Overview
- The 98th Academy Awards air live from the Dolby Theatre at 7 p.m. ET on ABC with streaming on Hulu, hosted by Conan O’Brien under tightened security coordinated with the FBI and LAPD.
- Warner Bros. dominates the field as Sinners leads with a record 16 nominations and One Battle After Another follows with 13, with the pair facing off across a raft of categories.
- Precursor awards offer conflicting signals, with One Battle winning PGA, DGA and BAFTA while Sinners claimed SAG ensemble and WGA, leaving pundits and prediction trackers split.
- Best actor is widely viewed as a toss-up between Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) and Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), while critics largely see Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) as the front-runner for best actress and both supporting races remain competitive.
- Records are in play as Ryan Coogler could become the first Black winner of best director and Sinners, already the most-nominated ever, could challenge the all-time wins mark, with the ceremony also debuting a best casting category and a new voter viewing attestation.