How to watch the 2026 Oscars and everything else you need to know

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Get your ballots ready, the 2026 Oscars are around the corner.The 98th Academy Awards will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where Hollywood’s biggest names will celebrate the best films of the year for a final time.
Will “Sinners” score big following its record-breaking 16 nominations? Can Timothée Chalamet pull off a win for “Marty Supreme”? Will “One Battle After Another” continue its near awards-season sweep for best picture? Tune in to the 2026 Oscars to find out.The 98th Academy Awards will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
The show will kick off at 4 p.m.Pacific.
Awards The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with ‘Sinners’ leading the field with 16 total nominations.Here’s the full list of 2026 Oscar nominees.The 2026 Oscars will air on ABC, and those with cable subscriptions can also watch the show by logging into the ABC app or abc.com.
The telecast will also stream live on Hulu, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV.Internationally, the ceremony will be broadcast in more than 200 territories.
You can check your local listings here.The show will stream exclusively on YouTube starting in 2029.“Chicken Shop Date” host Amelia Dimoldenberg will return, for the third year in a row, as social media ambassador and correspondent for the official red carpet, which will kick off at 3:30 p.m.
on ABC and Hulu.For extended coverage, E! will begin its red carpet broadcast at 1 p.m.
ABC’s coverage begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by “The Oscars Red Carpet Show,” hosted by Tamron Hall and Jesse Palmer.Awards As she gears up for her third stint on the red carpet at Hollywood’s biggest awards show, the ‘Chicken Shop Date’ host is expanding into feature films, Super Bowl ads and more.Conan O’Brien will host the awards for his second consecutive year.
The comedian’s retu...