Oscars 2026: Is any Indian film nominated this year? Check details
So, is there any Indian movie nominated for an Oscar this year?
No, there is no Indian film nominated for the 2026 Oscars. Homebound It was shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category but did not make the final shortlist.
Hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for Sunday’s Oscars, the film industry’s biggest awards, with an unusually clear best picture race pitting vampire hit “Sinners” as the frontrunner in the nominations against black comedy thriller “One War Then Another.”
Security will be tight for the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre. Organizers said they were working closely with the FBI and Los Angeles police following a federal warning about a possible Iranian threat to California, but officials did not cite any specific or credible danger to the Academy Awards.
The festivities, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second year, will feature a wide-open competition with 16 nominations (a record number in the Oscars’ nearly 100-year history) led by “Sinners” as Hollywood grapples with geopolitical tensions, industry consolidation and artificial intelligence anxiety.
The show, which premieres at 7pm ET (midnight GMT), will air live on Walt Disney’s ABC channel and stream on Hulu. The performers will include the real-life singers of HUNTR/X, the fictional band from the animated film-nominated “KPop Demon Hunters.”
The lavish celebration, Hollywood’s most lavish gala of the year, will take place as the United States declares war on Iran. O’Brien said he plans to touch on current events, but his main goal is to make people laugh and relax.
“I think my job is to walk that very, very fine line between entertaining people and accepting some facts,” he said at a news conference Wednesday. “All I can say is I will use my best judgment.”
The ceremony masks unease in the film industry over where movies are shot as studios pursue tax incentives and cost-cutting elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad, weakening Hollywood’s grip on production.
Warner Bros., the studio behind “One Battle” and “Sinners,” is in the process of being sold to Paramount Skydance in a deal that will narrow the ranks of major film distributors. The Free Press, a media watchdog group, circulated a billboard in Hollywood over the weekend voicing opposition to the merger.
Workers in front of and behind the camera worry that AI will limit job opportunities and stifle creativity and risk-taking.
