There are pros and cons to an extended film awards season, one in which the 98th Oscars are not happening until Sunday, March 15, 2026. This story is regularly updated. Just about every awards season this decade has had to shift and readjust calendar dates in the wake of everything from pandemics to industry strikes to natural disasters. So far, entering the 2025 – 2026 Oscar season, the schedule has held steady. But as the adage goes: Man plans, God laughs. The biggest news concerning the next