How to Watch the 2026 Oscars

After a particularly long wait, award season is finally coming to an end. The 98th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, bringing to a close an unusually competitive year in which several major categories remain up in the air.

Those who are waiting with bated breath to see if Timothée Chalamet or Michael B. Jordon will will win Best Actor or whether “One Battle After Another” or “Sinners” will triumph in Best Picture can tune in at a new, earlier time for the ceremony. Rather than beginning at 8 p.m. ET as usual, and typically going to 11 p.m. or later for the East Coast, the Oscars ceremony will begin this year an hour early, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

The award show will air on ABC, where the Oscars have been televised since 1976. For the second year in a row, the ceremony will also be available to stream on Hulu. Those without Hulu or cable can also stream the ceremony via YouTube TV, AT&T TV, and FuboTV.

The ceremony will be hosted by Conan O’Brien, returning after his acclaimed work hosting the 97th Academy Awards last year. In addition, several presenters have already been announced for the ceremony. Last year’s acting winners Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin will return to the Oscars stage to present the awards for Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor. Other presenters who have been announced include Javier Bardem, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Mescal, Will Arnett, and Priyanka Chopra.

Barbra Streisand is expected to perform at the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment, honoring her “The Way We Were” costar Robert Redford. “When Harry Met Sally” stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan will also reunite at the ceremony in tribute to Rob Reiner. The ceremony will also feature a reunion celebrating the 15th anniversary of “Bridesmaids,” including stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, and Ellie Kemper. After last year’s decision to omit all Original Songs performances from the ceremony, this year will see performances of “I Lie to You” from “Sinners” and “Golden” from “KPOP Demon Hunters.”