Pedro Pascal and Wagner Moura Reuniting at 2026 Oscars
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A Narcos reunion is happening at the 98th Oscars.
That’s right, Wagner Moura and Pedro Pascal, who starred as Pablo Escobar and Javier Peña in the Netflix series, will both be presenting at the next Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 15. There has been no official announcement as to which award each of them will present, or if we will see them on stage together. But we’re hoping they hit the stage together.
This year, Moura is nominated for the Best Actor in a Leading Role category for The Secret Agent. And since starring in Narcos both men have formed a strong friendship, even though they never shared scenes together on Narcos but spent time together during filming.
Most recently Moura shared how Pascal helped him when he first got to the U.S. by writing him a letter for immigration. Moura said, “He was super important when I moved to the United States, because I asked him to write those letters to the immigration service — at that time there was no ICE it was easier.”
Alongside the two, other new presenters announced include Rose Byrne, Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Kimmel, Delroy Lindo, Ewan McGregor, Bill Pullman, Lewis Pullman, Channing Tatum, and Sigourney Weaver. The Academy had previously confirmed Will Arnett, Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kieran Culkin, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Anne Hathaway, Chase Infiniti, Mikey Madison, Paul Mescal, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Gwyneth Paltrow, Maya Rudolph, and Zoe Saldaña would be presenting.
Other Latine nominees include Benicio del Toro, in the Best Supporting Actor category. Frankenstein also received nominations in 9 categories, with the movie nominated for Cinematography, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Best Picture, Production Design, Sound, and Writing (Adapted Screenplay), and Jacob Elordi nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
The Secret Agent, meanwhile, got nominations for Casting, International Feature Film, and Best Picture. On top of these, Adrian Molina was nominated for Animated Feature Film for Elio, Nidia Santiago received a nomination for her work in Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Yvett Merino received a nomination for her work on Zootopia 2, and Adolpho Veloso received a Cinematography nomination for his work in Train Dreams.
Craid Renaud and Juan Arredondo also received a nomination for Documentary Short Film for Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, Felipe Pacheco received a nomination for Sound for Sinners, and José Antonio García received a nomination for Sound for his work in One Battle After Another.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, and will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.