Oscar statuettes on display. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Ahead of this year's Academy Awards, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan have announced their production team for the 98th Oscars. Rob Paine will once again return as co-executive producer and Hamish Hamilton as director, along with Taryn Hurd and Sarah Levine Hall as producers. Writers for this year's show will include Amberia Allen, José Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Berkley Johnson, Ian Karmel, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Carol Leifer, Todd Levin, Jon Macks, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, Agathe Panaretos and Mike Sweeney. As previously announced, Sweeney is also returning as a producer for a second time, along with Jeff Ross. Related Stories Music Grammys Snubs: Sabrina Carpenter Shut Out Despite Six Noms as Lola Young, Billie Eilish Surprise Music Noah Kahan Debuts "The Great Divide" Music Video and Announces Tour During Grammys Also returning to this year's production are music director Michael Bearden, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, lighting designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz and supervising choreographer Mandy Moore. Earlier this year, Buckley and Billingsley earned an Emmy for outstanding production design for a variety special, along with art directors John Zuiker and Margaux Lapresle for their work on the 2025 Oscars. The production team for the ceremony also received Emmy nominations for outstanding variety special (live), outstanding directing for a variety special, outstanding music direction, outstanding choreography for a variety special or reality programming and outstanding sound mixing for a variety series or special. The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The ceremony will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, Mar. 15, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Sundance Film Festival "The First Trip There Was Just Wild:" Sony Pictures Classics' Tom Bernard Recalls Sundance in All Its Glory NBC David Letterman to Exec Produce Paul Shaffer Feature Documentary M3GAN 2.0 Gerard Johnstone, Director of the 'M3GAN' Movies, Signs with UTA State of Firsts Athena Film Festival Sets 2026 Lineup With Sarah McBride, Barbara Jordan, E. Jean Carroll Docs (Exclusive) International Film Festival Rotterdam 'Why Do I See You in Everything?' Director Explains Why Even Small Touches Are "Acts of Resistance" and the Symbolism of Olive Trees: Rotterdam zendaya Zendaya, Robert Pattinson Play a Risky Pre-Wedding Game in A24's 'The Drama' Trailer Sundance Film Festival "The First Trip There Was Just Wild:" Sony Pictures Classics' Tom Bernard Recalls Sundance in All Its Glory NBC David Letterman to Exec Produce Paul Shaffer Feature Documentary M3GAN 2.0 Gerard Johnstone, Director of the 'M3GAN' Movies, Signs with UTA State of Firsts Athena Film Festival Sets 2026 Lineup With Sarah McBride, Barbara Jordan, E. Jean Carroll Docs (Exclusive) International Film Festival Rotterdam 'Why Do I See You in Everything?' Director Explains Why Even Small Touches Are "Acts of Resistance" and the Symbolism of Olive Trees: Rotterdam zendaya Zendaya, Robert Pattinson Play a Risky Pre-Wedding Game in A24's 'The Drama' Trailer