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 related events, the Academy is set to hold its 17th Governors Awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood on November 15, 2026.
Key dates +DateEventDecember 7, 2026Preliminary voting beginsDecember 11, 2026Preliminary voting endsJanuary 11, 2027Nominations voting beginsJanuary 15, 2027Nominations voting endsJanuary 21, 2027Nominations announcedFebruary 25, 2027Final voting beginsMarch 4, 2027Final voting endsMarch 14, 2027Ceremony
Governors Awards On June 10, 2026, The Academy announced recipients on the Governors Awards. The ceremony is set to be held on November 15, 2026, during which the following awards will be presented:
Academy Honorary Awards Glenn Close"throughout her extraordinary body of work, Glenn Close's unparalleled emotional range has brought to life some of the most complex characters in cinema". Floyd Norman"the legendary animator who has broken barriers and inspired generations of artists over his remarkable career". Ridley Scott"a true visionary whose decades-long legacy has left an immeasurable impact on global cinema and culture".
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Christine Vachon and Pamela Kofflerwho "play a central role in American independent cinema, championing bold, ambitious and distinctive storytelling".
Ceremony information
On April 7, 2026, AMPAS announced the date of the ceremony and key dates pertaining to the 99th edition. 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."
Rule and eligibility changes On May 1, 2026, the Academy announced several major rule changes taking effect for the 99th ceremony:
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 and politically motivated snubs (such as Anatomy of a Fall and It Was Just an Accident) 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. 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. 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".
See also List of submissions to the 99th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
Oscars Channel at YouTube (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)