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The Oscars is extremely shut now. After years of dipping scores, this 12 months the Oscars are hoping to kickstart issues. However already the occasion is mired in controversy: West Aspect Story star Rachel Zegler wasn’t even invited to the ceremony (that was shortly rectified, shocking nobody).
Frontrunner The Energy of the Canine leads the pack with 12 nominations, intently adopted by sci-fi epic Dune with 10. Oscars historical past has already been made, with Jane Campion changing into the primary girl to be nominated twice for greatest director. She’ll make extra historical past if she triumphs, changing into solely the third girl to win the class.
This is every little thing you have to know to tune into the 2022 Oscars on March 27.
Begin time
The Oscars are scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 27, from 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
As a substitute of the same old three-hour slog, this 12 months the Oscars have been slimmed down. Eight classes have been reduce from the present (the awards shall be introduced earlier than the telecast), together with documentary brief, movie modifying, make-up and hairstyling, authentic rating, manufacturing design, animated brief, live-action brief and sound.
The ceremony will happen within the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, a return to the same old stomping grounds after final 12 months’s extra intimate ceremony occurred in Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.
Easy methods to watch
The Oscars shall be televised on ABC. In case you’ve reduce the twine (a less expensive possibility with main perks), you’ll be able to livestream ABC on YouTube TV, FuboTV, Hulu with Dwell TV and DirecTV.
You too can stream the present reside through abc.com or the ABC app.
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Now on its fourth identify in three years, DirecTV Stream ties for most costly at $70 (the opposite is Hulu Plus Dwell TV). The service does have its pluses, although — for instance, it contains the flipper-friendly capacity to swipe left and proper to alter channels. Moreover it contains some channels the opposite providers cannot, together with practically 250 PBS stations nationwide. Learn our DirecTV Stream assessment.
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Who’s internet hosting?
The Oscars have been hostless since Jimmy Kimmel held the mic for the 2018 ceremony. Not solely is the 2022 ceremony returning to internet hosting methods, it’s going to characteristic three hosts: Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Corridor.
This is not the primary time the Oscars have featured three hosts (Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan did the honors in 1987), nevertheless it’s the primary time three ladies have taken on the gig.
Who’s nominated?
You’ll be able to try the complete listing of nominees right here. Main the nominations is The Energy of the Canine with 12, adopted by Dune with 10 and Belfast and West Aspect Story with seven every.
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