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The 96th Academy Awards will take place Sunday at Ovation Hollywood’s Dolby Theater.
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The 96th Academy Awards will take place Sunday at Ovation Hollywood’s Dolby Theater.
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Roll out the red carpet: Hollywood’s biggest night is almost here!
Jimmy Kimmel returns as host of the 96th Academy Awards, which will air for one hour early this year.
oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour epic about the construction of the atomic bomb during World War II, leads the pack with 13 nominations. Other nominees include Barbie, poor things and Assassins of the Flower Moon. Do you want to tune in? Here you will find everything you need to know.
When are the Oscars this year?
The Oscars will air live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET, an hour earlier than usual. A 30-minute pre-show hosted by Vanessa Hudgens and Julianne Hough will begin on the red carpet at 6:30 p.m. ET.
How do I look at them? What happens if I don’t have cable?
ABC will broadcast the Oscars live. You can find your local ABC station here.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch on streaming services like Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV, and Fubo, most of which offer free trials.
NPR critics and reporters will also live blog during the show.
What should I expect from this year’s ceremony?
Jimmy Kimmel will once again host the awards for the fourth time.
In a throwback to the 81st Academy Awards ceremony in 2009, the academy recently confirmed that previous winners will introduce the nominees and present awards in the four acting categories. Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Mahershala Ali, Bad Bunny, Michael Keaton, Regina King and Rita Moreno have also been announced as presenters.
Who acts?
Enough speculation: Ryan Gosling will sing a rendition of “I’m Just Ken”, his star song from the Barbie soundtrack, also nominated for best original song. In fact, all five songs nominated in that category will be performed throughout the ceremony, meaning Becky G, Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish and Osage singer Scott George will grace the stage all night long.
Who are the favorite contenders?
oppenheimer led the nominations with 13 nominations, including best picture, direction, lead actor and several technical categories such as sound and cinematography. Yorgos Lanthimos’ poor things and Martin Scorsese Flower Moon Killers They follow with 11 and 10 nominations each, respectively.
Lily Gladstone, nominated for her real-life role as Mollie Burkhart in Assassins, could become the first Native American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For the first time, three of the best film nominees were directed by women: Anatomy of a fall (Justine Triet), Barbie (Greta Gerwig) and Past Lives (Celine song).
See the full list of nominations here.