Only a few hours remain until the 96th Oscars ceremony, and soon we’ll see the winners take the stage and hold the golden statuette in their hands. The big favorite of the night is Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” with 13 total nominations, followed by George Lanthimos’s “Poor Things” with 11, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10, while “Barbie” has 8. Although this year’s predictions have already fairly accurately forecasted some winners, an awards ceremony like the Oscars always holds surprises.
Time and Place
The 96th annual Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 10th, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be broadcasted one hour earlier than usual, at 01:00 AM Greece time (early Monday morning).
The Host
The host of the ceremony will be Jimmy Kimmel, for the fourth time. The famous comedian and television host is now a veteran of Hollywood’s big night, having hosted three times before: in 2017, 2018, and last year, in 2023. He ties with Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon. In a statement to the press, Kimmel joked, “I always dreamed of hosting the Oscars exactly four times.”
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The live performances
Prior to the ceremony, the Academy announced which music stars would take the stage. Representing the film “Barbie,” Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson will perform the viral hit “I’m Just Ken,” while Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, will sing “What Was I Made For?”
Additionally, Jon Batiste will take the stage for “It Never Went Away” from the Netflix documentary “American Symphony,” Latin star Becky G will perform “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot,” and Scott Jorch and the Osage Singers will perform “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The nominations
“Oppenheimer” leads with the most nominations: 13. Following closely is “Poor Things” by Yorgos Lanthimos with 11 nominations. “Killers of the Flower Moon” by Martin Scorsese counts 10, and finally, “Barbie” by Greta Gerwig has 8.
