Who directed the 2026 Oscars telecast?

Hamish Hamilton directed the 2026 Oscars telecast.

Hamilton served as the broadcast director for the 98th Academy Awards, which took place at the Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026. In that role, he oversaw the live television presentation: camera switching, stage coverage, performances, presenter entrances, prerecorded segments, and the overall visual flow sent to viewers.

His credit is different from those of Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, who were listed as the ceremony’s producers, and from Conan O’Brien, who hosted the show. Michael Bearden was the music director, while Hamilton’s responsibility was the direction of the televised event itself.

Hamilton is a veteran live-event director whose credits include multiple Academy Awards broadcasts, Super Bowl halftime shows, MTV events, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics. That extensive multicamera experience makes him a familiar name in large-scale live television.

Thus, the quiz is asking for the telecast director—not the host, producer, or music director—and the canonical answer is Hamish Hamilton.