Oscars 2026 Winners LIVE Updates: Sinners (R) clinched 16 nominations this time, while One Battle After Another follows closely behind with 13. (Credit: IMDb)Oscars 2026 Winners LIVE Updates: Amid the ongoing attacks by the US and Israel on Iran and escalating geopolitical turmoil, the 98th Academy Awards ceremony is currently underway at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. While director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which made history by receiving the most nominations (16) for a film ever, is leading the pack this time, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another follows closely behind with 13 nods.The battle for Best Picture is between Sinners, One Battle After Another, Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Train Dreams, while Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Chloé Zhao (Hamnet), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), and Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value) are in the fray for the Academy Award for Best Director.Story continues below this adIn the Best Actor category, Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B Jordan (Sinners), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) are competing for the trophy. Meanwhile, the Best Actress category features stiff competition between Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), and Emma Stone (Bugonia).Oscars 2026 Live Streaming | Date, Time, How to Watch 98th Academy Awards Ceremony LiveAlthough India doesn’t have anything significant to look forward to at the Oscars 2026, particularly after director Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound (2025) failed to secure a spot in the final five in the Best International Feature Film category, the country will nonetheless have representation. While actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas is one of the presenters, Indian-American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir has earned two nominations: Best Documentary Feature Film (The Perfect Neighbor) and Best Documentary Short Film (The Devil Is Busy).With television host and comedian Conan O’Brien returning as host for the second year in a row, this year’s Academy Awards ceremony is expected to live up to its sobriquet of “Hollywood’s biggest night,” thus bringing the ongoing film awards season to a close.The ceremony is currently progressing amid heightened security. The main ceremony began at 4.30 am IST on Monday, March 16 (7 pm EDT on March 15). Fans can catch the Oscars 2026 live on JioHotstar. The ceremony is being broadcast on television on Star Movies, Star Movies Select, and Colors Infinity as well.Live UpdatesMar 16, 2026 04:30 AM ISTGood morning, dear readers!Welcome to SCREEN. And yes, it's time for this year's "Hollywood's biggest night" as the 98th edition of the Academy Awards is currently underway, with television host and comedian Conan O'Brien returning as host for the second year in a row.While director Ryan Coogler's Sinners, which made history by receiving the most nominations (16) for a film ever, is leading the pack this time, Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another follows closely behind with 13 nods.Stay tuned as we bring you live updates from the Oscars 2026 ceremony.Click for more updates and latest Hollywood News along with Bollywood and Entertainment updates. Also get latest news and top headlines from India and around the World at The Indian Express.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd