And so, awards season is coming to an end. It’s time for the 98th Annual Academy Awards, an evening celebrating the year’s best and brightest in the film industry. It’s always a magical and unforgettable evening as Hollywood stars flock to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate the greatest achievements in cinema. Conan O’Brien takes over hosting duties for the second year in a row, and tonight (Sunday, March 15), he will be joined on stage throughout the evening by hosts including Adrien Brody, Anne Hathaway, Bill Pullman, Channing Tatum, Chris Evans, Chase Infinity, Demi Moore, Delroy Lindo, Ewan McGregor, Gwyneth Paltrow, Javier Bardem, Jimmy Kimmel, Kieran Culkin, and Kumail. Nanjiani, Lewis Pullman, Maya Rudolph, Mickey Madison, Nicole Kidman, Pedro Pascal, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Paul Mescal, Robert Downey Jr., Rose Byrne, Sigourney Weaver, Wagner Moura, Will Arnett and Zoe Saldaña.
The 2026 Academy Awards feature a total of 24 categories, including a brand-new category, for Achievement in Casting. Sinners It scored the most nominations of the night – a whopping 16 – and made history as the most nominated film ever at the Academy Awards, beating the previous record of 14 nominations it shared La La Land, Titanic and All about Eve.
Before stars, including nominees like Michael B. Jordan, Jesse Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Teyana Taylor, Kate Hudson and more, head to the ceremony, they’ll walk the red carpet wearing some of the hottest formal wear of awards season. The past year has brought us top looks like Lupita Nyong’o in an ivory pleated Chanel dress, Mickey Madison in an old Hollywood Dior dress, Chalamet in a yellow Givenchy leather suit, Ariana Grande in a Schiaparelli ballerina dress, and Colman Domingo in a bold red and black Valentino ensemble — and the 98th Academy Awards certainly lived up to all that and more. Below, watch the most exciting red carpet moments from the 2026 Oscars, updated live throughout the evening.
Teyana Taylor
Nicole Kidman
In Chanel
Emma Stone
At Louis Vuitton
Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
Elle Fanning
At Givenchy
Chloe Zhao
Ethan Hawke
Sigourney Weaver
Ava DuVernay
Melissa McCarthy
Kathy Bates
In Vera Wang
Amy Madigan
Demi Moore
In Gucci
Kristen Wiig
In Elie Saab
Damson Idris
In Prada
Megan Everett Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård
Inga Ibsdotter Lilias
Zoe Saldaña
In Saint Laurent
Rita Wilson
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Lisa Powell O’Brien and Conan O’Brien
Danielle Brooks
Tash Mosley and Wunmi Mosaku
Mosaku in Louis Vuitton
Joe Alwyn
At Valentino
Ginnifer Goodwin
In Mons
Jesse Buckley
In Chanel
Odessa Azion
At Valentino
Myles Caton
In Al-Amiri
Ejay
In Dior
Audrey Nunn
In Tom Brown
Lewis Pullman
In Saint Laurent
Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle
Lou Roach
Chase Infiniti
At Louis Vuitton
Renate Rainsvi
At Louis Vuitton
Kieran Culkin
In Paul Smith
Nia Vardalos
Jamie Lawson
Rose Byrne
In Dior
If it weren’t for Kirk
Hilary Knight
Misty Copeland
In David Koma
McKenna Grace
In Vera Wang
Felicity Jones
In Prada
Barbie Ferreira
In GapStudio by Zac Posen
Ariana Greenblatt
In Dior
Hudson Williams
At Balenciaga
Thea Sophie Loch Ness
Heidi Klum
In Chrome Hearts
Lee Jun Lee
In Gaurav Gupta Couture
Sharithra Chandran
In Miss Sohi
Auli’i Cravalho
In Antonio Marras
Alicia Silverstone
In Christian Siriano
Shabuzi
In Campello
Bella Thorne
In Gucci
Maggie O’Farrell
Amelia Demoldenberg
At Ralph Lauren
Christian Siriano
Anna Cathcart
In Jenny Packham
Arden Chu
In Miss Sohi
Chase Stokes
