Chase Infiniti presents despite not being nominated for best actress
Demi Moore presents a year after losing best actress Oscar
Conan O'Brien hosts for second consecutive year
Sinners leads with record-breaking 16 nominations
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Demi Moore, Javier Bardem, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Maya Rudolph and Kumail Nanjiani have been announced as the latest batch of presenters set to take the stage at the 2026 Academy Awards, which will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15, 2026, starting at 4 p.m. PT. The prestigious ceremony, hosted by Conan O'Brien for the second consecutive year, will air live on both ABC and Hulu, bringing together Hollywood's elite to celebrate cinematic achievements. Chase Infiniti, who stars in the film 'One Battle After Another' which received 13 nominations this year, will present despite unexpectedly being overlooked in the best actress category, ensuring she'll still take the stage regardless of her film's Oscar night performance. Similarly, Demi Moore returns to present just one year after she lost the best actress Oscar that many pundits predicted she would win for her role in 'The Substance,' which had been nominated for five awards at the previous ceremony.
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Demi Gene Moore ( də-MEE; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. Her accolades include a Golden Globe, an Actor Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Awar...
Chase Infiniti Payne (born May 5, 2000) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the limited series Presumed Innocent (2024) and the film One Battle After Another (2025), for which she received Best Actress nominations for the Actor Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and G...
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voti...
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 Demi Moore , Javier Bardem , Chris Evans , Chase Infiniti , Maya Rudolph and Kumail Nanjiani are the latest batch of presenters set to take the stage at the 2026 Oscars . Infiniti stars in One Battle After Another , which has the second most nominations this year with 13 and has been winning numerous awards at predecessor ceremonies this season. Infiniti was unfortunately (and unexpectedly) left out of this year’s best actress nominees. But her presenter role means she’ll be taking the stage regardless of how One Battle fares on Oscar night. Related Stories Movies Ethan Hawke's First Acting Award Was a Bong From 'High Times' Magazine. With 'Blue Moon' He's Aiming Even Higher Movies Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Leads With 7 Wins Similarly, Moore is presenting a year after she lost the best actress Oscar a number of pundits had predicted she’d win for her role in The Substance , which was up for five awards last year. Last year’s best actress winner Mikey Madison was previously announced as a presenter alongside her fellow 2025 acting winners: Adrien Brody (best actor), Kieran Culkin (best supporting actor) and Zoe Saldaña (best supporting actress). Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced the latest batch of presenters on Thursday. The 2026 Oscars, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second year in a row , are set to air live on ABC and Hulu from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15, starting at 4 p.m. PT. Sinners leads this year’s Oscar nominations with a record-breaking 16 nods . It was previously announced that only two of this year’s best original song nominees — “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters and “I Lied to You” from Sinners — will be performed live ...
