After devastating wildfires tore by means of Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going ahead.
Just like the Grammys and different awards exhibits this yr, the ceremony will likely be reworked by the fires and the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences has pledged to assist its members and the broader movie group recuperate.
Right here’s every part that you must learn about this yr’s present:
When are the Oscars?
The Academy Awards will likely be held on Sunday, March 2 on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The present, to be broadcast reside by ABC, is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Are the Oscars streaming?
For the primary time, the Oscars will likely be streamed reside on Hulu. You too can watch by way of Hulu Reside TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV. With authentication out of your supplier, you possibly can watch on ABC.com and the ABC app.
Who’s internet hosting the Oscars?
For the primary time, Conan O’Brien is internet hosting the Academy Awards. O’Brien, the late evening host turned podcaster and occasional film star, mentioned upon the announcement: “America demanded it and now it’s taking place: Taco Bell’s new Tacky Chalupa Supreme. In different information, I’m internet hosting the Oscars.”
How have the wildfires altered the present?
The wildfires that consumed giant components of Los Angeles in early January led some to name for the cancellation of the Academy Awards. The academy twice postponed the announcement of nominations however by no means pushed the March 2 date of the ceremony. Academy leaders have argued the present should go forward, for his or her financial influence on Los Angeles and as a logo of resilience.
Organizers have vowed this yr’s awards will “celebrate the work that unites us as a global film community and acknowledge those who fought so bravely against the wildfires.”
Nonetheless, the fires have curtailed a lot of the standard frothiness of Hollywood’s awards season. The movie academy canceled its annual nominees luncheon.
For a lot of concerned within the Oscars, the fires have been felt acutely. O’Brien’s Pacific Palisades house survived however his household has been unable to return to it. O’Brien’s assistant and podcast co-host Sona Movsesian misplaced her house.
“I know so many people who lost their homes and I’m just, was ridiculously lucky,” O’Brien instructed The Related Press. “So we need to be sure that that present displays what’s taking place and that we put a lightweight on the precise individuals in the precise approach.”
Who’s presenting on the Oscars?
The academy introduced Wednesday that final yr’s appearing winners — Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph Pleasure — will all return to the Oscar stage. Although the academy initially mentioned it might deliver again the “fab 5″ type of presenting the appearing awards, with 5 earlier winners per class, organizers has reportedly deserted these plans for this yr’s ceremony.
Will there be any performances?
The academy has introduced that not like earlier years, the unique music nominees won’t be carried out this time. That does not imply there will not be music, although. “Wicked,” one of many largest box-office hits of 2024, may feasibly determine into the Oscar plans. (Its songs weren’t eligible for finest music since, hailing from the Broadway musical, they don’t seem to be unique to the film.)
What’s nominated for finest image?
The ten nominees for finest image are: “Anora”; “The Brutalist”; “A Complete Unknown”; “Conclave”; “Dune: Part 2”; “Emilia Pérez”; “I’m Still Here”; “Nickel Boys”; “The Substance”; “Wicked”
How can I watch the Oscar-nominated movies?
A number of the nominees are nonetheless in theaters, however lots of this yr’s Oscar nominees are streaming on numerous platforms. The AP has this useful information to assist with Oscar cramming.
Who’re the favorites?
Greater than most years, that is a difficult query. One of the best image race is seen as unusually vast open, with “Conclave,” “The Brutalist,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Anora” and “Emilia Pérez” all with reliable hopes of successful. Within the appearing classes, Demi Moore (“The Substance”) is favored for finest actress, Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) is most probably in finest actor, Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”) is the supporting actress frontrunner and Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”) is the favourite for finest supporting actor. None of these awards, nonetheless, are thought-about particular locks.
What is the cope with
‘Emilia Pérez’?
Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a narco-musical a few Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgical procedure, is available in with a number one 13 nominations. The movie, at one level, appeared like Netflix’s finest probability but to land the streamer its first finest image nomination. Its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, made historical past by turning into the primary brazenly trans actor nominated for an Oscar.
However no nominee has had a rockier post-nominations Oscar marketing campaign. After outdated offensive tweets by Gascón have been uncovered, the actress issued an apology. The fallout, although, has badly broken a film that was already a divisive contender, and led Netflix to radically refocus its flagging marketing campaign.
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