For cinema buffs in India, the Oscars is an annual affair to wake up early in the morning and watch the awards ceremony live. In this age, and given the goof-up from last year (remember when Warren Beatty announced the wrong movie name?), it’s worth staying up and predicting the next Oscar meme for the year.
Most ardent fans would mostly watch to see if their predictions were right, if the winning actor really deserved it. And most of all, was the winner of the Best Movie really worth the hype?
In this guide, especially for all those fans who are watching the Oscars live from India, we attempt to answer the much-needed Whos-Whats-Wheres-Hows of Oscars 2018.
Time
March 5, 2018, 6.30 AM, Indian Standard Time. But if you are interested in the red carpet looks, then make sure you wake up by 5.30 AM.
March 4, 2018, 5.00 PM, Pacific Time Zone.
Which channels will air the ceremony?
It will be telecast live on Star Movies, 5.30 AM onwards. The repeat telecast will happen on the same day at 8.30 PM. It will also be streamed online on Hotstar.
Where?
The 90th Academy Awards is taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Who’s hosting?
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host for the second consecutive year.
After a lot of personal reflection, I’ve decided to host the #Oscars again…@TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/SwZKb8vPdk
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) January 23, 2018
Any themes this year?
Last year, many celebrities wore red and blue ribbons to show their support towards ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). By wearing the pin, the celebrities were showing their support for the rights and civil liberties guaranteed by the Constitution to everyone in the United States.
This year, however, considering the two main campaigns started to stop sexual harassment and assaults – #MeToo and #TimesUp – celebrities have been actively participating by wearing black to award functions. While there is no official theme, several stars are slated to wear black gowns and suits to keep up with the activism.
Who all will be specially honoured this year?
French film director Agnès Varda, American director and writer Charles Burnett, Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, American cinematographer Owen Roizman.
Alejandro G Iñárritu will receive a special achievement award for his virtual reality project Carne y Arena.
Major category nominations?
The Shape of Water leads all nominees with 13 nods. Dunkirk comes in second with eight, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri comes in third with seven.
Best Movie Nominees: Call Me By Your Name | Darkest Hour | Dunkirk | Get Out | Lady Bird | Phantom Thread | The Post | The Shape of Water | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Recommended
Best Actress Nominees: Sally Hawkins – The Shape Of Water | Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Margot Robbie – I, Tonya | Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird | Meryl Streep – The Post
Best Actor Nominees: Timothee Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name | Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread | Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out | Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour | Denzel Washington – Roman J Israel, Esq
Best Director: Dunkirk – Christopher Nolan | Get Out – Jordan Peele | Lady Bird – Greta Gerwig | Phantom Thread – Paul Thomas Anderson | The Shape of Water – Guillermo Del Toro
For other nomination, click here.
Fun facts:
- Meryl Streep, with her 21st nomination, broke her own record and is still the most nominated performer of all time.
- Greta Gerwig became the fifth woman filmmaker to be nominated for Best Director – Lady Bird.
- Rachel Morrison is the first woman in Academy Award history to be nominated for Best Cinematography. This is for Mudbound.
- Octavia Spencer and Denzel Washington are the first African-American actors to earn consecutive Academy Award nominations.
- Jordan Peele became the fifth black filmmaker to be nominated for Best Director, as well as the first black filmmaker to receive nominations for producing, directing and writing in the same year, and the third filmmaker overall to ever do so for their directorial debut.