Everything to Know About Oscars 2019: How to Watch, Who's Nominated, Predictions
Hollywood’s biggest night is just around the corner.
With a 26,000 Swarovski “Crystal Cloud” decorating the stage, a star-studded list of presenters and a swirl of controversy, the 91st Academy Awards are setting up to be an eventful evening that movie fans won’t want to miss.
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How to Watch
This year’s Oscars will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24. at 8 P.M. EST, on ABC with carpet events beginning around 6:30 P.M. EST.
You can view Hollywood’s biggest night through a participating TV provider, online, or via a TV streaming service that holds ABC.
If your TV provider includes ABC, you can easily tune in to the Oscars through that, or you can use your account to sign into ABC’s website or the ABC app where you can watch a live broadcast of the show online. The online service is only available in select cities.
If you don’t hold an account with a participating TV provider, another option is signing up for a TV streaming service such as Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Now and PlayStation Vue. All have a 7-day free trial, according to CNET.
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How to Watch Red Carpet
Tune into People TV for our coverage of the red carpet starting at 5:30 P.M. EST.
Additional red carpet coverage can also be watched on ABC and through their website. As always, E! News will be covering the Oscars starting at 1 P.M. EST.
The Academy will be hosting its own red carpet show on Twitter.
The Nominees
The full list can be found here, but these are some of the major categories people will be watching.
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
The Favourite
Roma
Vice
A Star is Born
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
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Best Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina De Tavira, Roma
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
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Predictions?
Best Picture: Across the board, Roma seems to be the favorite to take home the Oscar for Best Picture. The intimately beautiful film would be the first foreign language film to ever win, but some say that its release via Netflix could sway the Academy in another direction. Golden Globe winner Green Book also stands a solid shot, as does Black Panther which recently won the best ensemble award at the SAG Awards.
Best Director: Even though Bradley Cooper was snubbed out of a nomination in this category, there are some exciting nominees with a good chance of winning. Alfonso Cuarón is expected to win in this category for Roma, as well, although Spike Lee is another crowd favorite. It would be a historic event if Lee were to take the Oscar home as it would make him the first black filmmaker to ever win best director.
Best Actor: It seems like Rami Malek could be snagging this win for his exhilarating performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Another front-runner for this category is Christian Bale with his performance in Vice, and the unbelievable physical transformation he made for his role as Dick Cheney. And don’t count Cooper out for his soul-baring turn in A Star Is Born.
Best Actress: As much as we would love to see Lady Gaga take this one home after her breathless debut in film, Glenn Close is expected to finally win – after seven previous nominations.The Favourite’s Olivia Colman is another stiff competitor in this category.
The 91st Annual Academy Awards will air live Feb. 24 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
