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Hollywood’s biggest night is this Sunday. The 98th Academy Awards start at 7 p.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. ET, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n
\nWondering how to watch, where to watch, or even what <\/i>to watch after the last award is presented? Read on.<\/p>\nWhen are the Oscars this year?<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nThe Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15th at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. PT. The official red carpet show will start 30 minutes prior, at 6:30 p.m. ET \/ 3:30 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n
\nABC, including local ABC stations, the ABC app, and ABC.com will air the red carpet and official ceremony.<\/p>\n
\nThis year’s Academy Awards will also be broadcast live on Hulu. Viewers can stream the event there, and on YouTube TV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV.<\/p>\n
\nWant to watch from outside of the U.S.? The Academy has a list of international networks organized by country and region, available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nComedian, television host and actor Conan O’Brien will host the ceremony for the second consecutive year in a row.<\/p>\n \nAdrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Mikey Madison and Zoe Salda\u00f1a, who each won in acting categories last year, are all presenting.<\/p>\n \nOther presenters include Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another<\/i>) and Paul Mescal (Hamnet<\/i>) along with current nominees Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You<\/i>) and Delroy Lindo (Sinners<\/i>).<\/p>\n \nActor and comedian Matt Berry (What We Do In The Shadows<\/i>) will serve as the ceremony’s announcer.<\/p>\n \nActor Miles Caton will perform the Oscar-nominated song “I Lied to You” from Sinners <\/i>alongside Raphael Saadiq<\/a>, who co-wrote it with Ludwig G\u00f6ransson. <\/i>They will be joined by Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith for “an homage to the film’s singular visual style,” according to the Academy.<\/p>\n \nRei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna \u2014 who make up the fictional group Huntrix from KPop Demon Hunters<\/i> \u2014 will perform “Golden,” also nominated for best original song.<\/p>\n \nJosh Groban and the Los Angeles Master Chorale will also perform during the ceremony.<\/p>\n \nRyan Coogler’s Sinners <\/i>leads the pack with a record-breaking 16 nominations<\/a>, including for best picture, director, actor in a leading role, and actor and actress in a supporting role. One Battle After Another <\/i>follows with 13 nominations. Frankenstein, Sentimental Value <\/i>and Marty Supreme <\/i>will enter the night with nine nominations each.<\/p>\n \nTimoth\u00e9e Chalamet (Marty Supreme<\/i>), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another<\/i>), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon<\/i>), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners<\/i>), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent<\/i>) are the nominees for best actor. Jessie Buckley (Hamnet<\/i>), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You<\/i>), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue<\/i>), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value<\/i>), and Emma Stone (Bugonia<\/i>) are the best actress nominees.<\/p>\n Brand new this year is the Academy Award for casting<\/a>. The nominees are Nina Gold for Hamnet, <\/i>Jennifer Venditti for Marty Supreme, <\/i>Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another, <\/i>Gabriel Domingues for The Secret Agent, <\/i>and Francine Maisler for Sinners.<\/i><\/p>\n \nFind our full list of 2026 nominees here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nNPR critic Glen Weldon has menu ideas for your 2026 Oscars watch party<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nIf you’ve watched your fill of Oscar-nominated films from 2025, check out recommendations from you \u2014 our readers \u2014 about what to watch next.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 NPR<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho’s hosting? Who’s presenting?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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