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The 98th Academy Awards will kick off tonight at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 7pm EST/4pm PST, as the world’s biggest movie stars descend on Hollywood to grace the red carpet.
Sinners is tipped to sweep the night with a record-breaking 16 nominations, closely followed by One Battle After Another, which sees Leonardo DiCaprio up for Best Actor.
Stars including Nicole Kidman, Pedro Pascal, Rose Byrne, Delroy Lindo and Jimmy Kimmel will present some of the evening’s biggest awards including the coveted Best Picture.
Strict security measures have been put in place for the ceremony amid concerns over a potential Iranian retaliatory strike against the US.
While officials stressed they have no direct intelligence of a specific threat, precautions are being taken. The LAPD confirmed that around 1,000 private security officers will be on duty for the show.
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Awful Timothee Chalamet's ego is bigger than Kylie's inflated butt... but it's so clear what's really going on here. I pray he loses at the Oscars: CAROLINE BULLOCK
If desperate-to-win Timothee Chalamet misses out on the best actor Oscar tonight for Marty Supreme he can only blame it on his other recent performances – appearing as himself on every red carpet and envelope opening in Tinseltown.
Overexposed on the campaign trail with his unfathomable, pneumatic girlfriend Kylie Jenner, he's been hawking the 1950s ping-pong flick harder than a Meghan Markle jam launch.
The result? The once edgy thespian appears a cynical sell out - his golden boy brand tarnished by tacky stunts and sly disses that suggest an ego bigger than Kylie's long-rumored butt job.
Security dogs walk the red carpet ahead of the Oscars
Several security dogs walked the red carpet ahead of tonight's award show, following officials' increased safety measures for the Oscars.
Security measures are being ramped up for this year's Academy Awards amid reports that Iran could be planning retaliatory strikes on California, although officials have stressed there are no confirmed threats.
The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement on Friday discussing the security preparation efforts.
'Our preparations include layered security perimeters, traffic management plans and a highly visible police presence throughout the Hollywood area,' the statement said.
PwC representatives take the Oscars red carpet years after best picture blunder
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) representatives holding briefcases containing tonight's award winners walk the red carpet.
In 2017, a PwC accountant gave the presenters the wrong envelope for the best picture category.
Presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced the winner for best actress, Emma Stone for La La Land, instead.
Oscars gift bags for nominees are worth $350,000
This year's stars will walk away with an Academy Award gift bag worth $350,000, Reuters reports.
The contents of the bag includes luxury vacations to pricey beauty treatments including body-sculpting liposuction and complimentary dental work from Beverly Hills Dental Arts.
Best actress nominee Rose Byrne dazzles on the red carpet
Felicity Jones shines in stunning yellow gown
Barbie Ferreira stuns in royal blue on the Oscars carpet
Kevin O'Leary arrives at the Oscars
Kevin O'Leary, who made his film debut in the best picture nominee Marty Supreme, arrived at the 2026 Oscars.
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams hits the Oscars red carpet
Shaboozey dons a three piece suit on the red carpet
The country singer will take the stage alongside Brittany Howard and Raphael Saadiq in a musical tribute performance for the movie Sinners.
First time nominees for the 2026 Oscars
Here are the actors who earned their first Oscar nominations this year.
- Rose Byrne - Best actress for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Jacob Elordi - Best supporting actor for Frankenstein
- Elle Fanning - Best supporting actress for Sentimental Value
- Michael B. Jordan - Best actor for Sinners
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Best supporting actress for Sentimental Value
- Delroy Lindo - Best supporting actress for Sinners
- Wunmi Mosaku - Best supporting actress for Sinners
- Wagner Moura - Best actor for The Secret Agent
- Renate Reinsve - Best actress Sentimental Value
- Stellan Skarsgård - Best supporting actress Sentimental Value
- Teyana Taylor - Best supporting actress for One Battle After Another
Alicia Silverstone stuns in chic black and white dress
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