Maybe you watched the Golden Globes and or the Critics Choice ceremonies so you already think you know what the Academy Awards will reveal. Then again, those events included TV and even a podcast award so maybe there will be some surprises when the ceremony is just for film.
Of course with quirky comedian Conan O’Brien at the host microphone there’s a chance not everything will go according to movie makers’ and host ABC’s expectations.
The ceremony for the 98th Academy Awards airs live March 15, 2026 at 6 p.m. CT in the Dolby Theater.
However, the Awards nominations are what you already expect so below are a few reiterations of the big ones announced the morning of Jan. 22, 2026.
BTW if the number of nominations received are any indication of who or what captured the film industry’s applause note that Emilia Pérez, (Netflix) got 13 nominations that included Best Picture and that Wicked and The Brutalist each received 10 also including Best Picture.
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Performance by an 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
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Performance by an 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
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
For more information visit 2025 Oscar nominations: The full list : NPR
Jodie Jacobs