Two of the unique Avengers assembled Sunday evening at the 2026 Oscars.
Before they return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe later this yr for Avengers: Doomsday, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans hit the Dolby Theatre stage to current the awards for finest tailored and unique screenplay (that went to Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler for Sinners, respectively). During the mini Marvel reunion, the Captain America star famous that they had been developing on the 14th anniversary of the unique Avengers movie.
“Wow, the script, right?” Downey Jr. earlier than they dished out the tailored screenplay award. “It’s the driving force of any film, and this has truly been a banner year for screenwriters.”
“What’d you get me for our anniversary?” Evans requested the Iron Man actor, who responded, “Dude, hold on.”
“It’s the 14th year anniversary of our first Avengers movie. I got you a signed copy of the original script signed by the whole cast,” Evans added. “It’s backstage, but I really thought this through.”
“Yeah, mine’s backstage,” Downey Jr. mentioned of his reward for Evans, earlier than handing over a fake providing, that of his valet parking ticket. “You self-drove?” Evans requested. “I did, I’m a man of the people,” the Oscar winner replied.
Continuing the bit after Anderson gained his Oscar, and earlier than Coogler was introduced along with his, Downey Jr. ran from backstage and handed Evans his anniversary reward — “the official tanning shadeam thong from Magic Mike.”
Magic Mike star Channing Tatum joked from the viewers that he’d want it again.
The MCU is gearing up for a busy yr. Most notably, Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man movie, entitled Brand New Day, will hit theaters on July 31, whereas the long-awaited Avengers: Endgame followup Doomsday will launch Dec. 18. The latter movie is already a reunion in itself, with a plethora of Marvel stars from the previous and current set to star.
Downey Jr., who beforehand starred as Iron Man/Tony Stark for the franchise, will return as Doctor Doom for Doomsday, as Evans may also reprise his position of Steve Rogers, after retiring the character in Endgame.
Oscars telecast govt producer Katy Mullan teased the particular reunion throughout a press conference on Wednesday. She mentioned, “There’s also going to be a Marvel reunion for the superhero fans. So we’re gonna have superstar superheroes, and there is also going to be an extraterrestrial on the stage. So you can figure that one out.”
The 98th Oscars had been held Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, the place Conan O’Brien returned for his second time as host.
See the full list of 2026 Oscar winners here, and take a look at all of the dazzling red carpet looks here.
