The Walt Disney Company has earned 5 Oscar nominations. This comes ahead of this year’s Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, 2026. They will be broadcast from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on ABC, stream live on Hulu, and air live in more than 200 territories worldwide. Conan O’Brien will be hosting The Oscars once again this year. Emmy Award winners Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as executive producers for a third consecutive year, and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as producers for a second time, with Sweeney also serving as a writer.
The nominations were given to the following segments and productions within the Walt Disney Studios.
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
2 Nominations
Now in Theaters
- Best Costume Design – Deborah L. Scott
- Best Visual Effects – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
Elio (Pixar Animation Studios)
1 Nomination
Premiered in Theaters, Streams on Disney+
- Best Animated Feature Film – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, and Mary Alice Drumm
Retirement Plan (Disney+)
1 Nomination
Streams on Disney+ in UK/Europe
- Best Animated Short Film – John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
1 Nomination
Now in Theaters
- Best Animated Feature Film – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino
What do you think of these nominations? Do you have any predictions on their chance of winning? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
