The most recent Oscars ceremony already held was the 97th Academy Awards, which took place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The next Oscars ceremony, the 98th Academy Awards, is scheduled for Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Quick date recap

  • The 2025 Oscars (97th Academy Awards) were on March 2, 2025.
  • The upcoming 2026 Oscars (98th Academy Awards) are set for March 15, 2026.

So if you are asking “when was the Oscars” in the sense of the last show that actually happened, that was March 2, 2025; if you mean the next Oscars event on the calendar, that will be March 15, 2026.

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