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98TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS 

DOLBY THEATER LOS ANGELES

 

   

98TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS - DOLBY THEATER LOS ANGELES

The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. NewsOne will provide full coverage.  

  

TWO WAYS BOOKING:  

Bookings for  two-ways will open on Thursday, March 5, at approx. 2:00 pm ET. To book a window for these two-way talkbacks, please go to our live shot booking website link here: https://abcnewsone-live.youcanbook.me.  To choose your free two-way, please select “ABC Reporter Custom Two Way.”  First come, first served.

 

LIVESHOT & CUSTOM INTRO/TAG BOOKING:

Custom live shot bookings for all days will open for booking on Thursday, March 5, at aprx. 2:00 pm ET.  To book a custom live shot or custom taped intro/tag for the Oscars, please go to our live shot booking website link here: https://abcnewsone-live.youcanbook.me. First come, first served.  

 

Wednesday, March 11:

ABC Entertainment Contributor Rocsi Diaz  is there for the rollout of this year's red carpet! She’s available for two way talkbacks beginning at 1:00pmET- 5:45pmET 

 

Friday, March 13:  

ABC Entertainment Correspondent Chris Connelly offers two-way talkbacks from 12:45-2:45pm/ET

 

NewsOne offers Custom Live Shots w/preview pkg  from 4:00 pm ET through 9:30 pm ET from the Red Carpet with Reporter Melissa Adan

 

Saturday, March 14: 

NewsOne will offer custom live shots w/preview pkg  from 6:00 am ET through 1:00 pm ET from the Red Carpet with Reporter Jaclyn Lee.    

 

Sunday, March 15:  

NewsOne will offer custom live shots w/preview pkg from 6:00 am ET through 12:30 pm ET from the Red Carpet with Reporter Jaclyn Lee.   

 

NewsOne will offer GROUP LIVE INTROS and LIMITED custom live shots w/preview pkg from 4:00 pm ET to 6:30 pm ET from the Red Carpet with Reporter Melissa Adan. GROUP LIVE INTROS are available at the following times:  

 

BEFORE THE OSCARS BROADCAST:

 

  • 4:01 pm ET 

  • 4:31 pm ET 

  • 5:01 pm ET 

  • 5:31 pm ET 

  • 6:01 pm ET

 

NOTE: There are no Group Live Intros offered after 6:01 pm ET because the Oscars Red Carpet Show begins on the Network at 6:30 pm ET. 

 

AFTER THE OSCARS BROADCAST:

 

PLEASE NOTE: This year, the live Oscars broadcast will be followed on the Network by an episode of “Bachelorette: Before the First Rose.”

 

We will pick up again with GROUP LIVE INTROS and custom live shots for late newscasts after the end of Network primetime programming in all time zones from the Red Carpet with Reporter Melissa Adan.  GROUP LIVE INTROS are available at the following times: 

 

FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL TIME ZONE STATIONS:

 

  • ONE MINUTE AFTER THE END OF “BACHELORETTE: BEFORE THE FIRST ROSE” (EXACT HIT TIME TBA) 

EASTERN/CENTRAL TIME ZONE STATIONS NOTE: This Group Live Intro will start 1:00 (one minute) after the end of “Bachelorette: Before the First Rose.” We will advise you of the exact hit time of the Group Live Intro via Teams and the NewsOne Topstory advisory AND Melissa Adan will announce the hit time of the Group Live Intro on NewsOne Live Channel 3. 

 

FOR MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE STATIONS:

 

  • OPTION 1: ONE MINUTE AFTER THE END OF “BACHELORETTE": BEFORE THE FIRST ROSE” (EXACT HIT TIME TBA) 

MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE STATIONS NOTE: For those MT stations who will be starting their local news right after “Bachelorette: Before the First Rose,” this Group Live Intro will start 1:00 (one minute) after the end of “Bachelorette: Before the First Rose.” We will advise you of the exact hit time of the Group Live Intro via Teams and the NewsOne Topstory advisory AND Melissa Adan will announce the hit time of the Group Live Intro on NewsOne Live Channel 3. 

 

  • OPTION 2: 12:00:30 am ET/10:00:30 pm MT

MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE STATIONS NOTE: For those MT stations who will be starting their local news at the usual time of 12:00 midnight ET/10:00 pm MT, this Group Live Intro is scheduled at its normal hit time of 12:00:30 am ET.

 

FOR PACIFIC TIME ZONE STATIONS:

 

  • ONE MINUTE AFTER THE END OF THE RE-BROADCAST OF THE OSCARS BROADCAST (EXACT HIT TIME TBA) 

PACIFIC TIME ZONE STATIONS NOTE: The Group Live Intro will start 1:00 (one minute) after the end of the re-broadcast of the Oscars program. We will advise you of the exact hit time of the Group Live Intro via Teams and the NewsOne Topstory advisory. 

 

** A REMINDER ON NEWSONE GROUP LIVE INTROS: For Group Live Intros, the NewsOne reporter starts the Group Live Intro at a specific time and does a live intro ONLY (there is no live tag).  STATIONS MUST THEN ROLL THE NEWSONE REPORTER PACKAGE ON THEIR OWN.  NEWSONE DOES NOT ROLL THE PACKAGE FOR GROUP LIVE INTROS.  Packages to be used with the Group Live Intros always have a standup close at the end or an “ABC News” audio tag at the end. 

 

 

Monday, March 16:

NewsOne will offer custom live shots from 4:00 am ET through 9:30 am ET from our Los Angeles bureau set with Reporter Jaclyn Lee.    

 

OSCARS REVIEW: Two-way talkbacks are available with ABC News Entertainment Contributor Kelly Carter from our Los Angeles bureau set from 12:15 pm ET to 1:15 pm ET.

 

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PACKAGES AND VIDEO:  

The following Oscars advancer packages will be available in NewsOneNET beginning Monday, March 9th: :

 

Oscars For the First Time: 

TO CELEBRATE SOME OF THIS YEAR'S HISTORIC NOMINATIONS WE’RE LAUNCHING A NEW SERIES CALLED "OSCARS FOR THE FIRST TIME…”

 

SLUG: OscarsNewAwardPkg

 IT’S BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE A NEW CATEGORY WAS ADDED TO THE RACE - THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE WILL TAKE HOME AN OSCAR FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING.

 

TRT 2:05 +:05

oc" ...done incredible work."

 

SLUG: OscarsBrazilBestActorPkg

FOR THE FIRST TIME AN ACTOR FROM BRAZIL IS NOMINATED IN THE BEST ACTOR CATEGORY. WAGNER MOURA SAT DOWN WITH ABC NEWS TO TALK ABOUT HOW HIS FILM "THE SECRET AGENT" CAME TO BE.

 

TRT:1:48 

 

SLUG: OscarsKPopPkg

K-POP DEMON HUNTERS" IS MAKING HISTORY AT THIS YEAR'S OSCARS - CEMENTING K-POP'S PLACE NOT ONLY IN MUSIC BUT NOW FILM AS WELL. FOR THE FIRST TIME A KPOP GENRE SONG BEING NOMINATED FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG.  ABC NEWS SAT DOWN WITH THE MASTERMINDS BEHIND THE MOVIE AND MUSIC THAT PLAYED IN NEARLY EVERY PARENT'S HOME- OVER AND OVER AGAIN - THIS YEAR. 

 

TRT 2:21

oc:" ...really hard time." + 05 pad

ends on a sot no music at the end.

 


OTHER MATERIAL:

On Oscar Sunday, we will be providing various clips from the Oscars red carpet, the Oscars broadcast, the interview room, and other Oscar-related video.  Please monitor the NewsOne Topstory and NewsOneNET for information about what clips we will be providing and any restrictions on usage of clips. 

 

All Oscars-related material is available in the “Oscars 2026” tab in NewsOneNET.

 

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OSCARS LOGO GRAPHIC:

 

A graphic of the Oscars logo is available in NewsOneNET under the slug “OscarsLogoGFX”.

 

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OSCARS TAB IN NewsOneNET: 

 

All Oscars-related material is available in the “Oscars 2026” tab in NewsOneNET.

 

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LIVE FEEDS:

We will offer various live feeds on the NewsOne Live Channels related to the Oscars from Wednesday March 11 when the carpet is rolled out through Oscar Sunday.  Please monitor our Teams Channel (ABC News Live Channels - NewsOne Updates Stations) for latest details about live feeds.

 

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We will update this advisory as needed.

 

For more details about NewsOne’s coverage plans, please call NewsOne at 212-456-4110 or reach out on ABC News Questions Stations channel on Teams.

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