Hollywood is gearing up for the biggest night on the movie calendar
Awards season is about to reach its climax with the 2024 Academy Awards.
The final round of films, actors and directors competing for awards will compete on Sunday (March 10), with… Oppenheimerpoor things And Barbie Leading his score.
As always, there has been the usual criticism leading to outrage among film fans, but the ceremony will bring together an exciting mix of nominees including Emma Stone (Bad things), Lily Gladstone (Moonflower Killers) and director Christopher Nolan, who is widely expected to win his first ever Academy Award Oppenheimer.
For the latest 2024 Oscars odds click here.
The Oscars, which are broadcast in the UK on ITV, will once again be hosted by giant of the night Jimmy Kimmel. This will be his fourth year presenting the film awards.
Meanwhile, viewers can also expect appearances from Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Michelle Yeoh, Ki Hui Kwan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o and Zendaya, all of whom will be handing out awards throughout the evening.
Follow along with all the live updates In the lead up to the ceremony below.
Oscars 2024
Who will distribute the prizes?
19:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
With the 2024 Academy Awards just days away, the Academy has teased key elements of the ceremony, including who will present the awards.
As is customary at the Academy Awards, the previous year’s winners in the major acting categories present the trophy to the new winners.
Find out which stars will be handing out awards this weekend:
Who will perform at the 2024 Oscars?
Shortest acceptance speeches of all time
18:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
In a letter sent to Oscar nominees a few years ago, stars were asked to “read the room” when giving speeches at the Academy Awards. Translation: Get off the stage before the orchestra has to play awkwardly for you.
In 1943, Greer Garson set a Guinness World Record for the longest Academy Award acceptance speech with her speech upon accepting the Best Actress award for her role in the filmMrs. Miniver Log in in five and a half minutes.
But who gave the shortest speeches in the history of the Oscars? Find here:
12 of the shortest Oscars speeches ever
The Independent’s culture team presents its predictions – Part 2
17:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
The Best Actor and Actress categories are always some of the most controversial at the Oscars, and this year is no different.
Will Cillian Murphy continue to ride the wave of acclaim after his SAG and BAFTA wins? Could Lily Gladstone be the first Native American to win Best Actress?
Join Jacob Stolworthy, Annabelle Nugent, and Adam White as they give their predictions on who should—and who will win—gold at this year’s Academy Awards.
Oscars 2024: Who will win Best Actor and Actress? | Watching a party
The Independent’s culture team presents its predictions – part one
16:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
With the Golden Globes and Baftas up for grabs, we’ve turned our attention to who will win the biggest prizes at this year’s Oscars.
Jonathan Glazer’s disturbing Holocaust drama Area of interest The film dominates the foreign language categories, but will it take home the Best Picture award? Is it a horror comedy horror film by Yorgos Lanthimos Bad things Have enough steam to get through Oppenheimer the giant?
Jacob Stolworthy, Annabelle Nugent, and Adam White predict which films will emerge as winners at the 2024 Academy Awards.
Watch here:
Oscars 2024: Who will win Best Picture and Best Director?
Actors who have never won an Oscar
15:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
For every series winner like Daniel Day-Lewis or Frances McDormand, there’s a Willem Dafoe or Glenn Close: great actors who haven’t yet received their Academy dues.
Here’s a breakdown of all the living actors who have been nominated multiple times, but have never won an award.
The 27 actors you assumed won Oscars, but didn’t
Movies that shouldn’t have won Oscars
14:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
Any belief that the Oscars award the right films, directors and performances has faded over the years.
Although each ceremony often involves a small amount of the right decisions – awards given to the right people for the right films – the overriding feeling is one of pessimism resulting from a deluge of undeserving recipients.
The Oscars ceremony is a far cry from what claims to be a celebration of the previous year’s cinematic performances. But it didn’t stop people from surfing the Internet the next morning hoping the list of winners would be impressive rather than disappointing.
Here we highlight 17 films that really shouldn’t have won Oscars.
17 movies that shouldn’t have won Oscars
2024 Academy Awards Nominations – Complete
13:30 , Jacob Stolworthy
This year’s nominees have been previously announced Atlanta And joker Actor Zazie Beetz alongside Jack Quaid, who appears in Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer.
Package rental is Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Moonflower Killers And Barbie.
Find the full list here:
Complete list of 2024 Academy Awards nominations
Welcome!
13:00 , Jacob Stolworthy
Welcome to The IndependentCoverage of this year’s Oscars!
Over the next few days, in the lead-up to the event, we’ll be sharing all the details you need to know, as well as our comments, features, and musings on Oscars festivities, old and new.
