Biggest moments you missed from the Oscars 2026 – from jibe at Timothée Chalamet to longest losing streak

In his opening monologue, host Conan O'Brien took a swipe at Timothée Chalamet's recent remark that "no one cares" about opera and ballet. 

"I should tell you, security is tight tonight, I'm told there are concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities," he quipped, adding: "They’re just mad you left out jazz."

Timothée took the jibe in good humour and was seen laughing and nodding from the audience. 

Anna Wintour showcased her comedic timing as she stepped onto the stage alongside Anne Hathaway to present the awards for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup & Hairstyling. 

Anna, Vogue's editorial director, is widely understood to be the inspiration for Meryl Streep's character in The Devil Wears Prada, Runway magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly, in which Anne Hathaway plays her assistant, Andy Sachs. 

Before handing out the award for Best Costume Design to Frankenstein's Kate Hawley, Anne asked: "Anna, just curious, what do you think of my dress tonight?"

Ignoring her, in true Miranda Priestly fashion, Anna responded: "And the nominees are..." 

When it came time to introduce the nominees for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Category, which also went to Frankenstein, the actress asked the fashion designer if she would "like to read the nominees."

Playfully mistaking Anne for her Devil Wears Prada co-star, Emily Blunt, who plays assistant Emily, Anna said: "Thank you, Emily."

Songwriter Diane Warren extended her Oscars losing streak after failing to win in the Best Original Song category for the 17th time. 

Diane, who was first nominated in 1987 for the song Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now from Mannequin, has received eight consecutive nominations between 2018 and 2025. 

The songwriter was nominated for her track Dear Me from the documentary Diane Warren: Relentless. She lost to Ejae, 24, Ido and Teddy Park, who picked up the award for their song Golden from KPop Demon Hunters, becoming the first South Koreans to win in the category.

Diane took the loss in her stride, however. Taking to social media after the ceremony, she penned: "At least I'm a record holder of something!"

This year's ceremony marked the sixth time there has been a tie for an award in the history of the Academy Awards. 

Both The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva picked up the award for Best Short Action Film, which was awarded by comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani. 

"It's a tie, I'm not joking, it's actually a tie," he declared.

Making light of the curveball, Kumail continued: "Everyone calm down, we're going to get through this, focus up." 

He added: "Ironic that the short film Oscar's going to take twice as long."

The last tie occurred over ten years ago in 2013, when Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty jointly won for Best Sound Editing.

A number of Hollywood icons took to the stage to pay tribute to some of the stars we lost this year. Billy Crystal opened the moving segment with a special tribute to director Rob Reiner, who was killed in his home, along with his wife Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home in December 2025.

After describing the impact Rob's films have had on the industry, Billy concluded his speech by saying, "For us who had the privilege of working with and knowing him and loving him, all we can say is, buddy, what fun we had storming the castle."

The stars of Rob's biggest films then joined Billy on-stage, including his When Harry Met Sally co-star Meg Ryan, as well as Mandy Patinkin, Kiefer Sutherland and Kathy Bates. 

Meanwhile, Rachel McAdams paid tribute to acting legends Diane Keaton and Catherine O’Hara, while Barbra Streisand made a surprise appearance to honor her The Way We Were co-star, Robert Redford.