The 2026 Oscars ceremony is the crescendo that ends awards season: the crowning glory for which the A-listers save their most eye-popping looks, teariest speeches and biggest on-stage surprises. From the red carpet shenanigans to the candid interviews, here are all of the moments you might have missed from the 98th Academy Awards so far.
Couples got cosy
Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale at the 2026 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/M5cliHmPJa
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Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale, Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, Emily V Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, Amy Madigan and Ed Harris – as date nights go, it was a corker.
Buddy Guy warmed our hearts
The ICONIC Buddy Guy! #Glambot #LiveFromE #Oscars #AwardsSeason pic.twitter.com/SmyPBX5Lul
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The 89-year-old blues legend, who appears at the end of Sinners, was iconic on the Glambot, and told ABC News: “You never get too old for something like this… I’m more excited than anybody else. This is a dream come true.” I’m not crying, you’re crying.
Blues legend Buddy Guy reflects on joining "Sinners": “You never get too old for something to happen… This is like a dream come true for me.” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/oclC6Lnv9T
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Hudson Williams dished on Heated Rivalry season two
#HudsonWilliams teases what fans can expect on #HeatedRivalry Season 2:
— Variety (@Variety) March 15, 2026
“Sex.”
Watch now on CNN and TBS or stream on the CNN app. pic.twitter.com/amR6toQcaH
And his one-word response on what to expect broke us all into a sweat.
Kevin O’Leary went full Marty Supreme
Kevin O'Leary arrives to the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/dCeOAAUn7g
— Variety (@Variety) March 15, 2026
After Timothée Chalamet’s comments about the irrelevance of opera and ballet made the Josh Safdie-directed romp a late-in-the-game awards season villain, O’Leary, who plays the film’s antagonist, leaned in via a bedazzled suit and $13 million sports card necklace. Jafar Panahi, the dissident Iranian director of It Was Just An Accident, summed up our feelings.
Kevin O'Leary and Jafar Panahi share the carpet at the 2026 #Oscars
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See every arrival: https://t.co/KuFTTzHpXQ pic.twitter.com/ZZfLkFFSWY
Diane Warren was refreshingly honest
#DianeWarren on who she’s rooting for at tonight’s #Oscars:
“Me.”
Warren earned her 17th Academy Award nomination this year for Best Original Song for “Dear Me” from the documentary “Diane Warren: Relentless.” She is the most-nominated person in Oscar history without a win.… pic.twitter.com/SHXRqvpPdU— Variety (@Variety) March 15, 2026Advertisement
The Best Original Song contender for “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (a 17-time Oscar nominee, who still has no competitive wins) was asked who she was rooting for at the ceremony. Her answer: “Me!” A rare and highly meme-able bit of red carpet honesty.
Traffic-stopping red was the shade of the night
As seen on Renate Reinsve, Kylie Jenner, Sinners’s Li Jun Li and Jessie Buckley, who wore pale pink and bright red Chanel.
Feathers and fringe were the accents du jour
Sported by Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore and 2026’s awards season MVP Teyana Taylor.
This article was originally published on British Vogue.
