The͏͏ 98th͏͏ Academy͏͏ Awards͏͏ took place on March 15,͏͏ and͏͏ the͏͏ presenter͏͏ lineup͏͏ is͏͏ shaping͏͏ up͏͏ to͏͏ be͏͏ one͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ most͏͏ star-studded͏͏ in͏͏ recent͏͏ memory.͏͏ With͏͏ eight͏͏ Oscar͏͏ winners͏͏ confirmed͏͏ to͏͏ take͏͏ the͏͏ stage͏͏ at͏͏ the͏͏ Dolby͏͏ Theatre͏͏ in͏͏ Hollywood͏͏ on͏͏ March͏͏ 15,͏͏ 2026,͏͏ this͏͏ year’s͏͏ ceremony͏͏ is͏͏ already͏͏ generating͏͏ serious͏͏ excitement͏͏ among͏͏ fans.͏͏ And͏͏ that͏͏ is͏͏ before͏͏ factoring͏͏ in͏͏ a͏͏ beloved͏͏ on-screen͏͏ reunion͏͏ that͏͏ moviegoers͏͏ have͏͏ been͏͏ waiting͏͏ decades͏͏ to͏͏ see.͏͏ EntertainmentNow͏͏ has͏͏ been͏͏ covering͏͏ all͏͏ the͏͏ latest͏͏ Oscars͏͏ 2026͏͏ updates as͏͏ the͏͏ big͏͏ night͏͏ approaches.
A͏͏ Stage͏͏ Full͏͏ of͏͏ Oscar͏͏ Champions
GettyWhat͏͏ makes͏͏ the͏͏ 2026͏͏ presenter͏͏ lineup͏͏ truly͏͏ special͏͏ is͏͏ the͏͏ extraordinary͏͏ number͏͏ of͏͏ Academy͏͏ Award͏͏ winners͏͏ stepping͏͏ up͏͏ to͏͏ hand͏͏ out͏͏ trophies͏͏ this͏͏ year.͏͏ The͏͏ most͏͏ recent͏͏ wave͏͏ of͏͏ announcements͏͏ on͏͏ March͏͏ 5͏͏ added͏͏ Robert͏͏ Downey͏͏ Jr.,͏͏ Anne͏͏ Hathaway,͏͏ Gwyneth͏͏ Paltrow,͏͏ Paul͏͏ Mescal,͏͏ Will͏͏ Arnett,͏͏ and͏͏ Priyanka͏͏ Chopra͏͏ Jonas͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ roster.
Downey͏͏ Jr.͏͏ makes͏͏ his͏͏ return͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ Oscars͏͏ stage͏͏ just͏͏ one͏͏ year͏͏ after͏͏ taking͏͏ home͏͏ Best͏͏ Supporting͏͏ Actor͏͏ for͏͏ Oppenheimer͏͏ —͏͏ a͏͏ moment͏͏ that͏͏ had͏͏ audiences͏͏ on͏͏ their͏͏ feet.͏͏ He͏͏ will͏͏ be͏͏ joined͏͏ by͏͏ Anne͏͏ Hathaway,͏͏ who͏͏ won͏͏ Best͏͏ Supporting͏͏ Actress͏͏ for͏͏ Les͏͏ Misérables,͏͏ and͏͏ Gwyneth͏͏ Paltrow,͏͏ who͏͏ claimed͏͏ Best͏͏ Actress͏͏ for͏͏ Shakespeare͏͏ in͏͏ Love͏͏ back͏͏ in͏͏ 1999.͏͏ Paul͏͏ Mescal,͏͏ whose͏͏ film͏͏ Hamnet͏͏ earned͏͏ eight͏͏ nominations͏͏ including͏͏ Best͏͏ Picture͏͏ this͏͏ year,͏͏ rounds͏͏ out͏͏ the͏͏ latest͏͏ group͏͏ alongside͏͏ Priyanka͏͏ Chopra͏͏ Jonas,͏͏ who͏͏ previously͏͏ graced͏͏ the͏͏ Oscars͏͏ stage͏͏ in͏͏ 2016.
Earlier͏͏ announcements͏͏ brought͏͏ in͏͏ an͏͏ equally͏͏ impressive͏͏ group.͏͏ Adrien͏͏ Brody,͏͏ Kieran͏͏ Culkin,͏͏ Mikey͏͏ Madison,͏͏ and͏͏ Zoe͏͏ Saldaña͏͏ —͏͏ all͏͏ winners͏͏ from͏͏ last͏͏ year’s͏͏ ceremony͏͏ —͏͏ are͏͏ confirmed͏͏ presenters.͏͏ Javier͏͏ Bardem,͏͏ who͏͏ won͏͏ Best͏͏ Actor͏͏ for͏͏ No͏͏ Country͏͏ for͏͏ Old͏͏ Men,͏͏ adds͏͏ yet͏͏ another͏͏ Oscar͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ stage.͏͏ Chris͏͏ Evans,͏͏ Demi͏͏ Moore,͏͏ Maya͏͏ Rudolph,͏͏ Kumail͏͏ Nanjiani,͏͏ and͏͏ Will͏͏ Arnett͏͏ round͏͏ out͏͏ a͏͏ lineup͏͏ that͏͏ grows͏͏ more͏͏ exciting͏͏ with͏͏ every͏͏ new͏͏ name.͏͏
A͏͏ Beloved͏͏ On-Screen͏͏ Reunion͏͏ Fans͏͏ Will͏͏ Not͏͏ Want͏͏ to͏͏ Miss
GettyThe͏͏ excitement͏͏ surrounding͏͏ the͏͏ presenter͏͏ lineup͏͏ extends͏͏ beyond͏͏ the͏͏ trophy͏͏ handoffs.͏͏ Billy͏͏ Crystal͏͏ and͏͏ Meg͏͏ Ryan͏͏ will͏͏ reunite͏͏ on͏͏ the͏͏ Oscars͏͏ stage͏͏ to͏͏ celebrate͏͏ the͏͏ legacy͏͏ of͏͏ director͏͏ Rob͏͏ Reiner͏͏ and͏͏ his͏͏ beloved͏͏ body͏͏ of͏͏ work͏͏.͏͏ Fans͏͏ of͏͏ When͏͏ Harry͏͏ Met͏͏ Sally,͏͏ The͏͏ Princess͏͏ Bride,͏͏ and͏͏ A͏͏ Few͏͏ Good͏͏ Men͏͏ will͏͏ not͏͏ want͏͏ to͏͏ miss͏͏ it.
The͏͏ excitement͏͏ does͏͏ not͏͏ stop͏͏ there.͏͏ A͏͏ legendary͏͏ Grammy͏͏ and͏͏ Oscar-winning͏͏ icon͏͏ also͏͏ delivered a͏͏ deeply͏͏ personal͏͏ tribute during͏͏ the͏͏ ceremony͏͏ —͏͏ a͏͏ moment͏͏ that͏͏ would͏͏ bring͏͏ the͏͏ house͏͏ down͏͏ if͏͏ confirmed.
Conan͏͏ O’Brien͏͏ returns͏͏ as͏͏ host͏͏ for͏͏ his͏͏ second͏͏ consecutive͏͏ year,͏͏ bringing͏͏ the͏͏ warmth͏͏ and͏͏ humor͏͏ that͏͏ helped͏͏ make͏͏ last͏͏ year’s͏͏ ceremony͏͏ a͏͏ five-year͏͏ ratings͏͏ high͏͏ with͏͏ 19.69͏͏ million͏͏ viewers.͏͏ The͏͏ 98th͏͏ Academy͏͏ Awards͏͏ air͏͏ live͏͏ on͏͏ ABC͏͏ and͏͏ Hulu͏͏ on͏͏ March͏͏ 15͏͏ at͏͏ 7͏͏ p.m.͏͏ ET.͏͏ With͏͏ champions͏͏ presenting,͏͏ beloved͏͏ reunions͏͏ planned,͏͏ and͏͏ more͏͏ announcements͏͏ still͏͏ to͏͏ come,͏͏ this was an Oscars night fans will be talking about for years.
