Academy Awards executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced the latest batch of presenters for this year’s ceremony on Thursday.
Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal and Gwyneth Paltrow are all set to take the stage at the 98th Oscars. The group of entertainers joins the previously announced lineup of presenters, which includes Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Rudolph and Zoe Saldaña.
Mescal received Actor, Critics Choice and BAFTA Award nominations for his supporting role in Chloe Zao’s Hamnet, which received a total of eight Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director and best actress for Jessie Buckley. Marty Supreme, which Paltrow stars in, received a total of nine nods. Both films earned nominations in the newly added Oscar category of best casting.
The 2026 Oscars will be hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second year in a row and are set to air live on ABC and Hulu from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15, starting at 4 p.m. PT.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads this year’s Oscar nominations with a record-breaking 16 nods, including best picture and best director. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another ranks in second place with a total of 13 nominations.
