The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watch

LOS ANGELES -- After a wintertime barrage of grant shows - the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys - the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are astir the corner. The 96th Oscars whitethorn beryllium a coronation for "Oppenheimer," which comes successful with a starring 13 nominations, though different films, including "Barbie," "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Poor Things" are successful the mix.

Here's everything you request to cognize astir this year's show:

WHEN ARE THE OSCARS?

The Oscars volition beryllium held Sunday, March 10, astatine the Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles. The ceremonial is acceptable to statesman astatine 4 p.m. PDT - 1 hr earlier than accustomed - and will broadcast unrecorded connected ABC. A preshow volition statesman astatine 3:30 p.m. PDT. This is your aboriginal reminder to acceptable your clocks accordingly - it's the archetypal time of daylight redeeming clip successful the U.S.

ARE THE OSCARS STREAMING?

The amusement volition beryllium disposable to watercourse via ABC.com and the ABC app with a cablegram subscription. You tin besides ticker done services including Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV.

WHO'S HOSTING THE OSCARS?

Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted past year's ceremony, will emcee for the 4th time. That ties him with chap four-timers Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon, and leaves Kimmel trailing lone Johnny Carson (five), Billy Crystal (nine) and Bob Hope (11) among repetition Oscar hosts. In an interrogation with The Associated Press, Kimmel said the upcoming statesmanlike predetermination could beryllium a taxable for him, helium doesn't program to a onslaught a precise governmental tone.

"It's not truly the absorption of the Oscars," said Kimmel. "It doesn't mean I won't person a gag oregon 2 astir it. But it's not truly my extremity to invoke the sanction of he-who-shall-not-be-named astatine the Oscars."

WILL THERE BE ANY PERFORMANCES?

Yes, each the archetypal opus nominees volition beryllium performed connected the show. That means Ryan Gosling volition serenade everyone with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt's "Barbie" powerfulness ballad "I'm Just Ken" and Billie Eilish volition soulfully sing "What Was I Made For," which she co-wrote with Finneas O'Connell. The different nominated songs see Diane Warren's "The Fire Inside," from "Flamin' Hot," to beryllium performed by Becky G, " Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson's "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony," and Scott George's "Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon."

WHO'S PRESENTING AT THE OSCARS?

Last year's large acting winners are each coming backmost to contiguous astatine the amusement (a tradition), including Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Stars from each generations are expected to manus retired awards, from Rita Moreno to Bad Bunny. Steven Spielberg, Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ariana Grande, Ben Kingsley, Melissa McCarthy, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz and Forest Whitaker were the past batch of presenters announced.

Other celebrities acceptable to grace the Dolby signifier see "Scarface" co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino (likely not together), arsenic good arsenic Gosling, Zendaya, Matthew McConaughey, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate McKinnon, John Mulaney, Catherine O'Hara, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Lange, Nicolas Cage, Mahershala Ali, Sam Rockwell, Lupita Nyong'o and Ramy Youssef.

WHAT'S NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE AT THE 2024 OSCARS?

The 10 nominees for champion representation are: "American Fiction"; "Anatomy of a Fall"; "Barbie"; "The Holdovers"; "Killers of the Flower Moon"; "Maestro"; "Oppenheimer"; "Past Lives"; "Poor Things"; and "The Zone of Interest."

HOW CAN I WATCH THE OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS?

Many of this year's Oscar nominees are streaming connected assorted platforms. Here's a useful guide to assistance with Oscar cramming.

WHO ARE THE FAVORITES?

Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is the frontrunner. Nolan, the champion manager favorite, is besides poised to triumph his archetypal Oscar. The champion histrion class could beryllium a nail-biter betwixt Lily Gladstone ("Killers of the Flower Moon") and Emma Stone ("Poor Things"). If Gladstone were to win, she would beryllium the archetypal Native American to triumph an Oscar. Best actor, too, could beryllium a adjacent contention betwixt Cillian Murphy ("Oppenheimer") and Paul Giamatti ("The Holdovers"). Both would beryllium first-time winners. Giamatti's co-star Da'Vine Joy Randolph is favored to triumph champion supporting actress, portion Robert Downey Jr. ("Oppenheimer") is expected to triumph champion supporting actor. His closest contention is considered to beryllium Ryan Gosling for "Barbie." You tin check retired predictions from AP's movie writers.

WHAT'S UP WITH THE 'BARBIE' SNUBS?

While "Barbie," 2023's biggest box-office hit, comes successful with 8 nominations, overmuch treatment has revolved astir the nominations the movie didn't receive. Greta Gerwig was near retired of the directing class and Margot Robbie missed retired connected champion actress. In those omissions, immoderate person seen reflections of the misogyny parodied successful "Barbie," portion others person noted the pugnacious reception comedies person historically had astatine the Oscars. The nominations for "Barbie" see champion adapted screenplay (by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), champion supporting histrion for America Ferrera and 2 champion opus nominees successful "What Was I Made For" and "I'm Just Ken."

ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE OSCARS THIS YEAR?

Though caller Oscars person been marked by everything from slaps,envelope snafus and controversies implicit which awards are presented unrecorded during the telecast, this year's amusement comes successful with nary large changes (besides starting an hr earlier). All of the awards are to beryllium broadcast unrecorded (though honorary prizes stay separated successful the earlier, untelevised Governors Awards ). The academy is adding a caller grant for champion casting, but that trophy won't beryllium presented until the 2026 Oscars.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO LOOK FOR?

Composer John Williams earned his grounds 49th information for a champion people Oscar, for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," his 54th motion overall. Godzilla is going to the Oscars for the archetypal time, with "Godzilla Minus One" notching a information for champion ocular effects. And besides for the archetypal time, 2 non-English connection films are up for champion picture: the German-language Auschwitz play "The Zone of Interest" and the French courtroom play "Anatomy of a Fall."

DON'T MISS the 2024 Oscars unrecorded Sunday connected ABC! Red carpet sum starts astatine 1 p.m. ET 10 a.m. PT with "Countdown to Oscars: On The Red Carpet Live." At 4 p.m. ET 1 p.m. PT, unrecorded sum continues with "On The Red Carpet astatine the Oscars," hosted by George Pennacchio with Roshumba Williams, Leslie Lopez and Rachel Brown.

The 96th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, begins astatine 7 p.m. ET 4 p.m. PT, an hr earlier than past years, followed by an all-new occurrence of "Abbott Elementary."