- Details for the 2026 Oscars ceremony has started to be revealed
- Conan O’Brien will return to host the event
- We also know when the 98th Academy Awards will take place
2025’s Academy Awards have only just happened but plans are already in place for the 2026 Oscars.
The 97th Academy Awards took place on Sunday 2 March 2025. This starry evening saw sex worker drama Anora emerge as one of the night’s big winners.
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Director Sean Baker’s movie won five gongs in total. These included Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress for star Mikey Madison, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing.
Other big winners included Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, with its star Adrian Brody going on to deliver the longest acceptance speech in Oscar history.
Controversial contender Emilia Pérez managed to transcend headlines around social media posts from its star Karla Sofia Gascón to let Zoe Saldana win in the Best Supporting Actress category.
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Meanwhile, box office hit Wicked took home two Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, leaving its stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo without awards.
However, enough about the 2025 Oscars. Plans are already being made for the 2026 Oscars ceremony. Read on for all the information we have so far about the 98th Academy Awards…
When will the 2026 Oscars take place?
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 15 March 2026. The event will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the same venue that has hosted the Oscars since 2001.
How to watch the 2026 Academy Awards
Next year’s Oscars will air live on ABC. It will start at 7pm ET and 4pm PT.
2025’s event saw the Oscars stream live on Hulu. While it remains unconfirmed, it is possible that the ceremony will also be accessible to Hulu customers in 2026.
Meanwhile, viewers in the UK were able to watch the 2025 Oscars ceremony live on ITV. As such, it is very possible that the same channel will host the event next year.
In 2023, the British channel secured the rights to the event in a deal that was believed to span multiple years, allowing British film fans to watch on ITV and the channel’s streaming outlet ITVX.
Who will host the 2026 Oscars?
After a widely praised stint hosting 2025’s event, comedian and former late nite host Conan O’Brien will return to host the 2026 Oscars.
Forget the pot of gold—this St. Patrick’s Day, we’re giving you something even better. @ConanOBrien is officially returning to host the 98th Oscars! pic.twitter.com/Z2zOKbGO5Q
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 17, 2025
Speaking of his decision to return, O’Brien joked “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.”
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Mixing light and silly humor with a few dance numbers and a refreshing lack of political gags, fans responded well to O’Brien’s time as Oscars host.
The news of his return will no doubt please them, as many suggested he should be called upon to host future events.
Oscars introduce new category in 2028 – Best Stunt Design
On 10 April, it was announced that there is a new category for awards being introduced in the 2028 Oscars, the 100th award show. The Best Stunt Design category has finally been added to the awards list!
“We are proud to honor the innovative work of these technical and creative artists, and we congratulate them for their commitment and dedication in reaching this momentous occasion,” The Academy’s CEO, Bill Kramer said of the new award.
The new category was aided by David Leitch, the director of The Fall Guy, as Leitch’s career started as a stuntman.
2026 Oscar nominations
Unfortunately, this is where our 2026 Oscars insight ends. With 2025’s awards season only just wrapping up, it’s still a little to early to tell who might nab nominations for next year’s event.
In fact, we don’t even know when nominations will be revealed. However, it’s usually in early January, shortly before the event itself.
Until then, all we can do is keep our eyeballs stuck to cinema screens to try and identify the outstanding performances and must-see films that might make it into next year’s critically praised lists.
