Overview
- Sinners leads all nominees with a record 16 nods, with One Battle After Another at 13, as both contend across directing and lead acting races.
- Awards-season signals are split, with One Battle After Another winning PGA, DGA and BAFTA, and Sinners narrowing the gap with an ensemble victory at The Actor Awards.
- The ceremony broadcasts from the Dolby Theatre at 7 p.m. ET on ABC with streaming on Hulu, hosted by Conan O’Brien.
- Organizers say they are coordinating with the FBI and Los Angeles police after a federal warning about a possible Iranian threat to California, though authorities have cited no specific credible danger to the Oscars.
- The Academy introduced viewing attestation in online balloting, a Best Casting prize debuts, and Warner Bros. backs both frontrunners as its sale to Paramount Skydance advances.