Oscars 2026 Live Updates: Bridesmaids Cast Reunites

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Follow along as Vanity Fair takes you inside Hollywood’s biggest night, from the red carpet to the ceremony to the VF Oscar Party.

The time has come: The red carpet is wrapping up and the Oscars 2026 are upon us, bringing together Hollywood’s biggest names for a ceremony where it feels like anything might be possible.

Stars are out in full force this year, bringing their most stunning and daring looks to the Oscar red carpet. Nicole Kidman, Teyana Taylor, and Demi Moore all elected for gowns embellished with feathers; likely best actress winner Jessie Buckley chose a gown that nods to another best actress, Grace Kelly; Damson Idris wore a shearling collar in the Los Angeles heat. Timothée Chalamet wore all white, while his girlfriend Kylie Jenner elected for Jessica Rabbit red.

We hope you’ve already filled out your final ballot, reminding yourself what happened at the 2025 Oscars, and checking out our best-dressed leaderboard, where you can choose which star deserves to be named queen (or king) of awards season—because now it’s time to see who will win this year’s most contested races, including best actor (a two-man race between Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan), best supporting actor, and best supporting actress. stick with VF for exclusive expert commentary, analysis, and reporting behind the scenes of both the Oscars and Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party, which this year moves to a new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The festivities start…right now.

What we know so far:

Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson have won their first Oscars. Coogler won best original screenplay for Sinners, Thomas Anderson won best adapted screenplay for One Battle After Another.
Sean Penn was not present to accept the Oscar for best supporting actor after winning for his performance of Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another.
In an Oscars first, two short films tied for an award. Both “The Singers” and “Two People Exchanging Saliva” got to take home the prize.Cassandra Kulukundis is the first person ever to win an Oscar for best casting, which is a new category this year.
Amy Madigan has won best support actress for her performance in Weapons. This is her first Oscar, and you can read all about her performance here.
We’re updating winners in real time here.

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“The beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart” sounds like an instant New York Times bestseller.

I was rooting for Rose Byrne to win the Oscar for best actor, but Jessie Buckley winning is still big for me as a spiritually Irish person.

Jessie Buckley has completed her awards season sweep, winning best actress for her performance as Anges, the wife of Paul Mescal’s William Shakespeare, in Hamnet.

The team from best documentary winner Mr Nobody Against Putin just entered the lobby bar to a round of applause and cheering. They’re holding up their Oscar and celebrating with all the partygoers.

Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar tonight for best actor, making him the sixth Black man to win an Oscar for that category. What an amazing moment! MBJ HIVE UP!

Adrien Brody for TurboTax = the late-in-the-show commercial I didn’t know I needed!

Happening Now

Deafening roar in the theater audience for Michael B. Jordan’s best actor win—people not only jumped to their feet for an ovation but are actually jumping up and down. “You tell em, son!” one woman screams loudly—it turns out that I’m directly behind Jordan’s family. They are as thrilled, as is the rest of the audience

During his best-actor acceptance speech, Michael B. Jordan thanked director Ryan Coogler for “betting on the culture, betting on original ideas and original artistry,” adding, “I’m so honored to call you a collaborator and friend.” The pair previously worked together on Black Panther, Creed, and Fruitvale Station.

And a long-held Oscars mystery has finally been put to rest: best actor goes to none other than Michael B. Jordan, who played business-minded twins Smoke and Stack in Sinners.

Oh, I didn’t love that callback to the Adrien Brody gum bit. Icky.

At least it wasn’t a callback to his Halle Berry moment!

“Our last presenter famously saved last year’s Oscars from running short. Please welcome Adrien Brody.” Sick burn, Conan!

Paul Thomas Anderson is officially The Master, as he just won his first Oscar for best director, which really is a surprise. This is what I predicted for the Vanity Fair Oscar staff predictions video.

Wisdom, can you please keep making PTA puns for the rest of the ceremony? This is your Inherent Vice.

Hey, has anyone ever thought of putting Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in a movie together?

No one?

Kidding, kidding. Nice little tie-in for their upcoming The Drama, and an even nicer tie-in for me losing my mind trying to figure out if Zendaya and Tom Holland really did secretly get married or if Law Roach is just messing with us.

“You make a guy work hard for one of these,” says Paul Thomas Anderson—who, again, is only winning Oscars tonight after a dozen winless nominations.

After winning best adapted screenplay for One Battle After Another earlier in the evening, Paul Thomas Anderson picks up the Oscar for best director.

Even though PTA won, Ryan Coogler is still the the first person who played wide receiver at Sacramento State University to be nominated for an Oscar.

NO MORE HIDING NOW I’M SHINING LIKE I’M BORN TO BE. Sorry, where were we?