The Oscars are on the way, and while not every movie of 2025 made the 98th Academy Awards' list of nominees, quite a few did. After looking at the latest list, seeing Wicked: For Good snubbed, and all other takeaways one might have over this latest list, I'm still stuck asking why we have so many Best Picture nominees.

Conan O'Brien is gearing up for the 2026 Oscars. Ahead of Academy Award nominations on Thursday, the television host and comedian, who is returning as host this year after rave reviews as host in 2025, sat down with ABC News' Chris Connelly to talk about what we can expect to see on Hollywood's biggest night.

Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."

The second installment of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Wicked franchise got totally blanked by the Oscars. The 2026 Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning, and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good,

Hollywood still has work to do when it comes to diversity, but many people are still finding their ways to shine. From Black talent continuing to break records to unprecedented achievements for Latino artists and international storytellers,

The 98th Academy Awards will be the second year that the Oscars are held under recently added diversity rules that were first unveiled in 2020 as a response to the #OscarsSoWhite outcry that rang through Hollywood more than a decade ago.

It Was Just an Accident, Kokuho, The Ugly Stepsister, Sirāt, and The Voice of Hind Rajab also received mentions in various categories.

Here's what we think you can expect from this year's Oscars