98th Academy Awards

98th Academy Awards
Official poster
Date	March 15, 2026
Site	Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Conan O'Brien
Produced by	Raj Kapoor Katy Mullan
Highlights
Most nominations	Sinners (16)
TV in the United States
Network	Broadcast: ABC Streaming: Hulu
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The 98th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will take place on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States. During the gala, the AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories, honoring films released in 2025. The ceremony will be televised in the United States by ABC and streamed on Hulu. ^[1] Comedian Conan O'Brien is set to host the show for the second consecutive time after receiving universal acclaim for hosting the previous year, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers for the third consecutive year. ^[1]

In related events, the Academy held its 16th Governors Awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood on November 16, 2025. ^[2] The Academy Scientific and Technical Awards will be presented on April 28, 2026, in a ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. ^[3]

Beginning with this ceremony, the Academy will begin enforcing rules ensuring that all members have watched every nominated film in each category before voting in the final round. ^[4] This year, Best Casting will be presented as a new category, bringing the total number of competitive Oscar categories to 24. ^[5]

Key dates

Upcoming dates leading up to the 98th Academy Awards ^[6]

Date	Event
February 10, 2026	Oscars Nominees Luncheon
February 26, 2026	Final voting begins
March 5, 2026	Final voting ends
March 15, 2026	Ceremony
April 28, 2026	Scientific and Technical Awards

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Danielle Brooks and actor Lewis Pullman. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

The 16 nominations received by Sinners is the most in Oscars history, surpassing the previous record of 14 shared by All About Eve (1950), La La Land (2016), and Titanic (1997). ^[10]

Awards

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface. ^[11]

Best Picture Bugonia – Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, and Lars Knudsen, producers F1 – Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, and Jerry Bruckheimer, producers Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, and Scott Stuber, producers Hamnet – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, and Sam Mendes, producers Marty Supreme – Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas, and Timothée Chalamet, producers One Battle After Another – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, and Paul Thomas Anderson, producers The Secret Agent – Emilie Lesclaux, producer Sentimental Value – Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, producers Sinners – Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Ryan Coogler, producers Train Dreams – Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, and Michael Heimler, producers	Best Director Chloé Zhao – Hamnet Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Actor Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty Mauser Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart Michael B. Jordan – Sinners as Elijah "Smoke" Moore / Elias "Stack" Moore Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Fernando Solimões	Best Actress Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue as Claire Sardina Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora Borg Emma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle Fuller
Best Supporting Actor Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. Carlos Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as the Creature Delroy Lindo – Sinners as Delta Slim Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value as Gustav Borg	Best Supporting Actress Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value as Rachel Kemp Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen Amy Madigan – Weapons as Aunt Gladys Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Best Original Screenplay Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi in collaboration with Shadmehr Rastin, Nader Saïvar and Mehdi Mahmoudian Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier Sinners – Ryan Coogler	Best Adapted Screenplay Bugonia – Will Tracy; based on the film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro; based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell; based on the novel Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson; based on the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; based on the novella Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Best Animated Feature Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman Elio – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino	Best International Feature Film The Secret Agent (Brazil) in Portuguese and German – directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho It Was Just an Accident (France) in Persian and Azerbaijani – directed by Jafar Panahi Sentimental Value (Norway) in Norwegian and English – directed by Joachim Trier Sirāt (Spain) in Spanish, French and Arabic – directed by Oliver Laxe The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia) in Arabic – directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Best Documentary Feature Film The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen Cutting Through Rocks – Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni Mr. Nobody Against Putin – Nominees to be determined The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee	Best Documentary Short Film All the Empty Rooms – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud – Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" – Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins The Devil Is Busy – Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir Perfectly a Strangeness – Alison McAlpine
Best Animated Short Film Butterfly – Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens Forevergreen – Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears The Girl Who Cried Pearls – Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski Retirement Plan – John Kelly and Andrew Freedman The Three Sisters – Konstantin Bronzit	Best Live Action Short Film Butcher's Stain – Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight and James Dean Jane Austen's Period Drama – Julia Aks and Steve Pinder The Singers – Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt Two People Exchanging Saliva – Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata
Best Casting Hamnet – Nina Gold Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues Sinners – Francine Maisler	Best Cinematography Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso
Best Costume Design Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L. Scott Frankenstein – Kate Hawley Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi Sinners – Ruth E. Carter	Best Film Editing F1 – Stephen Mirrione Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg	Best Production Design Frankenstein – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau Hamnet – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton Marty Supreme – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis One Battle After Another – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino Sinners – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
Best Original Score Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat Hamnet – Max Richter One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood Sinners – Ludwig Göransson	Best Original Song "Dear Me" from Diane Warren: Relentless – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters – Music and lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido, Teddy, Ian Eisendrath "I Lied to You" from Sinners – Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson "Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdi! – Music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike "Train Dreams" from Train Dreams – Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyrics by Nick Cave
Best Sound F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo and Juan Peralta Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker Sirāt – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas	Best Visual Effects Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, and Keith Dawson Jurassic World Rebirth – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, and Neil Corbould The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Governors Awards

The Academy held its 16th annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 16, 2025, during which the following awards were presented: ^[2]

Academy Honorary Awards

• Debbie Allen  –"A trailblazing choreographer and actor, whose work has captivated generations and crossed genres". ^[12]
• Tom Cruise  –For his "incredible commitment to [the] filmmaking community, to the theatrical experience, and to the stunts community". ^[12]
• Wynn Thomas  –"Production designer [who] has brought some of the most enduring films to life through a visionary eye and mastery of his craft". ^[12]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

• Dolly Parton  –A "beloved performer [who] exemplifies the spirit of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award through her unwavering dedication to charitable efforts". ^[12]

Films with multiple nominations

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
16	Sinners
13	One Battle After Another
9	Frankenstein
	Marty Supreme
	Sentimental Value
8	Hamnet
4	Bugonia
	F1
	The Secret Agent
	Train Dreams
2	Avatar: Fire and Ash
	Blue Moon
	KPop Demon Hunters
	It Was Just an Accident
	Sirāt

Ceremony information

Conan O'Brien will host the 98th Academy Awards.

In March 2025, the Academy hired television producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, for the third year in a row, to oversee production of the 2026 ceremony, with comedian and former talk show host Conan O'Brien as host of the event for the second consecutive year. Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney, long-time collaborators of O'Brien, will also return as producers for a second time; Sweeney will also serve as a writer. ^[1] "We are thrilled to bring back Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff, and Mike for the 98th Oscars," said AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer and AMPAS President Janet Yang in a press release. "[Last] year, they produced a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way. Conan was the perfect host — skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence. It is an honor to be working with them again." ^[1] In response, Kapoor and Mullan stated in a press release, "We are both so honored to be returning in our roles for the 98th Oscars. We can't wait to work with Conan and his entire team as we continue to explore even more special and heartfelt opportunities to celebrate next year's nominees and the impact of film around the world." ^[1]

Expansion

Main article: Academy Award for Achievement in Casting

Beginning with this ceremony, the AMPAS will present a new competitive award that will honor casting directors. The Academy Award for Best Casting is the first new Oscar category introduced since Best Animated Feature in 2001. ^[13] On February 8, 2024, the AMPAS announced the creation of the category, stating: "Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the disciplines that we recognize and celebrate." Nominees will be determined by the Casting Directors Branch within the Academy, which was established in July 2013 and totaled nearly 160 members at the time of the award's announcement. ^[13] A category to award achievement in casting had previously been rejected by the Academy in 1999. ^[14]

See also

• List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature
• List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature
• List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

References

1. Davis, Clayton (March 17, 2025). "Conan O'Brien to Return as Oscars Host for 98th Ceremony Set for March". Variety . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
2. Thompson, Anne (November 17, 2025). "At the Governors Awards, Celebrating Tom Cruise While Reckoning with an Uncertain Future". IndieWire . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
3. "2026 Scientific and Technical Awards Call for Submissions" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. June 12, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
4. Davis, Clayton (April 22, 2025). "Oscars New Voting Rule Explained: How the Academy Plans to Enforce Mandatory Viewing". Variety . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
5. "Academy Establishes Casting Award for 98th Oscars" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. February 8, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
6. "98th Oscars and Academy Key Dates" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
7. Evans, Greg (January 15, 2026). "Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman to Announce 2026 Oscar Nominations Next Week". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
8. Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (January 22, 2026). "Oscar Nominations 2026: 'Sinners' Dominates with 16 Nods, 'One Battle After Another' Follows with 13". Variety . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
9. Wiseman, Andreas; Hipes, Patrick (January 22, 2026). "Oscar Nominations: 'Sinners' Leads the Way with Record 16, 'One Battle' Next with 13 (Full List)". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
10. Canfield, David (January 22, 2026). "'Sinners' Gets Most Oscar Nominations Ever". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
11. "The 98th Academy Awards | (2026)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
12. "The Academy to Honor Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, and Wynn Thomas at the 2025 Governors Awards" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. June 17, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
13. Hammond, Pete (February 8, 2024). "Motion Picture Academy Creates Casting Category, First New Competitive Oscar Since 2001". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
14. Conradt, Stacy (February 18, 2010). "10 Bygone (or Rejected) Academy Awards Categories". Mental Floss . Retrieved January 22, 2026.

External links

• Academy Awards official website
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website
• Oscars Channel at YouTube (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

Other resources

• The Oscars (2026) at IMDb