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Last Year’s Acting Winners Named First Presenters for the 98th Academy Awards

The show revives the winners-pass-the-baton custom, with category assignments still to come.

Overview

  • Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña will return to present at the March 15 Oscars.
  • Producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan announced the quartet as the first confirmed presenters, with more names to be revealed in the coming weeks.
  • The Academy has not specified which categories the returning winners will present this year.
  • Conan O’Brien will host the live telecast from the Dolby Theatre, airing on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
  • Record-breaking nominee Sinners leads the 2026 field with 16 nominations, shaping the season’s narrative heading into the ceremony.