Right now, live coverage is still updating, so no one outside the broadcast control room has a perfectly locked list of “what Oscars are left” in the exact minute‑by‑minute sense.

But based on how the 98th Academy Awards (2026 Oscars) are structured and how the telecast typically unfolds, we can say this:

Quick Scoop: What Oscars Are Usually Left Late in the Night

By the time the show is deep into its latter half, most of the shorts , documentaries , and craft/tech categories tend to be done.

The ones that are usually held until late in the show are:

  • Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay (often in the middle‑late stretch).
  • Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress (can be earlier or mid‑show, but sometimes one lands late).
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role.
  • Best Actress in a Leading Role.
  • Best Director.
  • Best Picture (almost always the final award of the night).

If Best Original Screenplay has already been announced this year (as it has for Sinners), but you still haven’t seen Director, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, or Best Picture, those are almost certainly still to come.

Typical Order at the End

While the exact running order changes from year to year, a very common closing sequence is:

  1. Best Actor.
  1. Best Actress.
  1. Best Director.
  1. Best Picture (last).

So if you’re watching right now and wondering “what Oscars are left,” you can assume that once most technical and short‑form categories are out of the way, the big remaining ones are the above “top tier” awards, with Best Picture closing the night.

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