Priyanka Chopra announced as presenter at Academy Awards alongside Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway

Priyanka to present at the Oscars

Priyanka shared the announcement on her Instagram account, writing, “The 2026 Academy Awards.” She had earlier presented an award at the 88th Academy Awards.

Among other Indian actors, Deepika Padukone also presented at the 95th Academy Awards — the same year when RRR won Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu.

Priyanka has also been a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards in the past.

More presenters announced

Other presenters for this year’s Oscars include Will Arnett, Paul Mescal and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Previously announced presenters include Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Rudolph and Zoe Saldaña.

Record nominations this year

Meanwhile, Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners has created history by becoming the most-nominated movie in Oscars history with 16 nominations. It surpassed the previous record of 14 nominations held by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.

Other major contenders this year include Hamnet, Sentimental Value, One Battle After Another and Frankenstein.

The 98th Academy Awards will be held on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood.

Priyanka’s upcoming projects

Priyanka was last seen in the action-thriller The Bluff, which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

She will next appear in S. S. Rajamouli’s upcoming film Varanasi alongside Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran, where she will play the role of Mandakini. The film is scheduled for release on April 7, 2027, marking her Telugu cinema debut.

She also has the second season of the spy thriller series Citadel in the pipeline.