Mar 23, 2022
Indian fans can catch the three-hour Oscars action live on Monday morning (March 28) on Star World and Star Movies. The 94th Academy Awards, being held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, will begin at 5:30 am (IST).
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After an emcee-free event for three years, the funny ladies of Hollywood - Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes - will co-host the awards night this year.
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The Best Original Song nominees will perform at the Oscars night. Some fan-favourites include Beyonce's 'Be Alive', Billie Eilish's 'No Time To Die', and Sebastian Yatra's 'Dos Oruguitas'. While singer Reba McEntire will perform Diane Warren's 'Somehow You Do', Van Morrison's 'Down to Joy' will not be performed.
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'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler, who wasn't a part of the Oscar guestlist earlier, has now been invited to present an award. Other stars expected to hand out trophies include Bill Murray, Lady Gaga, Samuel L. Jackson, Zoe Kravitz, Mila Kunis, Rami Malek, Lupita Nyong'o, Chris Rock, Naomi Scott, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Shawn Mendes, DJ Khaled, Jennifer Garner, H.E.R., Tiffany Haddish, Elliot Page, among others.
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10 movies are competing for the Best Picture category - 'Belfast', 'CODA', 'Don't Look Up', 'Drive My Car', 'Dune', 'King Richard', 'Licorice Pizza', 'Nightmare Alley', 'The Power of the Dog', & 'West Side Story'. Experts believe 'The Power of the Dog' (with 12 nominations) and 'CODA' are head-to-head to grab the award.
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Film-makers Jane Campion for 'The Power of the Dog' and Steven Spielberg for 'West Side Story' are competing again for the Best Director title after 28 years. The others in the race are Kenneth Branagh ('Belfast'), Ryusuke Hamaguchi ('Drive My Car') and Paul Thomas Anderson ('Licorice Pizza').
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Academy Awards experts say they will be surprised if Will Smith doesn't bag the Best Actor title for 'King Richard'. Other contenders in the category are Javier Bardem ('Being the Ricardos'), Benedict Cumberbatch ('The Power of the Dog'), Andrew Garfield ('tick, tick . Boom!'), and Denzel Washington ('The Tragedy of Macbeth').
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The competition for the Best Actress category was brutal, leaving out Lady Gaga's performance in 'House of Gucci', Jennifer Hudson's gritty take in 'Respect', and Renate Reinsve's fab show in 'The Worst Person in the World'. Most bets are on Jessica Chastain for 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'. Other nominees are Olivia Colman ('The Lost Daughter'), Penelope Cruz ('Parallel Mothers'), Nicole Kidman ('Being the Ricardos'), and Kristen Stewart ('Spencer').
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Experts believe the frontrunners for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards are Troy Kotsur for 'CODA' and Ariana DeBose for 'West Side Story', respectively.
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India is pinning its hopes on Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh's 'Writing With Fire', but analysts share a different sentiment. They feel 'Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' or 'Flee' is likely to win the Best Documentary Feature award. Other nominees include 'Ascension' and 'Attica'.
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