Image Credit: Warner Bros. / Universal Pictures The 2026 Academy Awards are finally here, and cinephiles are ecstatic to find out who will take home that gold statuette. Honoring the best in film over the past year, the Oscars will begin on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. This year's top contenders are Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme and The Secret Agent. But surprises always happen at the annual awards show.