Stephen Mirrione (F1)
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Andy Jurgensen (One Battle after Another)
Olivier Bugge Coutté (Sentimental Value)
Michael P. Shawver (Sinners)

Best International Feature Film of the Year

The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Live Action Short Film

Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey (Frankenstein)
Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu (Kokuho)
Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry (Sinners)
Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein (The Smashing Machine)
Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (The Ugly Stepsister)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia)
Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
Max Richter (Hamnet)
Jonny Greenwood (One Battle after Another)
Ludwig Goransson (Sinners)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

“Dear Me” (Diane Warren: Relentless)
“Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters)
“I Lied To You” (Sinners)
“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” (Viva Verdi!)
“Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)

Achievement in Production Design

Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton (Hamnet)
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis (Marty Supreme)
Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino (One Battle after Another)
Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne (Sinners)

Achievement in Sound

Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta (F1)
Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern (Frankenstein)
José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor (One Battle after Another)
Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker (Sinners)
Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas (Sirāt)

Achievement in Visual Effects

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson (F1)
David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould (Jurassic World Rebirth)
Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin (The Lost Bus)
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean (Sinners)