The 2024 Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. Jimmy Kimmel returned as host for the fourth time, joined on stage by an all-star list of presenters.
Kimmel previously said that he returned to watch the show partly because he thought a popular film could be nominated, reasoning that it was easier for viewers to joke about what they had seen.
“I’m sitting in a movie theater watching barbie And thinking, ‘Okay, maybe I’ll do it again, because at least I have a point of reference with everyone else,'” he said.
He said he felt the same way Top Gun: Maverickwhich received six Oscar nominations, including a nod for Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars: “I knew there was a movie that people had seen, and it makes the job easier.”
When she spoke with Kimmel, Oscar executive producer Molly McNerney praised the nominated films, which were also box office hits. hollywood reporter,
“It was a huge relief for us as joke writers that films that have been watched by domestic audiences were nominated barbie And oppenheimer,” He said.
Of the process of agreeing to host again, Kimmel said, “I think Molly waits until I say yes and then tries to talk to me. And if it’s still yes, it ‘becomes’Yes!,
McNerney also argued that the dual actor and writer strike of 2023 contributed to the decision to take the program down.
“I think the strike also played a role,” she said. “It was giving people job opportunities and also having a room full of people who appreciate their jobs more than ever and making movies felt like a good wave to ride again.”
While the ceremony will once again air on ABC in the US, this year it will start an hour earlier than in previous years, with the show also taking place on the first day of Daylight Saving Time in the US.
This year’s Oscars have not been devoid of controversy, notably the high-profile snubs of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig in the Best Actress and Best Director categories, respectively.
The 2024 Oscars are the first awards to require films to meet two of four representation and inclusion standards to be eligible for the top prize of Best Picture.
Here’s what to expect from the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
how to see
The Oscars will air in the US on ABC at 7pm ET/4pm PT, followed by a half-hour ABC pre-show beginning at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT. Stream the Oscars online on ABC via DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV or Sling.
The show is expected to end at 10:30 pm ET/7:30 pm PT, when ABC will air a new episode of its hit sitcom. Abbott Elementary,
This start time is one hour earlier than previous years’ 8 pm ET/5 pm PT start, which is the first time the Film Academy has called for it.
And this year the Oscars fall on the first day of Daylight Saving Time, which means it will feel even earlier to many American viewers.
who to see
Aside from Kimmel, there’s a star-studded list of presenters this year. Zendaya, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, Sally Field, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christoph Waltz, Brendan Fraser, Ke Hui Kwan, Michelle Yeoh, Rita Moreno, Bad Bunny, John Mulaney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chris Hemsworth, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate McKinnon, Catherine O’Hara, Names confirmed so far include Octavia Spencer and Ramy Youssef.
As mentioned earlier heartThe 2024 Oscars will return to the 2009 approach with five past acting winners presenting this year’s acting nominees. This year’s presenter Previous Best Actor winners include Nicolas Cage, Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Fraser, Kingsley and Whittaker; Previous Best Actress winners Jessica Lange, Field, Lawrence, Theron and Yeoh; Former Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala Ali, Sam Rockwell, Kwan, Robbins and Waltz; and previous Best Supporting Actress winners Lupita Nyong’o, Curtis, King, Moreno, Spencer and Steenbergen.
All nominated Best Original Song contenders will be performed during the ceremony. Ryan Gosling takes the stage for the first time with “I’m Just Kane” barbie, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas will play her barbie the ballad “What Was I Made For?”; Scott George and the Osage Singers will perform “Wahazaze (A Song for My People)” flower moon killer, Becky G will sing “The Fire Inside” Flamin’ Hot, And Jon Batiste will play “It Never Went Away” American Symphony,
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christopher nolan’s oppenheimer leads this year’s nominees with 13 nods. Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film poor things With 11 nominations, Martin Scorsese is not far behind flower moon killer Received 10 nods. Greta Gerwig’s barbie There are eight nominations. Four films are competing for Best Picture American fiction, anatomy of fall, holdover, artist, area of ​​interest And past life,
This year’s contenders include Emily Blunt (oppenheimer), Danielle Brooks (purple colour), Sterling K. brown (American fiction), Colman Domingo (rustin), America Ferrera (barbie), Lily Gladstone (flower moon killer), Sandra Huller (anatomy of fall), Cillian Murphy (oppenheimer), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (holdover) and Jeffrey Wright (American fiction,
Those setting records with their nominations included Gladstone, who is the first Native American acting nominee, and Martin Scorsese, who is now the most-nominated living film director.
In the Best Directing category, Justine Tritt is the only woman to be nominated (and the eighth overall in Academy Award history). She’s up for the award with Nolan (oppenheimer), Lanthimos (poor things), Scorsese (flower moon killer) and Jonathan Glazer (area of ​​interest,
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