Taylor Swift will perform at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala on October 17, 2026, marking a major return to the stage just before Oscars voting begins. The performance will close the museum's sixth annual event, which will honor Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo, and filmmaker composer John Carpenter. The Academy Museum operates under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. Museum director Amy Homma called Taylor Swift a global talent and said the gala will celebrate cinema while supporting the museum's preservation and education mission. Is Taylor Swift making an Oscars push? Taylor Swift is eligible for Best Original Song at the 2027 Oscars for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her contribution to Toy Story 5 . Preliminary voting is expected in early December, shortlists are scheduled for December 15, 2026, and final nominations will be announced on January 21, 2027. Taylor Swift has not received an Oscar nomination, despite writing songs for Where the Crawdads Sing , Cats , Fifty Shades Darker , and her Miss Americana documentary. Her planned feature film directorial debut was announced in 2022, while her All Too Well short film also missed a Best Live Action Short Film nomination.