Conan O'Brien will host the 96th Academy Awards, which will be held on March 2nd at the Dolby Theatre. The ceremony, facing a backdrop of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, will mark a significant moment for the film industry as it seeks to celebrate resilience and unity. O'Brien, alongside returning acting winners from last year, will lead the festivities, while the ceremony will also feature tributes to those affected by the fires and acknowledge the strength of the global film community.
The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The show, to be broadcast live by ABC, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.For the first time, the Oscars will be streamed live on Hulu.
You can also watch via Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV. With authentication from your provider, you can watch on ABC.com and the ABC app.For the first time, Conan O'Brien is hosting the Academy Awards. O'Brien, the late night host turned podcaster and occasional movie star, said upon the announcement: “America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars."The wildfires that consumed large parts 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 but never pushed the March 2 date of the ceremony. Academy leaders have argued the show must go ahead, for their economic impact on Los Angeles and as a symbol of resilience. Organizers have vowed this year’s awards will “celebrate the work that unites us as a global film community and acknowledge those who fought so bravely against the wildfires.” Still, the fires have curtailed much of the usual frothiness of Hollywood's awards season. The film academy canceled its annual nominees luncheon. For many involved in the Oscars, the fires have been felt acutely. O'Brien's Pacific Palisades home survived but his family has been unable to go back to it. O'Brien's assistant and podcast co-host Sona Movsesian lost her home. “I know so many people who lost their homes and I’m just, was ridiculously lucky,” O'Brien told The Associated Press."So we want to make sure that that show reflects what’s happening and that we put a light on the right people in the right way.” Emma Stone had an epic night at the 2024 Oscars. The star won Actress in a Leading Role for “Poor Things.” She mentioned her husband Dave McCary and their daughter in her heartfelt speech.The academy announced Wednesday that last year's acting winners — Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph Joy — will all return to the Oscar stage. Though the academy initially said it would bring back the “fab five" style of presenting the acting awards, with five previous winners per category, organizers has reportedly abandoned those plans for this year's ceremony.The academy has announced that unlike previous years, the original song nominees will not be performed this time. That doesn't mean there won't be music, though. “Wicked,” one of the biggest box-office hits of 2024, could feasibly figure into the Oscar plans. The 10 nominees for best picture are: “Anora”; “The Brutalist”; “A Complete Unknown”; “Conclave”; “Dune: Part 2”; “Emilia Pérez”; “I’m Still Here”; “Nickel Boys”; “The Substance”; “Wicked”Some of the nominees are still in theaters, but many of this year’s Oscar nominees are streaming on various platforms. The AP has this handy guide to help with Oscar cramming.More than most years, that's a tricky question. The best picture race is seen as unusually wide open, with “Conclave,” “The Brutalist," “A Complete Unknown," “Anora” and “Emilia Pérez” all with legitimate hopes of winning. In the acting categories, Demi Moore is favored for best actress, Adrien Brody is most likely in best actor, Zoe Saldaña is the supporting actress frontrunner and Kieran Culkin is the favorite for best supporting actor. None of those awards, however, are considered definite locks.Jacques Audiard's “Emilia Pérez," a narco-musical about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, comes in with a leading 13 nominations. The film, at one point, seemed like Netflix's best chance yet to land the streamer its first best picture nomination. Its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, made history by becoming the first openly trans actor nominated for an Oscar. But no nominee has had a rockier post-nominations Oscar campaign. After old offensive tweets by Gascón were uncovered, the actress issued an apology. The fallout, though, has badly damaged a movie that was already a divisive contender, and led Netflix to radically refocus its flagging campaign.
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