Overview
- Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads with a record 16 nominations, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another close behind and widely viewed as its chief Best Picture rival.
- Jessie Buckley enters as the strong favorite for Best Actress for Hamnet, while Michael B. Jordan carries late momentum in Best Actor after his SAG win for Sinners.
- The new Best Casting Oscar debuts with nominees Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent and Sinners selected by the Academy’s Casting Branch.
- Viewers in the United States can watch on ABC and stream on Hulu starting at 7 p.m. ET, while HBO Max and TNT carry the broadcast across Latin America with local schedules.
- The program features an In Memoriam segment and live numbers tied to KPop Demon Hunters and Sinners, with reporting pointing to a possible Barbra Streisand tribute to Robert Redford.