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What do Timothy Chalamet, K-pop, and Paul Thomas Anderson all have in common? They could all be winning their first Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards. I’m Megan Campanova, the entertainment reporter for Hearst Television. Let’s break down who could be taking home their first award on movie’s biggest night in 2026. Paul Thomas Anderson is no stranger to the Oscars. Throughout his career, he has been nominated for 14 Academymy. Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. However, he’s never taken home an award. At the 2026 Academy Awards, he is nominated for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture for his movie One Battle After Another. After winning at all of the precursor awards such as the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, and the Actor Awards, it can be inferred that Paul Thomas Anderson will be finally. Taking home one of those trophies. Another no stranger to the Oscars is Timothy Chalamet. Just last year, he was nominated for Best Actor, and once again this year, he’s nominated for Best Actor. Timothy Chalamet is nominated this year for his role in Marty Supreme, and after losing 3 times in the lead actor race, it seems like Timothy Chalamet might finally be taking home his first Oscar. New to the scene is Jessie Buckley. Jessie Buckley is nominated for her role in Hamlet for Best Lead Actress. After winning at all the festivals, all the precursor awards, it’s pretty much Jessie Buckley’s award to lose. And finally, K-pop. K-pop Demon Hunters is nominated for Best. Animated feature at the Oscars, and its song Golden from the soundtrack is nominated for Best Original Song. After K-pop Demon Hunters took over the world this year, and its wins at the Grammys and the Golden Globes, it is very likely that K-pop will be joining an elite group of you that have Oscars.
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Josh Groban, Misty Copeland and the singing voices behind HUNTR/X are all taking the stage at the Oscars, just not at the same time.The show’s producers on Tuesday revealed more details about Sunday night’s big performances of the Oscar-nominated songs “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” and “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners.”Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq will be on hand for the “Sinners” moment, which aims to explore the role music plays in the film with the help of Copeland, blues musicians Eric Gales, Buddy Guy and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, actors Jayme Lawson and Li Jun Li, as well as Brittany Howard, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith.Rei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna are also set to perform “Golden” around a broader showcase of the folklore behind the animated sensation, including Korean instrumentalists and dance.Groban’s involvement in the show is being left more ambiguous, but more details are expected in the days leading up to the 98th annual Academy Awards.Here’s everything else you need to know.When are the Oscars?The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The show, to be broadcast live by ABC, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.Who’s hosting?After successfully presiding over the 97th Oscars, Conan O’Brien is returning to host for the second year. His return to the Oscars stage was announced almost a year ago. In a statement last March, he said, “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.”Who is performing at the show?The show will feature live performances of best song nominees “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” and “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners.”Who’s nominated for an Oscar this year?This year’s nominees for best actress are Jessie Buckley for “Hamnet,” Rose Byrne for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Renate Reinsve for “Sentimental Value,” Emma Stone for “Bugonia” and Kate Hudson for “Song Sung Blue.”The best actor nominees are Timothée Chalamet for “Marty Supreme,” Leonardo DiCaprio for “One Battle After Another,” Ethan Hawke for “Blue Moon,” Michael B. Jordan for “Sinners” and Wagner Moura for “The Secret Agent.”In the supporting actor categories, the nominees are Jacob Elordi for “Frankenstein,” Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro for “One Battle After Another,” Stellan Skarsgård for “Sentimental Value” and Delroy Lindo for “Sinners.”The supporting actress nominees are Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for “Sentimental Value,” Amy Madigan for “Weapons,” Wunmi Mosaku for “Sinners” and Teyana Taylor for “One Battle After Another.”Who are the favorites to win?For months, “One Battle After Another” has been the clear front-runner for best picture and best director but in the past week it’s looking like it might be a closer race in a showdown with “Sinners,” which is this year’s leading nominee, breaking the record for most nominations by a single film with 16. Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr predict that “One Battle After Another” will still take best picture and best director. They also think Buckley will win best actress, Jordan will get best actor and Taylor supporting actress, but they’re split on supporting actor: Coyle thinks it will go to Penn, Bahr is staking her bet on Lindo.What stars are presenting awards?Last year’s best actor winners Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison and supporting actor winners Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña will hand out trophies at the show, as will the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Javier Bardem, Maya Rudolph, Chase Infiniti, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Anne Hathaway, Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Paul Mescal.
Josh Groban, Misty Copeland and the singing voices behind HUNTR/X are all taking the stage at the Oscars, just not at the same time.
The show’s producers on Tuesday revealed more details about Sunday night’s big performances of the Oscar-nominated songs “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” and “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners.”
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Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq will be on hand for the “Sinners” moment, which aims to explore the role music plays in the film with the help of Copeland, blues musicians Eric Gales, Buddy Guy and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, actors Jayme Lawson and Li Jun Li, as well as Brittany Howard, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith.
Rei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna are also set to perform “Golden” around a broader showcase of the folklore behind the animated sensation, including Korean instrumentalists and dance.
Groban’s involvement in the show is being left more ambiguous, but more details are expected in the days leading up to the 98th annual Academy Awards.
Here’s everything else you need to know.
When are the Oscars?
The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The show, to be broadcast live by ABC, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
Who’s hosting?
After successfully presiding over the 97th Oscars, Conan O’Brien is returning to host for the second year. His return to the Oscars stage was announced almost a year ago. In a statement last March, he said, “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.”
Who is performing at the show?
The show will feature live performances of best song nominees “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters,” and “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners.”
Who’s nominated for an Oscar this year?
This year’s nominees for best actress are Jessie Buckley for “Hamnet,” Rose Byrne for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Renate Reinsve for “Sentimental Value,” Emma Stone for “Bugonia” and Kate Hudson for “Song Sung Blue.”
The best actor nominees are Timothée Chalamet for “Marty Supreme,” Leonardo DiCaprio for “One Battle After Another,” Ethan Hawke for “Blue Moon,” Michael B. Jordan for “Sinners” and Wagner Moura for “The Secret Agent.”
In the supporting actor categories, the nominees are Jacob Elordi for “Frankenstein,” Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro for “One Battle After Another,” Stellan Skarsgård for “Sentimental Value” and Delroy Lindo for “Sinners.”
The supporting actress nominees are Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for “Sentimental Value,” Amy Madigan for “Weapons,” Wunmi Mosaku for “Sinners” and Teyana Taylor for “One Battle After Another.”
Who are the favorites to win?
For months, “One Battle After Another” has been the clear front-runner for best picture and best director but in the past week it’s looking like it might be a closer race in a showdown with “Sinners,” which is this year’s leading nominee, breaking the record for most nominations by a single film with 16. Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr predict that “One Battle After Another” will still take best picture and best director. They also think Buckley will win best actress, Jordan will get best actor and Taylor supporting actress, but they’re split on supporting actor: Coyle thinks it will go to Penn, Bahr is staking her bet on Lindo.
What stars are presenting awards?
Last year’s best actor winners Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison and supporting actor winners Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña will hand out trophies at the show, as will the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Javier Bardem, Maya Rudolph, Chase Infiniti, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Anne Hathaway, Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Paul Mescal.
