We listed the moments you should keep an eye on while watching the Oscars.
The Oscar gala is already being prepared in Los Angeles. PDO
The Oscar gala will take place on the night between Sunday and Monday Finnish time, i.e. March 15. For the 98th time, the best films and filmmakers are awarded at the gala.
The live broadcast of the gala starts at Yle Teema and Yle Areena on Saturday and the night before Sunday at 00:30. The program starts with the red carpet part and the official gala part starts at 1:00.
We listed below what you should expect from the evening.
Records
Horror film Sinners is nominated in a record 16 categories. The biggest and most prestigious category of all is Best Film.
Sinners-film follows young people whose sins and secrets are revealed in a gruesome way. The story combines suspense, moral questions and psychological horror.
Sinners is considered the biggest challenger One Battle After Another -film, which has nominations in 13 categories.
At the gala, prizes are awarded in a total of 24 different categories.
Image from the movie Sinners. PDO
Music
The gala will feature at least two musical performances that are included in the nominated films. Paragraph Golden is involved KPop Demon Huntersin the movie. It is presented by EJAE, Audrey Nunan and Rei Amin. I Lied to Youwhich is a song from the movie Sinnerswill perform Miles CatoRaphael Saadiq and other musicians.
New category
There is a new category at the Oscars this year, i.e. best casting. The category rewards the creators behind the casting and the actors’ choices.
Brouhaha
The Oscars are already preceded by one commotion. Timothée Chalamet, the best actor nominee, has recently received worldwide attention and caused outrage. One can expect some kind of acknowledgment of the matter in the style of Oscar humor.
Chalamet recently said in an interview that he doesn’t want to perform in the theater or dance ballet, because no one is interested in those art forms. Chalamet’s statement has made theater and ballet people around the world furious.
A surprise performance
People magazine according to the Oscar gala, we will see a special moment that is connected The devil wears Prada to the movie.
At the moment, efforts are being made to raise the film, the second part of which will be premiered on the first day of May. The new version features Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.
Presenter
Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars for the second time. He also hosted the gala last year. He was also tapped as this year’s host after Jimmy Kimmel refused to host. Kimmel has hosted the gala four times. Kimmel recently commented in a podcast interview that he was thinking of taking a little break after some good years.
O’Brien hosted the popular eponymous talk show from 1993 to 2010. Today, he hosts a podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend and tourism program Conan O’Brien Must Go.