The 98th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15, with comedian and television host Conan O’Brien returning to host the ceremony for the second consecutive year.
Sinners is favorite to win the Best Picture award with a record-breaking 16 nominations, surpassing the previous long-standing record of 14 shared by “All About Eve”, “Titanic” and “La La Land”. Film “One Battle After Another” secured 13 nominations.
Along with O’Brien, Best Actress nominee Rose Byrne will guide the evening’s proceedings.
This year’s presenters include several major Hollywood names, among them Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal and Nicole Kidman.
The Academy has also announced the evening performers with some nominated songs will be performed during the ceremony.
The trio from KPop Demon Hunters, Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, will perform the track “Golden.” Meanwhile, Miles Caton and Shaboozey will perform “I Lied to You,” joined by celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland.
How to watch the ceremony
The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) and will be broadcast live on ABC, while also streaming on Hulu. Viewers can additionally watch through live TV services including YouTube TV and FuboTV. The awards show will be broadcast internationally across more than 200 countries and territories.
