Oscars Bingo

Oscars – When, Where, What

The 98th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, will take place on Sunday 15th March 2026 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. This year’s ceremony will again be hosted by the American television host, Conan O’Brien, who took over the reins from Jimmy Kimmel last year.

The shortlists for 12 of the 24 award categories were announced in December and the final nominees will be decided in mid January 2026. Until then, here’s a reminder of last year’s nominees:

Contenders

Emilia Pérez, The Substance, Gladiator II, Wicked, and Challengers were amongst the contenders last year making their appearance.

Variety released their Oscar predictions on 3rd January, placing Wicked with wins in 6 out of 11 nominated categories – one being best picture. After the recent shocking wins at the Golden Globes it is sure to have shaken up the Oscars race. Demi Moore was low down on predictions lists but came away at the Globes with her first ever award in her acting career. She won best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy, for her role in The Substance. The film is nominated in 5 out of 23 categories and is predicted to win in 1 of them.

Many other big names are making buzz and are expected to receive nods towards their performance in the best actress category; Angelina Jolie for Maria, Nicole Kidman for Babygirl and Mikey Madison for Anora.

The best supporting actress category also has some strong women in contention; Ariana Grande for Wicked, Margaret Qualley for The Substance and Selena Gomez for Emilia Pérez.

It has been a huge year for film and it is set to be a tight race.

Nominations 

The nominations are finally here! Lets dive into who might be taking away their very own Oscar award. 

Actor in a Leading Role

• Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST 
• Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN 
• Colman Domingo, SING SING 
• Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
• Sebastian Stan, THE APPRENTICE 

Actress in a Leading Role

• Cynthia Erivo, WICKED
• Karla Sofía Gascón, EMILIA PÉREZ
• Mikey Madison, ANORA 
• Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE 
• Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HERE

Directing

• Sean Baker, ANORA
• Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST 
• James Mangold, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN 
• Jacques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ
• Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE 

Best Picture 

• ANORA
• THE BRUTALIST
• A COMPLETE UNKNOWN 
• CONCLAVE
• DUNE: PART TWO
• EMILIA PÉREZ 
• I’M STILL HERE 
• NICKEL BOYS 
• THE SUBSTANCE 
• WICKED

Original Screenplay

• ANORA 
• THE BRUTALIST
• A REAL PAIN 
• SEPTEMBER 5 
• THE SUBSTANCE 

These are just the nominations from 5 categories and there are 23 in total. To view the rest, head over to The Academy website.

How To Watch The Oscars

The Oscars will be available to watch on ITV1 or ITVX on 15th March at midnight. A live show usually begins at 10:30pm before the main event.

For those in the UK whose sleep is going to be disturbed, we recommend getting a nap where you can before the show starts. Late afternoon, after dinner – whatever works best for you! If you take your awards season seriously, you may want to take the day off work on the 16th (we don’t blame you). The Oscars runtime is three hours, giving it a finish time of 3am.

Lucky for Americans, the Oscars is available to watch live on ABC and stream on Hulu. Beginning at 7pm Eastern time (so prime time evening viewing on the East Coast) which is 4pm Pacific time (in California where the ceremony is actually being held).

This will all change from 2029 as the Academy has signed a deal giving exclusive global rights to YouTube.

If you’re in a more convenient timezone (or you are just a hardcore Oscars fan) you might consider throwing a party for family or friends to watch the Oscars together! Bingo is just one of the ways to make it all even more exciting.

What’s On The 2026 Oscars Bingo Card?

Check back later for references to 2026 nominees and topical items.

You can also add your own items to the card if you want – just add them to the list before you generate your cards.

How To Play Oscars Bingo

It’s really simple! Just press Generate Bingo Cards and then choose whether you want to print your cards or invite your friends by email. Every player will receive a different card! As you watch, tick off the events as they happen and try to be the first to call bingo!