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With the Oscars Sunday night time, it’s time to get your viewing plans so as. The 98th Academy Awards will happen on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET on the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. Conan O’Brien returns for a second yr to host the awards ceremony.
The ceremony is ready to air stay on ABC and Hulu for all subscribers. Before the awards kick off, ABC will current a purple carpet pre-show starting at 12:30 p.m. PT/ 3:30 p.m. ET, throughout which Lara Spencer, Whit Johnson and Linsey Davis will interview this yr’s expertise. Talking red-carpet trend will likely be Roshumba Williams and Joe Zee.
Beginning at 4 p.m. E.T., CNN’s correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister and Variety’s co-president and co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh can even be stay from the purple carpet on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as they interview the night’s buzziest nominees and stars.
To tune into the purple carpet pre-show and Oscars ceremony, you possibly can catch the livestream on Hulu or any stay TV streamer with entry to ABC, equivalent to DirecTV, Sling TV and Fubo TV. Hulu, DirecTV and Fubo all have free trials that you need to use to observe the Oscars on-line with out cable free of charge.
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” leads the pack heading into Sunday with a record-breaking 16 nominations, whereas Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” trails shut behind with 13. Also nominated for greatest image are “Bugonia,” “F1,” “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sentimental Value” and “Train Dreams.”
This yr’s lineup of A-list presenters consists of Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adrien Brody, Javier Bardem, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Saldaña.
Variety beforehand reported that the solid of Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids” — together with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Ellie Kemper — will reunite onstage to mark the 2011 movie’s 15-year anniversary.
Ahead of Sunday, try Variety’s Awards Editor Clayton Davis’ remaining Oscars predictions here. Davis is predicting “Sinners” will take residence the award for Best Picture and Director, together with wins in 5 different classes.
