Oscars On Excessive Alert After FBI Warns Of Potential Iranian Drone Assault
Hollywood is on high alert.
After reports that the FBI issued bulletins to dozens of police departments across California and other West Coast states warning of potential Iranian drone attacks, organizers of the Oscars are taking the threat seriously.
Organizers of the Oscars have revealed they are coordinating with both the FBI and the LAPD to ensure no nefarious activities occur at the award ceremony this Sunday.
The New York Post reported more on the Oscars being placed on high alert:
The 2026 Oscars have been placed on high alert following the FBI’s warning about a potential “surprise attack” from Iran.
This year’s Oscars ceremony is due to take place on Sunday evening in Los Angeles, and is expected to be attended by an array of Hollywood A-listers including Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman.
According to an alert reported by ABC News, the FBI notified law enforcement across California in recent days that Iran could potentially retaliate for American military actions by launching drones toward the West Coast.
“We want everybody to feel safe and protected and welcome, so it’s our job as a producing team to make sure that that translates,” Oscars telecast producer Raj Kapoor said in a statement to journalists.
“We have the support of the FBI and the LAPD, and it’s a close collaboration,” Kapoor said. “This show has to run like clockwork. But we want everybody that is coming to this show, that is witnessing the show, that is even a fan of the show when they’re standing outside the barricades.”
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said that it was at an “elevated level of vigilance” to threats that could include “lone actors” and “sleeper cells”.
BREAKING: The 2026 Oscars are on high alert after the FBI warned of a potential “surprise attack” from the regime in Iran.
Law enforcement in California has been alerted to threats that could involve drones, sleeper cells or lone actors. pic.twitter.com/ws7kSDnb8j
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) March 12, 2026
Read ABC News‘ original report about the FBI’s warning of Iranian drone attacks on U.S. soil:
The FBI warned police departments in California in recent days that Iran could retaliate for American attacks by launching drones at the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News.
“We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran,” according to the alert distributed at the end of February. “We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”
The warning came just as the Trump administration launched its ongoing assault against the Islamic Republic. Iran has been retaliating with drone strikes against targets throughout the Mideast.
The information about Iran’s aspirations for a surprise drone attack on the West Coast came before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, and a senior law enforcement official said it’s believed the 12-day bombardment has severely degraded Iran’s capabilities to carry out such an attack.