Actor Priyanka Chopra appeared as a presenter at the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026), where she shared the stage with Spanish actor Javier Bardem to announce the winner in the Best International Feature Film category. The award was presented to the Norwegian film Sentimental Value during the ceremony.
The Academy Awards, one of the most prominent events in the global film industry, regularly invite actors, filmmakers and other figures from international cinema to present awards during the broadcast. Chopra’s participation as a presenter reflects her continued involvement in major global entertainment events and her presence within both Indian and international film industries.
During the ceremony, Chopra and Bardem jointly announced Sentimental Value as the winner of the Best International Feature Film category. The award recognizes films produced outside the United States that demonstrate significant artistic and cinematic achievement. Norway’s Sentimental Value received the honor after being nominated alongside several other international productions from different regions.
Priyanka Chopra’s appearance at the 2026 ceremony marks another instance of her participation in the Academy Awards. She previously presented at the Oscars in 2016. At that event, she shared the stage with American actor Liev Schreiber to present the award for Best Film Editing. The moment was widely noted in India because it was one of the relatively few times an Indian actor had appeared on stage as a presenter at the ceremony.
Over the past decade, Chopra has built a career that spans multiple entertainment industries. After establishing herself in Hindi cinema in the early 2000s, she expanded her work internationally with roles in American television and film productions. Her lead role in the television series Quantico (2015–2018) marked one of the earliest major appearances by a Bollywood actor as the main character in a U.S. network drama. The show helped introduce her to a broader international audience.
In addition to television, Chopra has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Baywatch (2017), The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and Love Again (2023). Alongside acting, she has also taken on production work through her company Purple Pebble Pictures, which focuses on developing films and regional Indian language projects.
Her career has often been cited as an example of how actors from India are increasingly working across different global markets. Participation in international award ceremonies such as the Academy Awards reflects the growing interaction between film industries around the world. Over the years, the Oscars have included presenters and nominees from a wide range of countries as the Academy seeks to highlight international filmmaking.
Chopra’s continued presence at global events also reflects broader changes in the entertainment industry, where actors frequently work across national boundaries and participate in projects distributed through global streaming platforms and international film studios.
While her appearance at the 2026 Oscars was limited to presenting an award, it added to her record of involvement in international film events and ceremonies. For audiences in India and abroad, it also represented another instance of an Indian actor taking part in one of the film industry’s most widely watched global broadcasts.
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony featured nominees and presenters from multiple countries, highlighting the international scope of contemporary cinema. The recognition of Sentimental Value in the Best International Feature Film category was part of the Academy’s ongoing effort to acknowledge filmmaking from outside the United States.
Chopra’s participation as a presenter therefore fits within a broader trend of increasing global representation at the Oscars, where actors, filmmakers and creatives from different regions contribute to the event each year.
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