Oscar Presenters: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña & Kieran Culkin First Names Revealed

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No surprises here: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the first presenters for the 98th Academy Awards.

As usual, last year’s winners of the acting prizes will present the statuettes for their respective categories. Mikey Madison will hand out the Best Actress award, Adrien Brody will present Best Actor, Zoe Saldaña handles Supporting Actress duties and Kieran Culkin is set to award the Supporting Actor prize.

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Madison last year won her first Oscar, taking Best Actress as part of the near-sweep for Sean Baker’s Best Picture winner Anora from Neon. Brody took Best Actor for A24’s The Brutalist, 22 years after his win for The Pianist. Saldaña and Culkin surprised few with their wins for Supporting Actress and Actor for Netflix’s Emilia Pérez and Searchlight’s A Real Pain, respectively. It was the first Academy Award and nomination for both.

More presenters will be revealed in the weeks leading up to the 2026 Oscars, which will air live at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15, from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and again will be hosted by Conan O’Brien.