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The nominations for the 98th Annual Oscars will be announced on Thursday morning on several different streaming platforms, as well as broadcast television.
The Color Purple (2024) Best Supporting Actress nominee Danielle Brooks (The Minecraft Movie, Peacemaker) and Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick, Thunderbolts*) will announce the nominations for all 24 categories live from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles.
This year marks the debut of a new category, for Best Casting. Another new category, Best Stunt Design, will join the list of nominations for the 100th Annual Academy Awards in 2028 for films released in 2027.
The nominations for the 98th Oscars will be announced in two sections on Thursday, with the first round coming at 8:30 ET/5:30 a.m. PT. The second set of nominations will be announced at 8:41 a.m. PT/5:41 a.m. PT.
The nominations will be available to stream at several different online locations on Thursday morning, including Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Oscars’ YouTube channel, which is embedded below. In addition, the livestream of the Oscar nominations will be available to watch on the Academy’s TikTok, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Additionally, the 2026 Oscar nominations will air live on ABC’s Good Morning America and will stream on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
The front-runners in the Best Picture category this year include the films Hamnet, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sinners, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams and Wicked: For Good. KPop Demon Hunters and Zootopia 2 are among the frontrunners in the Animated Feature Film category.
Five nominees will make the cut for each category, with the exception of Best Picture, which has 10 nominees.
List Of Nomination Categories For The 2026 Oscars
According to AMPAS, nominations for the following categories will be announced at 8:30 a.m. PT/5:30 a.m. ET. The Academy noted that this is not the order of presentation and the list is subject to change.
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• Best Animated Short Film
• Best Costume Design
• Best Live Action Short Film
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling
• Best Music (Original Score)
• Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
The following nominations will be announced at 8:41 a.m. ET/5:41 PT. Again, this is not the order that the nominations will be presented in and the list is subject to change.
• Best Actor in a Leading Role
• Best Actress in a Leading Role
• Best Animated Feature Film
• Best Picture
• Best Casting
• Best Cinematography
• Best Directing
• Best Documentary Feature Film
• Best Documentary Short Film
• Best Film Editing
• Best International Feature Film
• Best Music (Original Song)
• Best Production Design
• Best Sound
• Best Visual Effects
Comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien will return as host for the 2026 Oscars after hosting the 2025 ceremony. The 2026 Oscars ceremony is set for Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live on ABC-TV and stream at the same time on Hulu.
The 98th Oscars will be held Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2026/01/21/oscars-2026-what-time-are-nominations-on-streaming-and-tv-how-to-watch/
