99th Academy Awards
Award ceremony for films of 2026
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The 99th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), are scheduled to take place March 14, 2027, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) in 24 categories, honoring films released in 2026. Conan O'Brien will host for the third straight year in a row.
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Katy Mullan
| 99th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 14, 2027 |
| Site | Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Conan O'Brien |
| Produced by | Raj Kapoor Katy Mullan |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | Broadcast: ABC Streaming: Hulu |
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 7, 2026 | Preliminary voting begins |
| December 11, 2026 | Preliminary voting ends |
| January 11, 2027 | Nominations voting begins |
| January 15, 2027 | Nominations voting ends |
| January 21, 2027 | Nominations announced |
| February 25, 2027 | Final voting begins |
| March 4, 2027 | Final voting ends |
| March 14, 2027 | Ceremony |
Ceremony information
On May 12, 2026, it was announced that Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan would return as executive producers for the fourth year in a row, and that Conan O'Brien would return as host for the third year in a row. In a joint statement, AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer and president Lynette Howell Taylor stated that "[Kapoor and Mullan] are an incredible team and have produced such captivating, entertaining and heartfelt shows over the last two years. We are so grateful for their ongoing partnership as we honor our global film community — and we look forward to Conan superbly leading the celebration with his brilliance and humor."[2]
Rule and eligibility changes
On May 1, 2026, the Academy announced several major rule changes taking effect for the 99th ceremony:[3][4]
- Eligibility for Best International Feature Film will be expanded to also include non-English language films that win top jury awards at the Berlin (Golden Bear), Busan (Best Film Award), Cannes (Palme d'Or), Sundance (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize), Toronto (Platform Prize), and Venice (Golden Lion) film festivals, in addition to submissions made to the Academy's international film committee by individual countries. The changes came following examples of high-profile (such as Anatomy of a Fall) and politically-motivated snubs in the submissions process for International Feature Film at previous Academy Awards. Due to this change, the films themselves will be formally credited as recipients, rather than the submitting country; the director will continue to accept the award on behalf of the winning film's creative team. If the winning film is a national submission, the submitting country will continue to receive a statuette and inscription on its behalf as before.[4][5]
- In alignment with other categories such as Best Director, an individual actor may now hold multiple nominations in a single acting category for their performances in different films, rather than only receiving a nomination for the performance that received the most votes.[3][4]
- Eligibility rules for the acting and writing categories now explicitly prohibit the use of generative artificial intelligence, with writing categories restricting eligibility to works of human authorship, and acting categories requiring roles to be held by a billed cast member and "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent".[3][4]
