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98th Oscars® Production Team Announced

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Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2026 11:58
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The Oscars® executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan today announced members of their production team for the 98th Oscars, hosted by Conan O'Brien and airing live on ABC and streamed live on Hulu.

Rob Paine returns as co-executive producer, Hamish Hamilton as director and Taryn Hurd and Sarah Levine Hall rejoin the team as producers. 

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Writers for this year's show include Amberia Allen, José Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Berkley Johnson, Ian Karmel, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Carol Leifer, Todd Levin, Jon Macks, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, Agathe Panaretos and Mike Sweeney.

Also returning to the show's production team are music director Michael Bearden, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, lighting designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz and supervising choreographer Mandy Moore. 

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As previously announced, Jeff Ross and Sweeney also return as producers for a second time. Kapoor, Mullan, Paine, Hamilton, Hurd, Hall, Buckley, Billingsley and Dickinson have earned Emmy® Awards for their work on the Oscars broadcast. 

The 98th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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