The Oscars 2026: The most striking looks from the 98th Academy Awards red carpet

The Oscars are finally here! After months of debating whether Hamnet and Frankenstein were any good, whether Sinners or One Battle After Another will take the top prizes, or if Kate Hudson really warranted that Best Actress nod, here we go: the 98th annual Academy Awards. Conan O’Brien is back on hosting duties after a well-reviewed debut last year, while Sinners ranks as the most nominated film of the night, with a total of 16 – this also makes it the most nominated film in Oscar history, surpassing the likes of Titanic and All About Eve. Major nominees this year include Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley, who is widely predicted to win the Best Actress prize, as well as Marty Supreme’s Timothée Chalamet, One Battle’s writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, and Weapons scene-stealer Amy Madigan, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination 40 years after her first Oscar nod for the drama Twice in a Lifetime. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations