Your Oscars Guide

The Academy Awards ceremony is on Sunday. Here’s what to know.

By Katrin Bennhold

Oscars 2026: how to watch, nominations, what to read and predictions

Get ready for drama and glamour. Hollywood’s annual end-of-season party is on Sunday – here is your guide on where to watch and what to expect The end is in sight: after months of campaigning, roundtables, red carpets and hot takes, it’s time for the big show. The Academy Awards are Hollywood’s end of season party, its senior prom and sports day all rolled into one, as the film world’s great and good stuff themselves into their tuxedos and/or fanciest frocks for a night of (we hope) entertain...

By Andrew Pulver

3 games to play while you watch the Oscars 2026

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images This post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. Ready, set, Oscars The Oscars are back — and they're not playing it safe. Here's what to know before Sunday, plus some watch-party games to match the fun. A new category will be introduced at the 98th Academy Awards. In fact, the category (casting) is the first new award in 24 years. And only two Oscar-nominated songs will be perfor...

Oscars 2026: Who Will Win Vs. Who Should Win

THR’s awards expert Scott Feinberg and chief film critic David Rooney `weigh in ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards.

By Kimberly Nordyke

How Oscars voting works and what changed this year

From who gets to nominate, to why Best Picture is counted differently, here is how the Academy Awards voting system works ahead of Sunday night's ceremony, and how a new rule on film viewing could affect the final ballot.

How likely is an Irish win, who's hosting and where can I watch? Your essential Oscars guide

Jessie Buckley looks set to make history as the first Irish woman to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards.