
Mar 10, 2024
It's almost time for the Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
It's the Oscars' time
to shine.After an abnormally packed awards season that included the Emmys, Grammys, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTAs and Golden Globes, the
Academy Awards
will hand out filmmaking's top honor in 23 categories.Even in its 96th year,
the Oscars
are finding ways to reinvent itself,with a new start time
that's intended to have the best picture winner crowned before bedtime.The Oscars are starting an hour early this year, at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. PDT. That D is important — it's the
first day of daylight saving time
in the United States. ABC is available with an antenna or through cable and satellite providers.For cord cutters, the show can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV.
The Oscars are widely broadcast beyond the U.S. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a
handy guide
to the more than 200 international territories that have Oscar telecasts.The Oscars red carpet (yes, it's
back to red
this year afteropting for a champagne color
in 2023) is a major fashion showcase. Oscar nominees and winners from past, present and future pose and mingle ahead of the ceremony.With an earlier start time, the carpet will begin at 3:30 p.m. Eastern/12:30 p.m. Pacific.
ABC will air its “Countdown to Oscars: On the Red Carpet Live!" beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on
ABC News Live
.The Associated Press
will have a livestream of stars' arrivals and interviews
in a pair of livestreams available onAPNews.com
and YouTube.Oscar winners, and even stars who aren't at the ceremony, flock to the Vanity Fair party after the show is over. It's where
newly-minted Oscar winners
Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan were mobbed last year, andWill Smith and family danced
the night away afterthe infamous Slap moment
and his best actor win in 2022.The AP will
livestream stars arriving at the Vanity Fair party
beginning at 11 p.m. Eastern on YouTube.AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have
made their predictions
for this year's show. Their assessment of the top categories explains the closely-contested best actress race, why “Oppenheimer” is in for a big night and other tidbits. They've also made predictions in all 23 categories, including everything from short film to makeup and hairstyling.This year's nominees are widely available on streaming. The AP has compiled a
guide of where to watch
them, whether you're trying to cram a film in before the show, or catching up after the show.___
For more coverage of this year’s Academy Awards, visit:
https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards
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