A logistical nightmare has been averted. Each the 2026 Academy Awards and the LA Marathon have been scheduled for Sunday, March 15, however an settlement has been reached that now solves the issue.
LA Mayor Karen Bass introduced that organizers of the Oscars, the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences, and the LA Marathon, the McCourt Basis, have agreed to an answer that enables each occasions to be held in March. The Oscars will preserve its March 15 date, and the Marathon will shift to a distinct date in March 2026 that will likely be introduced within the coming days. The marathon route usually runs previous the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Blvd., dwelling of the Academy Awards.
In future years, the events have agreed that the Marathon will happen on the third Sunday in March, Bass mentioned.
The ASICS Los Angeles Marathon and the Academy Awards have additionally agreed to ascertain a partnership to advertise one another’s occasions. however particulars of that settlement aren’t but recognized.
After a well-received first time as Oscar host, Conan O’Brien will return as host of the 98th Academy Awards subsequent yr. Additionally returning are producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, who will likely be again for a 3rd consecutive yr. Alongside them will likely be O’Brien’s companions Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney, who will produce for the second time with the latter additionally writing.
“My mission is all the time to make sure that L.A.’s signature occasions are secure and profitable for guests and Angelenos to get pleasure from,” mentioned Bass. “I’m happy we have been capable of attain an settlement that units up the LA Marathon and the Oscars to proceed reflecting all that our metropolis has to supply whereas establishing a long-term partnership to learn the organizations for years to come back.”
