Priyanka Chopra to present at the 98th Academy Awards

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been announced as one of the presenters at the 98th Academy Awards, organisers confirmed on Thursday.

The global star joins a list of presenters that includes Robert Downey Jr, Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Will Arnett, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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The ceremony will take place on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live on ABC while also streaming on Hulu. The event will be hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien.

Chopra previously appeared as an Oscars presenter at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016, where she presented the award for film editing alongside actor Liev Schreiber. Her return marks another high-profile appearance at Hollywood’s most prestigious film ceremony.

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The Academy has already announced several other presenters, including Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Rudolph, and Zoe Saldaña.

This year’s awards are led by Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” which has received 16 nominations, the highest number for the upcoming ceremony.

Chopra was most recently seen in the action-thriller “The Bluff”. She is also expected to appear in the upcoming second season of the spy series “Citadel”.