After devastating wildfires tore via Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going ahead.
Just like the Grammys and different awards reveals this yr, the ceremony can 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 get better.
Right here’s the whole lot it is advisable learn about this yr’s present:
When are the Oscars?
The Academy Awards can be held on Sunday, March 2 on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The present, to be broadcast stay 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 can be streamed stay on Hulu. You may also 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 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 occurring: 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 massive elements of Los Angeles in early January led some to call 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 an emblem of resilience.
Organizers have vowed this yr’s awards will “have a good time the work that unites us as a world movie group and acknowledge those that fought so bravely in opposition to the wildfires.”
Nonetheless, the fires have curtailed a lot of the same old 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 home survived however his household has been unable to return to it. O’Brien’s assistant and podcast co-host Sona Movsesian misplaced her residence.
“I do know so many individuals who misplaced their houses and I’m simply, was ridiculously fortunate,” O’Brien instructed The Related Press. “So we need to be sure that that present displays what’s occurring and that we put a lightweight on the appropriate individuals in the appropriate approach.”
Who’s presenting on the Oscars?
The academy introduced Wednesday that final yr’s performing 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 carry again the “fab 5″ model of presenting the performing 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 tune nominees won’t be carried out this time. That does not imply there will not be music, although. “Wicked,” one of many greatest box-office hits of 2024, may feasibly determine into the Oscar plans. (Its songs weren’t eligible for greatest tune since, hailing from the Broadway musical, they don’t seem to be unique to the film.)
What’s nominated for greatest image?
The ten nominees for greatest image are: “Anora”; “The Brutalist”; “A Full Unknown”; “Conclave”; “Dune: Half 2”; “Emilia Pérez”; “I’m Nonetheless Right here”; “Nickel Boys”; “The Substance”; “Depraved”
How can I watch the Oscar-nominated movies?
Among the nominees are nonetheless in theaters, however a lot of this yr’s Oscar nominees are streaming on varied platforms. The AP has this handy guide to help with Oscar cramming.
Who’re the favorites?
Greater than most years, that is a tough query. The most effective image race is seen as unusually extensive open, with “Conclave,” “The Brutalist,” “A Full Unknown,” “Anora” and “Emilia Pérez” all with legit hopes of profitable. Within the performing classes, Demi Moore (“The Substance”) is favored for greatest actress, Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) is probably in greatest actor, Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”) is the supporting actress frontrunner and Kieran Culkin (“A Actual Ache”) is the favourite for greatest supporting actor. None of these awards, nevertheless, 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, comes in with a leading 13 nominations. The movie, at one level, appeared like Netflix’s greatest likelihood but to land the streamer its first greatest image nomination. Its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, made historical past by changing into the primary overtly trans actor nominated for an Oscar.
However no nominee has had a rockier post-nominations Oscar campaign. After previous offensive tweets by Gascón had 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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