The Oscars
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The 98th Annual Academy Awards, honoring achievements in film, broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
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SUNDAY: Capping off the winter awards season, the ceremony that set the gold standard for awards shows is back for its 97th year, with Conan O’Brien joining the tradition of late-night hosts (most famously, Johnny Carson; most recently, Jimmy Kimmel; most infamously, David Letterman) to accept the thankless challenge of steering this mammoth live broadcast. Streaming live for the first time, Oscars coverage starts early on most ABC stations with a pre-show at 3:30 pm/ET and the official Red Carpet show, hosted by Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer, at 6:30 pm/ET. Among the scheduled performers: Wicked costars and Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, with Queen Latifah, Doja Cat, LISA of Blackpink and RAYE also booked to celebrate the film industry and pay tribute to the late Quincy Jones. The best song nominees will not be performed live, and details are scarce on who’s singing what — but we can only hope the producers won’t muck up the In Memorial segment. Unlike in recent years, the winners in top categories including Best Picture, Actor and Actress aren’t foregone conclusions, potentially making for a more suspenseful show than usual.
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