After a very long (perhaps too long) awards season, the 2026 Academy Awards finally handed out their awards Sunday night in a ceremony recognizing the best of film in 2025. “One Battle After Another” overtook “Sinners” to be crowned Best Picture, while there were some surprises in the acting categories.
There were also a couple of can’t-miss live music performances, some on-stage fumbles, and no shortage of laughs thanks to returning host Conan O’Brien. So if you missed the live show but you still want to carry your cinephile card, here’s where you can watch the 2026 Oscars now.
When did the 2026 Oscars take place?
The 2026 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15th at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, starting at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET.
Where can you watch the Oscars now?
If you missed the ABC live airing, you can stream the Oscars on Hulu.
Hulu subscriptions start at $11.99 per month, but there’s a deal right now to get the Disney+/Hulu bundle for just $4.99 per month for three months.
Who is hosting the Oscars? Who is presenting?
For the second year in a row, Conan O’Brien will be hosting the Academy Awards. We already have a lengthy list of presenters, including (as usual) last year’s acting quartet: Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña. Other presenters include nominees Delroy Lindo, Wagner Moura and Rose Byrne.
We also know a list of reunions set to happen during the telecast. Nominated for Best Actress for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Rose Byrne will be joined by her “Bridesmaids” co-stars for a reunion commemorating the film’s 15-year anniversary. Oscars producers also teased a surprise Marvel reunion ahead of “Avengers: Doomsday” and an appearance from an “extraterrestrial” (perhaps Grogu ahead of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” or E.T. himself ahead of Steven Spielberg’s new alien film “Disclosure Day”).
What were the musical performances?
Breaking from Academy tradition, only two of the five nominated songs were performed at the Oscars this year: “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” and “I Lied to You” from “Sinners.”
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami performed “Golden.”
Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed the Oscar-nominated original song “I Lied To You,” joined by Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith in an homage to the film’s instantly iconic scene where dancers from various cultures and time periods collide in a mind-bending performance in the middle of the film.
