UPDATE (March 5): Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal and Gwyneth Paltrow have joined the list of presenters for the 2026 Oscars. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Downey, Hathaway and Paltrow are past Oscar winners, for Oppenheimer, Les Misérables and Shakespeare in Love, respectively. Hathaway also cohosted the Oscars in 2011 with James Franco.
Mescal is one of the stars of Hamnet, which received eight Oscar nominations, including best picture, though he was passed over for a best actor nod.
The producers will continue to announce talent appearing on the Oscars in the 10 days remaining before the show.
PREVIOUSLY (Feb. 26): Demi Moore was highly touted for an Oscar last year for The Substance, but ultimately lost to Mikey Madison for Anora. Both women will be back at the 2026 Oscars in roles that carry much less pressure — presenters.
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Maya Rudolph, veteran film and TV star (and daughter of the late, great Minnie Riperton, who topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975 with “Lovin’ You”), will also present, as will Chase Infiniti, one of the stars of One Battle After Another, which amassed 13 Oscar nominations, second only to Sinners this year.
Other presenters announced Thursday (Feb. 26) are Javier Bardem, Chris Evans and Kumail Nanjiani. Previously announced presenters are last year’s winners of best actor (Adrien Brody), best supporting actor (Kieran Culkin) and best supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña).
The producers will continue to announce talent appearing on the show in the coming weeks.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and streamed live on Hulu at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Conan O’Brien will host the show for the second year in a row. The official live red carpet show will air at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan are the show’s executive producers. Kapoor is also showrunner.
Sinners and One Battle After Another are followed on the nominations leaderboard by Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value, each with nine nods, and Hamnet with eight.
