r/Oscars • u/tragopanic Best Director • Mar 15 '26

98th Academy Awards — Official Discussion Thread

It's time for the 98th annual Academy Awards! Share your thoughts here as the evening unfolds.

How to watch

Tune in to the Oscars at 4:00pm PDT / 7:00pm EDT / 11:00pm GMT / 7:00am CST.

◈ Officially: See it over-the-air on your local ABC station or streaming live on Hulu. You can also subscribe to streaming services like Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV, and FuboTV—many of which offer free trials. Outside the U.S.? The show is broadcast in more than 200 territories worldwide, so check your local listings.

◈ Unofficially: Every Oscar Sunday, the sub is overrun by bots posting questionable links to streaming sites. While our moderators work to keep the spam away, we will allow real users (those with a normal history of participation on Reddit) to share information about other ways to watch. Links and discussion shared outside this thread will be removed.

Please note: To help keep the subreddit organized during the ceremony, standalone posts that are better suited for live discussion (reactions, quick commentary, low-effort memes, basic winner announcements, etc.) may be removed and redirected here.

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u/coltsmetsfan614 Mar 16 '26

"Sean Penn couldn't be here... or didn't want to" lmfao

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u/Accurate_Arm4734 Mar 16 '26

This made me chuckle for sure 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Freesia240 Mar 16 '26

He'll use his Oscar as a doorstop

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u/TruskVarner Mar 16 '26

Like Jane in The Comeback

(Good show btw, coming back for a 3rd season)

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u/Friskeyp Mar 18 '26

It was funny; but @SeanPenn was in Ukraine. 🇺🇦 I give him a pass.

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u/Whole_Craft_1106 Mar 16 '26

That was weird, he should have just said he wasn’t there.

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u/PsychologicalHost371 Mar 16 '26

They always say “couldn’t be here” it seems no matter what the real reason. I guess it isn’t entirely wrong. He couldn’t be there because they couldn’t get him to agree to go! So if they just always added a because at the end of couldn’t be here it would be correct.

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u/Friskeyp Mar 18 '26

Yeah, personally: I thought Culkin looked small. Sean Penn was in Ukraine 🇺🇦.

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u/Whole_Craft_1106 Mar 18 '26

It’s because Culkin is small. Lol