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In Hollywood, there’s no night bigger than the Oscars.
And following this year’s Academy Awards 2026 ceremony, a handful of famous faces will finally know what it feels like to win the most prestigious award in acting.
Kicking off on Sunday, March 15, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the annual award show brings out some of the biggest box office stars for a night honoring the highest achievements in filmmaking over the past year—both in front of the camera and behind.
When it comes to the 2026 nominees, critically acclaimed films Hamnet, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Sinners are all well-represented in multiple categories, with castmembers like Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley and Wunmi Mosaku all nominated individually for their career-defining performances. (See every star on the red carpet here.)
One of the closest races of the night is definitely Best Actor in a Leading Role. While Timothée Chalamet was a clear frontrunner at the start of the season after winning top honors for his role in Marty Supreme at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, Sinners‘ Michael B. Jordan proved he’s very much still a contender after his surprising—yet well-deserved—win over Chalamet at The Actor Awards earlier this month.
