Academy Awards 2018: guide

Late last year Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel declared, “If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!”

On Monday the Academy Awards gets the chance to redeem itself after last year’s infamous La La Land bungle. Returning host Jimmy Kimmel should have plenty of gags to mock the historic moment. Updated: Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway are returning to present Best Picture.

But no doubt months of harassment, Harvey Weinstein and #metoo stories will dominate the night (which is good news for Donald Trump, less in the direct line of fire).

Last year’s Best Actor winner’s Casey Affleck has reportedly decided not to attend the ceremony due to his sexual harassment allegations while E! host Ryan Seacrest will front red carpet coverage amid current controversy.

Notable amongst nominations this year, are Meryl Streep’s twenty-first, John Williams’ fifty-first, Yance Ford as the first openly transgender director to be nominated, Rachel Morrison as the first woman to be nominated for Best Cinematography (Mudbound), and Christopher Plummer at 88 surpassing Titanic‘s Gloria Stuart as the oldest actor nominated -for his belated inclusion into All the Money in the World.

This year’s event begins half an hour earlier than usual, at 12pm AEDT Live on Nine.

Venue:
Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Presenters:
Laura Dern, Wes Studi, Chadwick Boseman, Armie Hammer, Patrick Stewart, Viola Davis, Zendaya, Mahershala Ali, Emma Stone, Matthew McConaughey, John Bailey, Emily Blunt, Sandra Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Eugenio Derbez, Ansel Elgort, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Gal Gadot, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, Eiza González, Tiffany Haddish, Mark Hamill, Tom Holland, Oscar Isaac, Ashley Judd, Nicole Kidman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno, Kumail Nanjiani, Lupita Nyong’o, Margot Robbie, Gina Rodriguez, Eva Marie Saint, Kelly Marie Tran, Daniela Vega, Christopher Walken, Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway.

Performers:
Mary J. Blige, Sufjan Stevens, Gael García Bernal & Natalia Lafourcade, Andra Day & Common, Keala Settle.

Nominees:
The Shape of Water led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Dunkirk came in second with eight, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri came in third with seven. Australians who have been recognised: Margot Robbie for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in I, Tonya; Lee Smith for Film Editing in Dunkirk.; Derin Seale and Josh Lawson Best Live Action Short for The Eleven O’Clock.
Full nominee list.

Broadcast:
Monday March 5 (all times are AEDT)
5am E! Countdown to the Red Carpet.
5:30am Nine. Today. Richard Wilkins Live on the Red Carpet.
5:30am Seven Sunrise. Edwina Bartholomew in LA.
8:30am TEN. Studio 10. Angela Bishop in LA.
9am Nine. Today Extra. 90 Years of the Oscars
9am Seven. The Morning Show. Edwina Bartholomew, Peter Ford in LA.
9am E! Live from the Red Carpet. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest & Giuliana Rancic.
11am E! Red Carpet Rundown
12pm Nine. 90th Academy Awards. Live.
3:30pm E! E! After Party
7:30pm 9GEM 90th Academy Awards repeat.

Online
Monday March 5 (all times are AEDT)
10:30am 9NOW. Live from the Red Carpet.
12pm 9NOW. 90th Academy Awards. Live.

Social
Oscars.org
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