Latest News About Academy Awards 2026

Updated 2026-04-29 21:03

Here’s the latest on the 2026 Academy Awards (98th Oscars).

If you’d like, I can pull a concise, cited rundown of the top categories (Best Picture, Best Director, acting awards) with current frontrunners and streaming availability, or summarize official winners as soon as they’re announced.

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Academy Awards 2026 - The Cinema Group

The 2026 Oscar nominations are being revealed live. Watch the full livestream right here and follow along as the Academy Award nominees are announced across all 24 categories. We’re updating the complete list in real time as each category is revealed.

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The Latest: The 2026 Academy Awards get underway

The wait in Hollywood is over: The 98th Academy Awards are underway. Comedian Conan O’Brien is back for a second year to host the ceremony on Sunday, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It’s an Oscars race that seemed like a runaway for “One Battle After Another” but may be a close call after all, thanks to some late-season wins for “Sinners.” Other films with several nominations include “Sentimental Value,” “Marty Supreme,” “Frankenstein” and “Hamnet.” A picture-perfect sunny afternoon...

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The Latest: The 2026 Academy Awards get underway - KOB.com

The wait in Hollywood is over: The 98th Academy Awards are underway. Comedian Conan O’Brien is back for a second year to host the ceremony on Sunday, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It’s an Oscars race that seemed like a runaway for “One Battle After Another” but may be a close call after all, thanks to some late-season wins for “Sinners.” Other films with several nominations include “Sentimental Value,” “Marty Supreme,” “Frankenstein” and “Hamnet."

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Oscar nominations for 2026 announced. See the full list of nominees ...

The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.

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