98th Academy Awards 2026: Highlights from the Red Carpet Fashion and Ceremony Details

The 98th Academy Awards took place on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year. The ceremony aired live on ABC and streamed on Hulu, featuring celebrity presenters including Javier Bardem, Chris Evans, Demi Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Robert Downey Jr., Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Kimmel, Delroy Lindo, Pedro Pascal, and Sigourney Weaver. Live performances included ‘Golden’ from the animated film KPop Demon Hunters by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, as well as ‘I Lied to You’ from the vampire horror Sinners, performed by Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Bobby Rush, and Alice Smith. Leading the nominations was Ryan Coogler’s vampire film Sinners with a record-breaking 16 nods, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson’s action-thriller One Battle After Another with 13. Other Best Picture contenders included Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Train Dreams, F1, Bugonia, Sentimental Value, and The Secret Actor. Key questions heading into the event centered on whether Sinners or One Battle After Another would claim Best Picture, and if Chloé Zhao for Hamnet or Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme would win Best Director. The article highlights bold and stylish red carpet arrivals from stars such as Misty Copeland, Alicia Silverstone, Michael B. Jordan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Timothée Chalamet, Zoe Saldaña, Elle Fanning, Ryan Destiny, Shaboozey, Felicity Jones, Barbie Ferreira, Marsai Martin, Joel Edgerton, and Kumail Nanjiani, showcasing the evening’s fashion highlights amid the anticipation for the awards broadcast.