Oscar Nominations 2026: The 98th Academy Awards will soon announce its nominations as the biggest night in movies is approaching. After an eventful awards season with the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Golden Globes, the Oscars 2026 are set to welcome some new and old names to the stage.
Seasonal winners like One Battle After Another and Hamnet hold high promise for their return. Whereas Michael B Jordan‘s Sinners, not a winner of the Globes, is one of the top contenders this awards season. On the other hand, A24’s multi-million-dollar creation, Marty Supreme, has given Timothée Chalamet a new foothold.
Oscar Nominations 2026: Date and time for India
The 98th Academy Awards or the Oscars 2026 nominations will take place on Thursday, January 22 at 8:30 AM/5:30 AM PT.
Fans in India can catch the Oscar 2026 nominations announcement live on Thursday, January 22, at 9:45 PM IST.
Where to watch the Oscars 2026?
There will be a full livestream of the event on the official Academy Award website, Oscar.com or Oscar.org. However, the Academy’s social media pages, including Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook, will also stream the event. Further, the Oscar Nominations 2026 will also be available on ABC’s Good Morning America, ABC News Live, Disney+, and Hulu.
About the Oscars 2026 Nomination ceremony
Actor Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman will host the morning affair and announce the Oscars 2026 nominations. For the award ceremony scheduled for March 15, Conan O’Brien will return as the host o the Oscars for the second time.
While Marty Supreme is set to remain one of the leading players on the Oscars 2026 nominations, it is likely that names like ‘Frankenstein’ will make the cut. As per the LA Times expert, some key predictions of the Oscars 2026 nominations include ‘Bugonia’, ‘It Was Just an Accident’, ‘The Secret Agent’, ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Train Dreams’, and ‘Weapons’.
It is interesting to note that box office big-wigs, Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good, might not make the list for Oscar 2026 nominations. According to the LA Times report, these sequels fell short of their predecessors in both critical and commercial terms.