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.
Nominations
The nominations for 2026 have been announced and already there’s some major talking points:
- Sinners has smashed the record for the most Oscar nominations with an astonishing 16 (there’s only 24 categories and some of them are mutually exclusive)
- The Best Picture nominees this year are being criticised for being too male dominated
- The Secret Agent and Sentimental Value continue the run of films nominated for both International Feature Film and Best Picture.
Here’s how the major categories look:
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Directing
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Actor In A Leading Role
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B Jordan – Sinners
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Actress In A Leading Role
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone – Bugonia
If you want to see Sinners mentioned another 13 times along with multiple mentions for Hamnet and Marty Supreme, you can find the nominations for the other 20 categories on 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?
It’s great to see KPop Demon Hunters nominated for Animated Feature Film and Music (Original Song). A win in either category counts for KPop Demon Hunters win.
Check back closer to the awards for more 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!
