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Oscars 2026: Priyanka Chopra joins Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow as presenter for award show

Priyanka Chopra is heading to the Oscars!After taking over the Golden Globes red carpet, the actress is now gearing up to present an award at the upcoming Oscars ceremony on March 15. Reacting to the announcement, Priyanka shared the post on her handle and captioned it as, “The 2026 Academy Awards.” Chopra last presented an award at the Golden Globes, where she was joined by K-Pop superstar Lisa, who made her acting debut with the hit series ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3.

‘Iron Man’ reunion

An ‘Iron Man’ reunion may just be coming to the Oscars with Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. set to present at the show. While it remains unclear if they will share screen-space in the upcoming ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, the two have been listed as presenters for the awards show. In an oficial post on their handle, the Academy executive producers revealed a new batch of presenters Thursday, including Anne Hathaway, Will Arnett and Paul Mescal.

Other stars presenting awards

They join the previously announced group of last year’s best actor winners Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison and supporting actor winners Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana. The Oscars frequently have the previous year’s winners present Oscar trophies in the acting categories. Over the past weeks, actors including Chris Evans, Javier Bardem, Maya Rudolph, Chase Infiniti, Demi Moore and Kumail Nanjiani, were also announced as presenters for the 98th annual Academy Awards.More presenters will be announced ahead of the March 15 ceremony, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien. The show will air live on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.Last year’s show saw Saldana, Madison and Culkin become first-time Oscar winners. Brody won his second best actor trophy, for his role in “The Brutalist.”

Who is nominated for an Oscar this year?

‘Sinners’ is this year’s leading nominee, breaking the record for most nominations by a single film with 16.This year’s nominees for best actress are Jessie Buckley for ‘Hamnet’, Rose Byrne for ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’, Renate Reinsve for ‘Sentimental Value’, Emma Stone for ‘Bugonia’ and Kate Hudson for ‘Song Sung Blue’.The best actor nominees are Timothee Chalamet for ‘Marty Supreme’, Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘One Battle After Another’, Ethan Hawke for ‘Blue Moon’, Michael B. Jordan for ‘Sinners’ and Wagner Moura for ‘The Secret Agent’.In the supporting actor categories, the nominees are Jacob Elordi for ‘Frankenstein’, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro for ‘One Battle After Another’, Stellan Skarsgard for ‘Sentimental Value’ and Delroy Lindo for ‘Sinners’.The supporting actress nominees are Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for ‘Sentimental Value’, Amy Madigan for ‘Weapons’, Wunmi Mosaku for ‘Sinners’ and Teyana Taylor for ‘One Battle After Another’.

Who is performing at the show?

The show will feature live performances of best song nominees ‘Golden’, from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, and ‘I Lied to You’, from ‘Sinners’. Go to Source

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