Oscars

The Academy Awards ceremony will shift from the Dolby Theatre to the Peacock Theater beginning in 2029 and stay there through 2039. The relocation coincides with the Oscars telecast moving to YouTube after a long run on ABC. The Dolby Theatre has hosted the event since 2002.

March 21, 2026 Reported by AI

'KPop Demon Hunters' picked up historic statuettes on Oscar night. The Hollywood Reporter notes that K-culture was already conquering America before this achievement.

The 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, celebrated adaptations with Paul Thomas Anderson's action comedy One Battle After Another—loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon's Vineland—winning six Oscars: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Directing, Best Supporting Actor (Sean Penn), Best Editing, and inaugural Best Casting. Other literary adaptations shone, including Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.

March 16, 2026 Reported by AI

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and security firm SIS have responded to the altercation involving Best Supporting Actress nominee Teyana Taylor and a guard at the 98th Oscars, following her film's Best Picture win.

Following its nominations for best animated feature and original song "Golden," Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters secured both awards at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026. HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI, won best original song presented by Lionel Richie—marking the first K-pop winner and first with more than four credited writers. The acceptance speech was cut short by the orchestra, drawing boos from the audience.

March 16, 2026 Reported by AI

Conan O'Brien ended the Oscars with a pre-taped sketch parodying a scene from One Battle After Another, jokingly naming MrBeast as his successor as host. The bit re-created the film's final scene involving Sean Penn's character. O'Brien, hosting his second consecutive year, received praise for his performance.