The Oscars 2026 are almost upon us! 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, Best Actor, andb Best Supporting Actress for Glamour UK coverstar Wunmi Mosaku.
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.
Weekend sorted.
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
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best 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
Best original score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best international feature
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Secret Agent
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best animated feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best documentary feature
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through the Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Alabama Solution
The Perfect Neighbor
Best costume design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best make-up and hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best production design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best sound
Frankenstein
F1
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best film editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best visual effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
Sinners
The Lost Bus
Best live action short
A Friend of Dorothy
Butcher's Stain
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best animated short
Butterfly
Forevergreen
Retirement Plan
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
The Three Sisters
Best documentary short
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
Best casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Secret Agent
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