(Nexstar) – This is the moment when movie fans and Oscar followers were all waiting. The 97th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday.
This marks the culmination of one Most Totzi Turby Oscar Season I've seen Hollywood before. So how do you catch all the actions?
The Oscar itself starts at 7pm, but red carpet coverage has already begun ABC and Hulue! ,and Associated Press. The official Oscar press show for ABC and Hulu will begin at 6:30 PM ET.
You can find Oscars at your local ABC station and stream them live on Hulu. You can also catch shows on Hulu Live TV, YouTubetv, AT&T TV, and Fubotv.
There are three things to note during the Academy Awards on Sunday.
Who is hosting the Oscar?
Comedian Conan O'Brien will be his first host at the helm of Oscar.
You may hear familiar voices when you watch the show. last month, The Academy announced Nick Offerman, the actor famous for his role as Ron Swanson in “Parks and Recreation,” will become the announcer of Sunday's Awards Show.
we I know again Selena Gomez, Oprah Winfrey, Goldie Horn, Ben Stiller, Anna de Armas, Sterling K. Brown, Willem Dafoe, Lily Rose Depp and Connie Nielsen will be presenters on stage.
Do you have any favorites for Oscar's best photos?
The lead candidate is Netflix's “Emilia Pérez,” with 13 nominations, but the film has seen the crater of its potential following the uproar over years of offensive tweets by its star.Karla Sofia Gascónthe first openly trans actor to be nominated for Best Actress.
My favorite isSean Baker's “Anora”About a sex worker who married the son of a Russian oligarch. Neon release,Cannes Palme d'Or winnerwon with the producer, director and writers guild. The only movie with the same resume that doesn't earn the best picture is “Brokeback Mountain.”
The closest competition is “conclaves.”Pope thriller starring Ralph Fiennes. He won the BAFTAS and SAG Awards.Pope Francis was hospitalized for double pneumonia. The Oscar vote ended before the Pope got sick.
It's also available in the mix“Brutalist”It was nominated for 10 awards and also received 10 nominations for the musical hit “Wicked.” Some of the early Craft Oscars can be shared between “Evil” and “Dune: Part 2.”
Does politics play the lead role?
For the first time, the actor is nominated for playing the US president sitting in. Sebastian Stan has been nominated for Best Actor His performance as a young Donald Trump In “The Apprentice,” he plays Roy Cohn, similar to his co-star Jeremy Strong. Trump calls people involved in the film “human scum.”
Political tenors at this year's ceremony could be volatile, with Oscar coming to the second Trump administration for a few weeks and falling two days laterThe dramatic rupture of the president is a dramatic rupture with Ukrainian President Voldimir ZelenskyAt the White House.
Earlier this week, O'Brien said he would try to achieve a delicate balance.
“We can't ignore the moment we are,” he said. “But I need to remember that it's screwing the needle in. I also need to remember that I'm here to actively celebrate and inject the show.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
