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