Pedro Pascal Joins Final Wave of 2026 Oscars Presenters
pedro pascal has been named in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ final round of show presenters for Sunday’s Oscars telecast, joining a roster that also includes Rose Byrne, Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Kimmel, Delroy Lindo, Ewan McGregor, Wagner Moura, Bill Pullman, Lewis Pullman, Channing Tatum and Sigourney Weaver. The announcement sharpens the ceremony’s on-air lineup as the show approaches its live broadcast from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced the group on Wednesday, framing it as the last presenter update before the ceremony. The timing matters because presenter lineups typically serve two functions at once: they confirm the show’s talent schedule and they signal how the broadcast plans to pace awards moments with recognizable names across film and television.
Pedro Pascal in presenter lineup
By adding pedro pascal to the final batch, the Academy completes a presenter list that mixes actors tied to the current awards season with high-profile industry figures. The pattern suggests the broadcast is emphasizing wide audience recognition, while still keeping the ceremony tethered to the competitive year through nominees who will also appear on stage.
Three of the newly announced presenters—Rose Byrne, Delroy Lindo and Wagner Moura—are nominated this year in the acting categories: Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Lindo for Sinners and Moura for The Secret Agent. That overlap between nominees and presenters points to a show structure that can place contenders in prominent moments beyond their own categories, reinforcing the sense of a shared “season narrative” without needing to change the awards themselves.
Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan update
Kapoor and Mullan’s announcement also clarifies a few key production roles around the telecast. Conan O’Brien will host for the second year in a row, and Matt Berry will serve as the announcer. The figures point to continuity at the top of the show, with a returning host and a designated announcer helping to standardize the broadcast’s tone and transitions.
Alongside the newly named group, the Academy has also previously announced another large set of presenters: Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Rudolph and Zoe Saldaña. Taken together, the presenter list indicates a broad bench intended to carry multiple award handoffs, introduce segments, and keep the show moving without leaning on a small number of recurring faces.
March 15 telecast from Dolby Theatre
The 2026 Oscars are set to air live on Sunday, March 15, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, starting at 4: 00 p. m. PT (7: 00 p. m. ET). The announced presenter roster effectively locks in one of the last major “who’s on stage” questions ahead of that start time, which can influence how viewers anticipate the show’s flow even when the winners remain unknown.
The awards context for the broadcast is also clear in the nominations leaders cited in the announcement: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads this year’s Oscar nominations with a record-breaking 16 nods, including best picture and best director, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another sits in second place with 13 nominations. If those nomination totals translate into multiple wins, the data suggests the night’s on-air rhythm could revolve around repeated returns to the same films—making the presenter lineup, including pedro pascal, one of the main tools the production has to vary tone between major award moments.
The next fixed milestone is the live ceremony itself on March 15 at 7: 00 p. m. ET. The context leaves one practical question unanswered: which awards each of the newly named presenters—Rose Byrne, Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Kimmel, Delroy Lindo, Ewan McGregor, Wagner Moura, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman, Lewis Pullman, Channing Tatum and Sigourney Weaver—will be assigned to present during the telecast.
