Oscar 2023 Takes Place This Sunday

Hollywood is preparing for the 95th edition of the Oscars, the largest and most prestigious award ceremony in American cinema. The film “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is this year’s leading nominee, with 11 nominations. Check out everything you need to know to follow the ceremony, which takes place this Sunday, March 12, at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Where to watch?If you weren’t one of the few lucky ones to get an invitation to watch the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, the way is to watch it on television. ABC will broadcast the awards live starting at 8:00 P.M (Eastern Time – Don’t forget that daylight saving time starts this Sunday). If you want to catch a glimpse of the productions that will walk the famous red carpet, be sure to tune in a little earlier.Who is the host?Jimmy Kimmel will host for the third time and for the first time since 2018. Last year, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes co-hosted the ceremony.Who are the nominees for Best Picture?The 10 feature films competing for Best Picture are: “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Women Talking.”Most bets are on “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” an American dramedy written, directed, and co-produced by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known as “Daniels”).Who will present?This edition’s presenters include: Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Nicole Kidman, Florence Pugh, and Sigourney Weaver. They join a previously announced group, including: Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña, Donnie Yen, Halle Berry, Paul Dano, Cara Delevingne, Harrison Ford, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Olsen, Pedro Pascal, and John Travolta.Everything liveThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stated that the winners of all categories will be announced live on the show. (Last year, some categories were recorded in a pre-show, which caused an uproar among academy members.)Musical attractionsEverything indicates that the musical program will feature Rihanna performing “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava singing Chandrabose M.M.