‘Oppenheimer’ dominates at the 2024 Oscars

“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s epic take on the father of the atomic bomb, was the big winner at Sunday night’s Academy Awards.

Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) won best actress for the second time in her career. “Poor Things” also won Oscars for best production design, best costume design and best makeup and hairstyling.

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What a night!

Raise your hand if you did not have naked John Cena on your Academy Awards bingo card.

This year’s Oscars was a delightful — and surprisingly fast-moving — event.

From Da’Vine Joy Randolph making costar Paul Giamatti cry when she won the best supporting actress award to Al Pacino’s unorthodox presentation of the best picture award, the show had moments of both heart and surprise. Not to mention, host Jimmy Kimmel’s roasting of former President Donald Trump for his criticism of Kimmel on social media.

In between, we also got Ryan Gosling turning it up with the bravado performance of his song from the “Barbie” soundtrack and Wes Anderson finally winning his first Oscar.

One not-very surprising moment was “Oppenheimer” winning best picture. It was completely expected, but still lovely to witness.

The BAFTA awards also continued its role of accurately predicting the best actress category.

Going into Sunday night, Lily Gladstone was expected to make history as the first Native American to win best actress. But Emma Stone won the BAFTA in that category, and also took home the Oscar.

The biggest surprise of the night may have been that it ended on time. Perhaps the producers may have been onto something starting an hour earlier this year.

Other award shows, take note.

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel called out Donald Trump during the televised show on Sunday after the former president insulted the comedian on social media. 

“I was told we have like, an extra minute, and I’m really proud of something and I was wondering if I could share it with you. I just got a review,” Kimmel said, before, pulling out his phone to read Trump’s Truth Social post out loud.  

The post from Trump reads, “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be. Get rid of Kimmel and perhaps replace him with another washed up, but cheap, ABC ‘talent,’ George Slopanopoulos. He would make everybody on stage look bigger, stronger, and more glamorous.”

Kimmel responded to Trump’s post by saying, “Well, thank you President Trump. Thank you for watching, I’m surprised you’re still — isn’t it past your jail time?”

His comment prompted cheers and laughs from the audience. 

The cast of “Barbie” will go down in red-carpet history for their dedication to method dressing, as stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling diligently showed up to press events, premieres and award shows in outfits that could have been borrowed straight from Barbie and Ken’s dollhouse closets.

But at the Academy Awards on Sunday, where the summer blockbuster was nominated for nine awards, including “Best Picture,” Robbie appeared to pass the pink torch to co-star America Ferrera, wearing a striking black (but decidedly non-Barbie-like) gown — while Ferrera arrived in shimmering hot pink.

Still, it seemed as if the actors’ dresses were connected, and linked to “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig’s too.

While Robbie and Ferrera’s dresses were polar opposites in color and mood, they were both courtesy of Versace and seemed to be made of the same chainmail fabric. (Robbie’s was fresh off the Fall-Winter 2024 runway, while Ferrera’s was custom-made.) Gerwig’s gown, meanwhile, was a sparkling Gucci number of crystal mesh that also had an armor-like feel.

The collection of feminine chainmail was a subtle play on power dressing — appropriate for the movie’s message of female empowerment. But they weren’t the only “Barbie” cast and team members to sparkle. With a touch of Ken’s flair for opulence, Gosling wore a custom Gucci black tuxedo suit lined with sparkling beading, while Simu Liu opted for a black jacket cinched with a glittering brooch clasp.

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“Oppenheimer” wins the Oscar for best picture, sweeping the major awards tonight.

Producer Emma Thomas admitted that winning best picture was a dream come true and praised director — and her husband — Christopher Nolan for his talent.

“He is brilliant. He is singular,” Thomas said. Thomas also thanked the cast and crew for their key collaboration in making the film.

“Oppenheimer” dominated the Academy Awards this year, picking up seven Oscars including best movie, acting honors for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., and best director for Christopher Nolan.

It has been an award season rich with success for “Oppenheimer,” which picked up dozens of awards across the major and guild awards shows before tonight.

A slightly halting presentation: Given that host Jimmy Kimmel joked about the “Moonlight”-“La La Land” best picture snafu from a few years ago, it was hard to tell if this year’s best picture presenter Al Pacino was being his usual “I have lots of things going on in my head at once” self, or if there was a hiccup in production.

The delivery felt somewhat anti-climactic, and some in the room seemed caught off-guard when the acting legend read the winner’s name. That “Oppenheimer” was widely expected to take home the award likely helped everyone get with the program.

The post has been updated with more details on “Oppenheimer.”

Emma Stone has won the Oscar for best actress in a leading role, thanks to her daring portrayal of Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.”

“Oh boy, this is really overwhelming,” an emotional Stone said while accepting her award.

She pointed out the other nominees within the lead actress category this year: Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Annette Bening for “Nyad,” Sandra Hüller for “Anatomy of a Fall” and Carey Mulligan for “Maestro.”  

“I share this with you. I’m in awe of you. And it has been such an honor to do all this together. I hope we get to keep doing more together,” she said.

She thanked those who worked on the film and her family for the award. This was one of the few major races widely considered a toss-up heading into tonight.

This is Stone’s second Oscar for best actress in a leading role, after winning the award in 2017 for “La La Land.”    

In “Poor Things,” Stone plays a child-like woman who is reanimated by a mad professor-type using the brain of her unborn child.

The bizarre and outlandish film was nominated for 11 Oscars total this year. 

This post has been updated with details from Stone’s speech and about the movie.

Jimmy Kimmel referenced the 2017 “Envelopegate” blunder as he introduced Al Pacino to announce the night’s Best Picture winner. 

That year, before “Moonlight” won Best Picture, the winner was announced by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as “La La Land,” due to a mix-up.

The “La La Land” cast took the stage when they realized the mistake. 

Beatty came back to explain to the audience: “I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope and it said Emma Stone, ‘La La Land.’ That’s why I took such a long look at Faye. I wasn’t trying to be funny.”

Christopher Nolan has won the best director Oscar for “Oppenheimer.”

Nolan thanked the cast and crew, with a special shoutout to his wife and producer on the film, Emma Thomas.

“The incredible Emma Thomas. Producer — producer of all our films and all our children. I love you,” he said.

He then went on to give a heartfelt thanks to the Academy.  

“To the Academy, just to say, movies are just a little bit over 100 years old. I mean being there 100 years into painting or theater — we don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to know that you think I’m a meaningful part of it means the world to me. Thank you very much,” he said.

It has been an award season rich with success for “Oppenheimer,” which picked up dozens of awards across the major and guild awards shows, even before tonight.

Cillian Murphy has won the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role for his part in “Oppenheimer.”

“I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight,” he said while accepting the award.

The native of Cork City dedicated the win to what he called “the peacemakers everywhere,” and thanked his fellow cast and crew members on the movie. He wrapped up with “Gura míle maith agaibh” — Gaelic for “a thousand thanks to you all.”

Murphy portrayed the eponymous J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, in Christopher Nolan’s epic “Oppenheimer.” This was his first Academy Award nomination, and now his first win. 

Director Nolan and Murphy have enjoyed an illustrious and longstanding collaboration, beginning with the actor’s chilling portrayal of the villain Scarecrow in Nolan’s “Batman Begins” in 2005. Murphy also appeared in the director’s sci-fi mindbender “Inception” in 2010, as well as the 2017 war epic “Dunkirk.” 

Every year the Academy pays tribute to those we have lost, and every year it’s a gut punch.

This year the show bid farewell to everyone from Andre Braugher to composer (and Spike Lee’s father) Bill Lee, “Friends” star Matthew Perry, Tina Turner and legendary actress Glenda Jackson, as well as a host of others.

Names and photos appeared on screen as dancers performed to Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo who sang “Time to Say Goodbye.”

It was a moment.

Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell have won the Oscar for best original song in the movie “Barbie.”

“I just didn’t think this would happen. I was not expecting this. I feel so incredibly lucky and honored,” Eilish said while accepting the award for the song “What Was I Made For?”

Eilish and Finneas thanked an array of people, from “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig to their parents and Eilish’s childhood friend, whom she says she played dolls with growing up.

Eilish had said her award-winning song was more personal than she thought it would be. She wrote most of the song, a haunting track that speaks to finding meaning and purpose, with Finneas in one night, she said in an appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s Songwriter Roundtable. 

This post has been updated with details from the acceptance speech and background on the song.

“Oppenheimer” has taken home the Academy Award for best original score.

Composer Ludwig Göransson thanked director Christopher Nolan for his idea of using a violin in the score, because it allowed him to collaborate with his wife, who is an acclaimed violinist.

More on the film: As the name suggests, Nolan took on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific genius and conflicted godfather of the atomic bomb.

Working in IMAX, the director conjures an overwhelming, altogether haunting retelling of the story of the bomb’s creation and its fallout across three taut hours that push the limits of the medium itself. Nolan’s screenplay – written, unusually, in the first person – drew from the definitive biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin.

All it took was Ryan Gosling to pop up in the seat behind Margot Robbie singing the opening line of “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” to make her burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Wearing a hot pink glitter suit with sunglasses, Gosling started the song in Robbie’s ear, as she broke into giggles.

Both “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig and the movie’s “Weird Barbie,” Kate McKinnon, enthusiastically cheered on the performance while Carrie Mulligan gave a standing ovation.

Ryan Gosling, what a doll! 

The actor’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” from the film “Barbie” at the Oscars couldn’t have been more eagerly awaited, and he delivered. 

Donning a sparkly pink suit, he began his performance in the audience wearing a cowboy hat, before hitting the stage with a ton of backup dancers.

It was a full-on performance, and legendary musician Slash even showed up on guitar.

“Barbie,” you’ll recall, was a box office hit last year and snagged Gosling a best supporting actor nod for his role as Ken. 

He also became a breakout music star thanks to the playful single, which hit the charts after it was released. 

The song was nominated for an Oscar for best original song, and Gosling was joined for the performance by co-composer Mark Ronson. 

It faces competition from another member of the “Barbie” family — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” also from the “Barbie” soundtrack, is nominated as well. 

“The Zone of Interest” has won the Oscar for best sound.

It’s a fitting accolade: The movie was critically lauded for conveying the horrors of the Holocaust primarily through what the audience hears.

“Flamin’ Hot” didn’t just describe the movie about spicy cheetos.

Becky G performed “The Fire Inside” from the film’s soundtrack and it was brief, but caliente.

Funny story, producer Eva Longoria is responsible for getting famed songwriter Dianna Warren to write the lyrics for the song after sharing an elevator with her.

“It was just fate. The fact that I met the greatest songwriter of all time in the elevator,” Longoria told Deadline. “And that one day she would write the song to a film I direct. That, even thinking back now, it gives me chills, going, if somebody told me that was going to happen, I would not have believed it. Like, ‘You know what? You should get Diane Warren to…’ I’d be like, ‘Okay, yeah. Sure.’”

“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” directed by Wes Anderson, has won the Academy Award for best live action short film.

This was the first Oscar for Anderson after eight nominations. He was not at the Dolby Theater to accept the award.

Is the big night for “Oppenheimer” officially underway?

Christopher Nolan’s epic on the father of the atomic bomb has won the Academy Award for best cinematography, marking its third win of the evening as it gained even wins with the Emma Stone-led “Poor Things.”

More on the movie: Part of the buzzy cultural phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer” from last year, the film scored the most Oscar nominations this season with 13.

That includes acting nods for Cillian Muphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. (who just won his first Oscar), as well as three for Nolan — for directing, adapted screenplay and as a producer for best picture.

Working in IMAX, Nolan conjures an overwhelming, altogether haunting retelling of the story of the bomb’s creation and its fallout across three taut hours that push the limits of the medium itself. Nolan’s screenplay – written, unusually, in the first person – drew from the definitive biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin. 

“20 Days in Mariupol,” a film that documents Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has won the Academy Award for best documentary feature film.

“Probably I will be the first director on this stage who will say, ‘I wish I never made this film,’” director Mstyslav Chernov said while accepting the award. “I wish to be able to exchange this (for) Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities.”

He said this is the first Oscar won in Ukraine’s history.

“I’m honored,” Chernov said.

His words were met by emphatic applause from the crowd in the Dolby Theatre.

The Oscar for best documentary short film has gone to “The Last Repair Shop,” directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers.

“‘The Last Repair Shop’ is about the heroes in our schools who often go unsung, unthanked and unseen. Tonight you are sung, you are thanked and you are seen,” Bowers said during his acceptance speech.

Bowers also paid homage to Los Angeles public schools, which he attended. He brought on stage with him a current violin pupil who appeared in the documentary.

“LA is one of the last cities in America to give public school students free and and freely repaired instruments and we need to fix that because music education isn’t just about creating incredible musicians, it’s about creating incredible humans,” Bowers said.

The post was updated with details from the acceptance speech.

Guillermo Rodriguez threatened to toast everyone in the audience individually tonight as he sipped from a margarita.

The comic was sitting next to Coleman Domingo for the sequence in which he stood up to face the audience and thank his wife Charlize Theron (not his wife), who appeared shocked when he mentioned her.

“Salud everybody!” he said as the audience, including Theron and Kimmel, threw back shots.

“It Never Went Away” couldn’t be more personal for Jon Batiste.  

The celebrated New Orleans artist performed the song from “American Symphony,” the documentary that tells the story of him trying to write a symphony as his wife, author Suleika Jaouad, battled leukemia. 

Batiste brought his full self to the performance of a song which, with its poignant lyrics, very much feels like a love letter to their relationship. 

The piano intro alone is moving and the Grammy-winning artist made clear why the song was nominated. 

Fellow nominee Billie Eilish was shown clapping enthusiastically for Batiste.

“American Symphony” documentary star Suleika Jaouad arrived at tonight’s Academy Awards in a gown crafted by an up-and-coming designer who knows the red carpet well — Angelina Jolie.

Jolie was not seen crossing the red carpet this evening herself, but her creation commanded attention worthy of an A-Lister. A head-turning detail was on the back of the gown: hand-drawn illustrations — courtesy of the artist Chaz Guest — of a composer directing his orchestra adorning the silk.

Jolie was inspired by the documentary’s message of resilience and the healing powers music can have, she told Vogue, and wanted to feature Jaouad’s husband, Jon Batiste, who also stars in the documentary (and is nominated for best original song).

“I have such deep admiration for Suleika and the way she lives her life,” Jolie told Vogue. “I would have dressed her for anything she needed. It should never be about the dress, but how anything worn feels like an extension of the person.”

The Oscar for best editing goes to “Oppenheimer.”

“Oppenheimer” was the highest grossing R-rated movie of 2023, and “marks the fastest a Universal R-rated film has hit the $200 million threshold domestically,” according to Universal Pictures.

The Oscar for best visual effects has gone to “Godzilla Minus One.”

Don’t call it a comeback.

Robert Downey Jr. won the best supporting actor Academy Award for his role in this season’s award show darling: “Oppenheimer.”

It follows his best supporting actor wins at the Golden Globes and BAFTA, and marks his first Oscar win.

He also thanked his wife, Susan Downey, “for loving him back to life.”

The actor’s role as Lewis Strauss — the man who clashed with J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb — has been hailed as one of his best performances.

Thank goodness that envelope was extra large.

John Cena couldn’t open the winner’s envelope because he appeared naked on stage, and used it to cover his private parts.

After hiding behind the set design, Kimmel coaxed him out after a conversation about a streaking bit he was originally supposed to do live on stage.

“The male body is not a joke,” Cena said.

“Mine is,” Kimmel replied.

“Dude I don’t wrestle naked, I wrestle in jorts,” Cena said. (“Jorts” are jean shorts, for the uninitiated).

“Jorts are worse than naked,” Kimmel said.

Cena then had the crowd in fits as he walked out, covered in nothing but the envelope.

Behind the bit: Cena wasn’t actually naked, a source close to production tells CNN.

“He was covered in the groin and butt crack area — and the envelope was velcroed to him,” this source says.

The reason for the safety measures around Cena’s private parts? The show had to make sure there were no FCC violations, CNN understands.

“The Zone of Interest” has been awarded the Oscar for best international feature film.

Writer and director Jonathan Glazer used his acceptance speech to speak about the war in Gaza.

“Our film shows where dehumanization leads, at its worst. It’s shaped all of our past and present. Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people,” he said.

“Whether the victims of October 7 in Israel, or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all are victims of this dehumanization,” Glazer continued.

About the movie: The United Kingdom-made film centers on the real-life Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, who live bucolic and seemingly mundane lives next door to the infamous concentration camp.

But viewers never see the unspeakable horrors taking place just on the other side of the garden wall. Instead, they hear them.

CNN’s Harmeet Kaur contributed reporting to this post.

Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling were in competitive mode while acknowledging movie stunts on stage at the Oscars.

The two starts of the movies talked about the cultural phenomenon of what’s been termed “Barbenheimer,” the massive popularity of two recent movies, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.

Blunt noted how the night was going for “Oppenheimer,” saying to Gosling, “And the way this awards season turned out, wasn’t that much of a rivalry so let it go.”

Gosling replied, “It’s true. You guys are doing very well, congratulations. But I think I figured out why they call it Barbieheimer and they didn’t call it Oppenbarbie.”

“Why?” Blunt asked.

Gosling explained, “I think you guys are at the tail end of that because you were riding Barbie’s coattails all summer.”

“Thanks for Ken-splaining that to me Mr. I need to paint my abs on to get nominated. Robert Downey didn’t need to do that.”

“Poor Things” has earned its third Oscar of the night, this time for best costume design. It earlier won the awards for best production design and for best makeup and hairstyling.

Holly Waddington accepted the award and thanked her fellow nominees for inspiring her to become a costume designer.

She also thanked the cast for going with whatever she threw at them — especially Emma Stone, the lead actress in the film.

In “Poor Things,” Stone plays a child-like woman who is reanimated by a mad professor-type using the brain of her unborn child.

The post was updated with Waddington’s remarks from the stage,

“Poor Things” has won the Academy Award for best production design, the second award tonight for the movie by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Billie Eilish was joined by her brother, Finneas, for her performance of her hit song from “Barbie.”

With just the two of them — Finneas on piano — she offered an emotional version of the song.

The song feels so deeply personal that many people have assumed that it’s about the singer, something she denies.

“It was so purely about ‘Barbie’ and how she feels, and I felt I could look through her eyes and see the world and write from her perspective,” she told the Los Angeles Times recently. “And I was truly not thinking about myself. We weren’t talking about my life.”

Eilish was simply made for this.

“Poor Things” has won the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling.

Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston accepted the award for their work on the film.

In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone plays a child-like woman who is reanimated by a mad professor-type using the brain of her unborn child.

The bizarre and outlandish film is nominated for 11 Oscars total this year, including best picture, best supporting actor for Mark Ruffalo and best director for Yorgos Lanthimos.

The post has been updated with more details on the movie.

“American Fiction” has won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay.

Writer and director Cord Jefferson took the stage to accept the award.

“I just feel so much joy being here. I felt so much joy making this movie and I want other people to experience that,” he said while accepting his award.

He called for more filmmakers to be given opportunities to make movies because “the next Martin Scorsese is out there, the next Greta is out there.”

“They just want a shot and we can give them one,” he said.

“American Fiction” is a satire adapted from Percival Everett’s book “Erasure,” that follows a frustrated author whose joke book riffing on Black stereotypes suddenly finds success – and thrusts him into a world full of insanity and hypocrisy.

This post has been updated with details from the movie and Jefferson’s speech.

“Anatomy of a Fall” has won the Oscar for best original screenplay.

The screenplay was written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (her real-life partner) and stars Sandra Hüller. The film is a French courtroom drama about a woman accused of killing her husband.

Triet thanked the cast while accepting the Oscar.

“You killed the script on set,” Triet said. She when went on to say, “Thank you so much, thank you, it’s such an honor.”

More about the film: Triet’s knotty screenplay is as much the trial of a marriage as the prosecution of a crime. Hüller’s character Sandra Voyter is a successful German novelist whose French husband Samuel, rightly or wrongly, believes he is living in her shadow. One day he’s found dead in the snow beneath the balcony of their Alpine chalet by their son Daniel, who is blind.

An inconclusive autopsy results in a trial, where a lack of evidence from the alleged crime scene creates a void prosecutors fill by dissecting their marriage in search of motive.

CNN’s Thomas Page contributed to this post.

The post has been updated with more details on the award and movie.

Margot Robbie has worn nonstop “Barbie”-inspired looks for the past year, and she might be over it.

At least, that seemed to be the case as she hit the Oscars red carpet in a strapless black Versace gown with ruching at the waist. The simple but striking silhouette would probably not be found in Barbie’s Dream Closet, though it still had a connection to her castmates and creative team.

The material seemed to be a twin to America Ferrera’s hot pink chainmail look (also from Versace), and closely resembled the armor-like metallic gown that director Greta Gerwig wore as well.

Although Da’Vine Joy Randolph wasn’t wearing a mic, Jimmy Kimmel called on her after the commercial break to name her publicist, who she thanked in her speech for always having her back, but forgot to name.

Randolph was happy to oblige, looking straight into the camera and thanking her.

Kimmel, a Howard Stern super-fan and best friend, also gave his first Stern Show shoutout of the night, telling Randolph “Bababooey” over her speech. Bababooey is a popular term used on the show as a nickname for executive producer Gary Dell’Abate.

“The Boy and the Heron” has won the Academy Award for best animated feature film.

The movie earned just under $13 million in its opening weekend, the biggest ever opening in the United States and Canada for a film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, which he co-founded, according to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore.

The movie, a story of a child who travels to a mysterious realm after his mother dies, was released in theaters across the US in December.

This post has been updated with more details on the movie.

The Oscar for the best animated short film was awarded tonight to “War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko.”

Da’Vine Joy Randolph has won the first award of the night: the Oscar for best actress in a supporting role.

Randolph won the honor for her role in the film “The Holdovers.”

“I pray to God that I get to do this more than once,” Randolph said in her teary acceptance speech. “I thank you for seeing me.”

In “The Holdovers,” Randolph delivers a heartbreaking performance as Mary Lamb, a boarding school cook in 1970 who is grieving her recently deceased son who was fighting in the Vietnam War. 

Randolph costars with Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa in the acclaimed Alexander Payne-directed film about people “holding over” at their snowy New England school with nowhere else to go during the holidays. 

This post has been updated with more details from Randolph’s speech and about the movie.

Tonight’s red carpet marked the beginning of what could well be another epic “method dressing” press tour — this time starring the cast of “Wicked.” Cynthia Erivo wore a bewitching green custom leather Louis Vuitton gown with structured ruffle sleeves and train as a nod to her character Elphaba, while her co-star Ariana Grande wore a voluminous bubblegum pink gown by Giambattista Valli, perfect for the good witch Glinda.

We’ve seen the cast of “Dune: Part Two” go all out in recent weeks with their looks on the media circuit, with countless looks from Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Pugh channelling the movie. (And though she may have showed up tonight dressed in black, the collection of classic Barbie doll-inspired looks put together by stylist Andrew Mukamal for Margot Robbie on the “Barbie” press tour were an always-apt embodiment of being pretty in pink.)

Jimmy Kimmel included Messi, the dog from “Anatomy of a Fall,” in his Oscars monologue, and the camera panned to the animal as he sat next to his companion.

Kimmel praised Messi for his acting during a drug overdose scene in the French movie.

The stars have made their way from the red carpet to their seats and Hollywood’s biggest night is underway at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

We’ll bring you live updates on host Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue, award winners, performances and more big moments from the show.

Kimmel opened the show with a short, pre-recorded sketch featuring “Barbie” star Margot Robbie, then took the stage to applause.

Kimmel took the place of the elder woman on the bench from a scene in the film, saying “I know,” in response to Margot Robbie telling him, “You’re beautiful.”

“I haven’t eaten in three weeks,” he replied, saying he had to go host the Oscars.

This post has been updated with details from the start of the show.

The stars have arrived at the Dolby Theatre for Hollywood’s biggest night: the Oscars. As well as celebrating the year in movies, the annual extravaganza has long been the red carpet event of the year.

The 96th Academy Awards ceremony marks the culmination of a months-long awards season that has seen plenty of florals, cut-outs, sequins and sheer gowns. (And it’s not just Margot Robbie who’s contributed pops of “Barbie”-worthy pink.) But many of the night’s attendees — or perhaps the designers and stylists who dress them — have clearly been saving their best for last.

The Awards’ categories are filled with stars who have produced moments of red carpet magic in recent months, from Colman Domingo (pictured above) and America Ferrera to Best Song nominee Billie Eilish. So too is the list of presenters and performers, which include Bad Bunny and Zendaya, among many others. Click through to CNN Style’s recap of the red carpet to see all the best looks.

Jimmy Kimmel and the biggest movie of last year.

The later night talk show host kicked off his hosting appearing in a scene from “Barbie” which won both the box office and the hearts of moviegoers.

He also paid tribute to the film’s director, Greta Gerwig, who made headlines when she wasn’t nominated in the best director category.

Kimmel reminded those in the audience that they were the ones responsible for that.

He also teased many others in the audience including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr., Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Bradley Cooper and even the dog Messi, who is one of the stars of “Anatomy of a Fall.”

He also received all the love from the audience.

“Thank you for that partial standing ovation,” he joked.

Kimmel pointed out that while the show began an hour earlier this year, folks can’t count on it not ending late. “In fact, we are already 5 minutes over and I am not joking.”

He got plenty of laughs in his opener as he weaved in everything from the actors’ and writers’ strikes to the abundance of award-nominating worthy projects.

He even brought out a group of people who represented those behind the scenes like the Teamsters and others who stood beside the strikers. He encouraged them to “Take a bow” and vowed to stand with them should they strike.

The 96th Academy Awards will take place Sunday and while the gowns and the guests will be beautiful, we’ll be watching to get in our feelings with moving acceptance speeches.

Honestly, the crazier or more emotional, the better.

Let’s look back at some of the more unforgettable Oscars speeches from ceremonies in recent decades.

Roberto Benigni, “Life is Beautiful” (1999): When the director and actor won the Oscar for best foreign language film in 1999, he jumped up, walked over neighboring chairs, clutched Steven Spielberg’s hand along his path, then, quite literally, bounced his way to the stage to yell:

“This is a moment of joyl!”

Rewatching video of the moment is an instant mood boost.

Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” (2016): DiCaprio used his moment in the spotlight to urge people to work together to address the threat of climate change.

“I thank you all for this amazing award tonight,” DiCaprio said. “Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted.”

Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave” (2014): There were few dry eyes in the audience when Nyong’o won for her performance in the drama “12 Years a Slave.” Her poignant speech concluded with a powerful message.

“When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you are from, your dreams are valid,” she said.

Annette Bening is meeting the moment.

The acclaimed actor is currently in the midst of her fifth campaign for an Oscar statuette, this time for her intense and very physical performance in “Nyad,” based on the life of legendary and determined swimmer Diana Nyad.

Bening isn’t, however, considered the favorite to win this year. When asked during a recent interview with CNN about whether she’s as mad about that fact as some of her supporters are, she laughed heartily.

“I appreciate your rage, I applaud your rage, I support your rage,” she said.
She doesn’t, however, “live in rage,” she added.

Bening maintains that when it comes to the entertainment business, “you have to have a sense of humor about it.”

“One of the good things about this moment for me is that I can look back at 34 years ago when I first went to the Oscars and what that was like, and compare it to this time, so it does give me a certain perspective that allows me to just go with the flow,” she said. “I don’t really worry. I just am appreciative.”

Bening is referring to her first Academy Award-nominated role in 1990’s “The Grifters,” the Stephen Frears-directed crime drama in which she starred opposite John Cusack and Anjelica Huston. It was one of her first film roles, but Bening stole the spotlight and was soon landing lead roles, like in “Bugsy” (opposite her future husband Warren Beatty) and “The American President.”

Actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld has arrived on the red carpet, looking ethereal in a sea foam green Elie Saab Couture gown with golden floral embellishments on the bust and wrists, and a trailing floor-length neck sash.

As a teen, Steinfeld was nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 2011’s “True Grit.”

Steinfeld’s is one of a number of looks on the red carpet channeling mermaid chic, including Anya Taylor-Joy’s Dior Haute Couture dress (inspired by Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus,” the actor explained) and Emma Stone’s shell-inspired custom Louis Vuitton gown with a flared peplum waist.

It’s been over a century since theater mogul Sid Grauman introduced the concept of the Hollywood red carpet at the 1922 premiere of “Robin Hood.” Ever since, the Tinseltown tradition has seen stars attend film premieres, festivals and award ceremonies bedecked in couture, debuting new looks or new relationships (or, perhaps, subtly hinting at a breakup) with photographers capturing their every move.

These behind-the-lens creatives are a crucial link between celebrity and civilian; their work serving as an arbiter of trends and beauty and aspiration in the moment, as well as visual time capsules for years to come. Photographer Chelsea Lauren has documented the red carpet scene for the photo agency Shutterstock for nearly a decade.

Every year, from January to April, Lauren shoots most of the major awards ceremonies — the Golden Globes, Emmys, Grammys, alongside other industry events like the Costume Design Guild Awards and Independent Spirit Awards. It’s a hectic time.

Billed as the celebrity event of the year, with its 900-foot-long red carpet that sweeps down Hollywood Boulevard and into the Dolby Theatre, the Oscars are on another level.

There’s a hierarchy to the arrivals — non-famous attendees take a less central route down the red carpet, while the biggest stars arrive last. But Lauren admits it can be overwhelming, even for some of the seasoned celebrities in attendance. It’s noisy — photographers vie for the attention of stars by calling out their names — and despite a sea of professional lights, camera flashes go off all around as live TV cameras roll.

Read the full story here.

Dozens of protesters gathered blocks from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and were chanting Free Palestine!” ahead of the Oscars on Sunday.

Los Angeles Police Department officers blocked off the roads as demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags and various signs walked along Sunset Boulevard between Vine Street and Ivar Avenue.

The LAPD issued a dispersal order in the area for unlawful assembly, the agency said on X Sunday afternoon. It advised people to stay away from the area.

Ryan Gosling isn’t just Ken, he’s also now officially a celebrated singer.

It was announced last month that the “Barbie” star will perform the movie’s hit song “I’m Just Ken,” along with collaborator Mark Ronson at today’s Academy Awards ceremony.

Producers of the Oscars appear to be leaning to star power at this year’s show.

“I’m Just Ken” is up for best original song as Gosling is competing in the best supporting actor category.

And it’s not the only “Barbie” song up for the sought-after award.

“What Was I Made For?” from the soundtrack is also nominated and will be performed by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell. The song recently snagged a Grammy for song of the year.

Jon Batiste is set to perform “It Never Went Away” from the film “American Symphony,” while Becky G will hit the stage with “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot.”

Scott George and the Osage Singers are set to perform “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

In a night of muted tones (so far), America Ferrera wowed in a slinky, shimmering pink gown, courtesy of Versace.

Per E! News, stylist Karla Welch said the luxury house cycled through 10 different types of chainmail to arrive at the final look.

“Barbie” has provided a wealth of inspiration for cast members’ red-carpet looks during the year, from Margot Robbie’s literal adaptations of famous Barbie dolls to Ryan Gosling’s Kenergy-infused suits.

Tonight, Ferrera hopes to take home the award for best supporting actress for her role as mom Gloria in the blockbuster hit, which would be a historic win — only two other Latina actors have won in the category with Mercedes Ruehl in 1991 and Ariana DeBose in 2021.

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel is not planning to devote much time to on Sunday is politics. However, it all depends on the news cycle. 

That likely means no jokes about former President Donald Trump, though Kimmel has had a lot to say about the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on his late-night show in the past.

“One of the most fun parts of my job is knowing that he hates being made fun of and making fun of him,” Kimmel said about Trump. “And then, every once in a while, he reminds us that he hates it and he gets mad. So, I love that. I take some pleasure in it.”

Kimmel said that he’s prepared for how another Trump administration would impact late-night television, but he’s “more worried about the country than my monologues.”

“I just cannot believe that anyone thinks it would be a good idea to put him back in the White House,” Kimmel said.

Despite his strong opinions about Trump, Kimmel told CNN he’d like to have a conversation with him on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “I would absolutely have him on the show,” Kimmel said. “I do think there are a lot of questions I would like to ask him, and I would like to get actual answers. I think most of the interviews that he does don’t require those.”

Watch his response in the clip below:

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Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo and Billie Eilish wore matching red lapel pins to the Academy Awards, but what do they mean?

The pins call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. A group of over 400 stars have joined Artists4Ceasefire, which in late October first published a letter urging the US Congress and President Joe Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel through Artists4Ceasefire.org.

In a press statement, Artists4Ceasefire said: “The pin symbolizes collective support for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, the release of all of the hostages and for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.”

Other stars who have signed the letter include Cate Blanchett, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Bradley Cooper, Annie Lennox and America Ferrera.

The post was updated with the detail that Mark Ruffalo was also wearing the ceasefire pin.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may have been the buzziest subject of football season, but for award season, Jimmy Kimmel isn’t so sure the celebrity couple will get a mention in his opening monologue at the Oscars on Sunday.

When asked if he plans to talk about Swift and Kelce onstage during his fourth time as host of Hollywood’s biggest night, Kimmel told CNN in an interview this week that the duo is “not off limits, but probably played out.”

It’s a careful balance, Kimmel explained, to poke fun at the celebrities gathered inside the Dolby Theatre, while not offending them.

“It’s not that easy. It depends on the person because some people are more sensitive than others,” Kimmel said. “God help you, if I know you. Like, if you’ve been to my house, you’re in trouble on Oscar night.”

On Aaron Rodgers, who ignited a controversy with Kimmel after falsely suggesting the comedian would be mentioned in court documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein case, Kimmel quipped, “Uh, I don’t know who that is.” Jokes aside, Kimmel said he doesn’t plan to mention Rodgers during the Oscars ceremony, and the athlete is not likely to be invited onto “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” anytime soon.

“Probably not,” Kimmel responded when asked if there’s a world in which he would have Rodgers on his show as a guest. “The way I look at it,” he continued, “The next step is for Aaron Rodgers to reach out to me – not the other way around. So, I don’t see that happening. Listen, we have some major differences in the way we think.”

As expected, “Oppenheimer” had a strong showing when the 96th Academy Awards nominees were revealed last month.

The Christopher Nolan film leads Oscar contenders with 13 nominations.

The fantasy film “Poor Things,” starring Emma Stone, followed with 11, while the Martin Scorsese drama “Killers of the Flower Moon” got 10 nominations.

The summer blockbuster “Barbie” earned eight nominations.

Here are the nominees in three key categories, and check out the full list of nominees here.

Best picture:

Best actor in a leading role:

Best actress in a leading role:

Famed chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck spoke to CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister on the red carpet a short time ago.

He’s the man behind the menu at the exclusive Governors Ball, the lavish after-party held after each Academy Awards.

Some of the night’s biggest stars will feast on smoked salmon, macaroni and cheese, mushroom risotto with truffles, Peking duck and much more, Puck said.

He also told Wagmeister about some of his favorite interactions with A-listers, including the time actor Joaquin Phoenix stepped into the kitchen to enjoy his meal with the staff, and the time Julia Roberts kissed the chefs as she exited through the kitchen.

Legendary funny-man Bill Murray also made an appearance on one occasion, throwing steak salt everywhere.

“Barbie” might have saved the summer box office, but as the lengthy build-up to the Oscars nears its end, “Oppenheimer” is clearly the movie that award voters have been waiting for.

Director Christopher Nolan’s historical epic about the father of the atomic bomb added awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America over the weekend – the latter having emerged as one of the most reliable bellwethers for the Academy Awards, aligning with the best-picture winner 11 of the last 14 years.

Throw in the film’s 13 Academy Award nominations and previous wins at the Golden Globes, Directors Guild of America, the BAFTAs and the Critics Choice Awards, and while there could always be some stunning surprise, to all appearances the Oscar race is likely over except for the acceptance speeches thanking the Academy and Universal Pictures.

In hindsight, the golden hardware showered on “Oppenheimer” should have been predictable, given all the boxes that the film checks. Near the top of that list, despite trailing “Barbie” in revenues the film still grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide, providing award voters with a rare mix of prestige – a star-studded cast, a long-admired director and weighty material – and the kind of commercial success that actually might help attract TV viewers.

Read more about Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling is grateful for his Oscar nomination, but joined the chorus of people who question the omission of his costar Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig from their individual respective categories.

Gosling was nominated in the supporting actor category for his portrayal of Mattel’s Ken doll in “Barbie,” last year’s biggest blockbuster, starring alongside Robbie’s titular Barbie.

His nomination counts as one of the eight nods that the film received, but the furor over the hit movie’s director Gerwig and Robbie not earning individual nominations in the director and lead actress categories, respectively, has been ongoing since the nominations were announced. (“Barbie” was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, which like CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.)

While Gerwig and Robbie were not recognized individually, they did each earn Oscar nominations this week. Gerwig was recognized in the adapted screenplay category alongside her “Barbie” co-writer (and husband) Noah Baumbach, and Robbie was nominated as a producer with the film’s best picture nomination, alongside three others.

In his statement, Gosling also honored his costar America Ferrera, who earned a surprise supporting actress nod for her performance in the film.

Read Gosling’s full statement, as provided to CNN.

Method dressing on the red carpet has reached new heights this season (most recently with the incredible looks from the “Dune: Part Two” press tour), and the creative team from “Godzilla: Minus One” certainly got the memo with matching clawed heels.

Director Takashi Yamazaki, and CGI and visual effects directors Masaki Takahashi, Kiyoko Shibuya and Tatsuji Nojima each got a little lift with reptilian claws cupping their heeled shoes and boots. They also posed with Godzilla figures from the kaiju film.

“Godzilla: Minus One” nabbed a slew of awards at the Japan Academy Film Prize (otherwise known as the Japanese Academy Awards) two days ago, and the team hopes to take home the Oscar for Visual Effects tonight. They are up against the teams from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” “The Creator” and “Napoleon.”

It’s been 10 years since Ellen DeGeneres broke X (then still Twitter) by posting an instantly iconic selfie packed with A-List actors during the 2014 Oscars telecast.

DeGeneres managed to squeeze Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Lupita Nyong’o and Channing Tatum into the frame.

Revisiting this moment and the famous faces is a time capsule. Some of those photographed have been working steadily ever since. For others – like Spacey, who was fired from “House of Cards” in 2018 amid the #MeToo movement after facing sexual misconduct allegations – things have certainly changed.

Cooper, for one, has become an Oscar mainstay since his 2014 supporting actor nomination for “American Hustle.” A decade later, he has earned double-digit Oscar nominations and will return to tonight’s Academy Awards as a nominee for “Maestro” – a film he directed, produced and stars in.

Lawrence was also a nominee for her performance in “American Hustle.” She went on to earn another Oscar nod the following year for her performance in “Joy” and has appeared in a film every year since. She also became a mom along the way.

Leto won an Oscar that year for “Dallas Buyers Club,” as did Nyong’o for “12 Years a Slave.” Leto has since toggled between roles in various blockbuster movies, the 2022 mini-series “WeCrashed” and has stuck with his rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.

Read more about the selfie that broke the Internet

Members of the Osage Nation arrived on the 2024 Oscars red carpet a short time ago, after members of the tribe collaborated with decorated filmmaker Martin Scorsese on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a film that recounts a dark and painful chapter of Osage history.

In 2019, Scorsese and his team met with Osage Nation Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear to discuss the film. Chief Standing Bear offered up resources, such as the tribe’s language department, that could assist in the film’s production, the Osage News reported at the time.

That same year, Scorsese met with residents of Oklahoma’s Gray Horse community, many of whom are descendants of the Osage victims who were killed in the 1920s.

Also, countless Osage people worked on “Killers of the Flower Moon”and their mark is evident throughout, said Chad Renfro, the tribe’s ambassador for the film and a consulting producer on the project.

Osage consultants weighed in on a myriad of details, from wardrobe to traditional customs, resulting in a level of authenticity that Gray said he hasn’t seen in a mainstream Hollywood project about Native people.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” enters this evening with double-digit nominations.

Read more about the making of the film here.

Actress Vanessa Hudgens debuted a baby bump on the red carpet at the Oscars tonight.

Hudgens is married to Major League Baseball outfielder Cole Tucker.

Thirty years ago, Tom Hanks delivered a performance that reverberated through Hollywood. And it wasn’t in a movie.

On March 21, 1994 — at the 66th Academy Awards — Hanks accepted the Best Actor statuette for his role in “Philadelphia,” a drama about a gay lawyer slowly dying of AIDS. His acceptance speech quickly went down in history as one of the most memorable and moving in Oscar history.

As we gear up for the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, here’s a look back at Hanks’ groundbreaking acceptance speech, 30 years later.

The speech

It starts like any other speech, with Hanks thanking his wife Rita Wilson, as well as the film’s cast and crew — including co-stars Antonio Banderas and Denzel Washington. Then, the speech turns personal. Hanks refers to his high school drama teacher, Rawley Farnsworth, and a classmate, John Gilkerson — both gay men who Hanks said he “had the good fortune to be associated with, to fall under their inspiration at such a young age.”

“And there lies my dilemma here tonight,” Hanks continues. “I know that my work in this case is magnified by the fact that the streets of heaven are too crowded with angels. We know their names. They number a thousand for each one of the red ribbons that we wear here tonight. They finally rest in the warm embrace of the gracious creator of us all.
“A healing embrace that cools their fevers, that clears their skin, and allows their eyes to see the simple, self-evident, common sense truth that is made manifest by the benevolent creator of us all and was written down on paper by wise men, tolerant men, in the city of Philadelphia 200 years ago,” he says, referring to the Declaration of Independence, which states all men are created equal. “God bless you all. God have mercy on us all. And God bless America.”

Read more about the impact of Hanks’ speech

As stars make their glamorous entrance at the 96th Academy Awards today, they’ll be strolling down a carpet of a familiar hue: red.

It might seem unnecessary to observe the color of the red carpet, but last year’s award show featured a champagne-colored carpet, marking a break with tradition.

Curious about what it’s like on the other side of the carpet? Check out CNN’s profile of a celebrity photographer.

Every year around Oscars time, when the greatest in cinema is celebrated, an alternative awards ceremony is held that singles out the worst (at least, according to them) in movies — the Razzie Awards.

Around since 1981, this 44th edition of the infamous “honors” counted Jason Statham, Vin Diesel and Ana de Armas among the nominees for worst actor and actress.

“Expend4bles,” “Meg 2: The Trench,” “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and the bland “Exorcist: Believer” were up for worst film of 2023.

But in a bad sign for the now-public domain figure Mickey Mouse, the horror film “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey” took home the Razzie for worst picture, the awards association announced on Saturday.

In the acting categories, Academy Award-winner Jon Voight won worst actor for the film “Mercy,” while Sylvester Stallone snagged worst supporting actor for “Expend4bles.”

“Transformers” star (and poet) Megan Fox had the distinction of winning two Razzies, for worst actress and supporting actress, for “Johnny & Clyde” and “Expend4bles,” respectively.

The “Winnie the Pooh” horror film won four other awards, including worst screen couple for Pooh and Piglet as “Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers (!),” according to the Razzie announcement.

The Razzies — also called the Golden Raspberry Awards — have not come without their fair share of controversy.

Last year, the organization was called out for nominating then-12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong for her starring role in the “Firestarter” remake, prompting an apology.

The Nuclear Threat Initiative is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat.

In the run-up to the Academy Awards, the organization launched a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Using billboards, a major art installation, an open letter from top artists published in the Los Angeles Times, social media videos and more, the campaign aims to raise public awareness about the civilization-ending risks posed by today’s nuclear arsenals.

Actors including “Oppenheimer” cast members Matthew Modine and Tony Goldwyn — as well as Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Viggo Mortensen, Emma Thompson, and Rosanna Arquette — joined J. Robert Oppenheimer’s grandson and activist Charles Oppenheimer to sign a letter in partnership with the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

“We want to raise our voices to remind people that while Oppenheimer is history, nuclear weapons are not,” the group writes in their letter. “To protect our families, our communities, and our world, we must demand that global leaders work to make nuclear weapons history—and build a brighter future.”

The “For Your Consideration: Make Nukes History” campaign includes billboards and street posters, proclaiming “Oppenheimer Started It, We Can End It” and “13 Oppenheimer Nominations; 13,000 Nuclear Weapons.”

The Oscars telecast is set to start one hour earlier than in years past, which means we’ll all hopefully get off to bed a little earlier tonight.

In an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first, the live telecast of the premier awards event will begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) instead of its usual start time one hour later, the organization announced late last year.

ABC will air a 30-minute pre-show leading into the live telecast starting at 6:30 p.m. ET, and a new episode of the Emmy-winning comedy “Abbott Elementary” will air immediately following the end of the Oscars ceremony, according the announcement.

The Academy has also stipulated that the runtime of this year’s show will be three and a half hours, which would be in keeping with the average duration of the event (although it often encroaches on four hours).

Late night’s Jimmy Kimmel is set to host for the fourth time when the 96th Academy Awards air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide tonight.

Jimmy Kimmel will host the Academy Awards tonight, his fourth time at the helm of the prestigious cinematic awards.

In addition to last year, he served as the host in 2017 and 2018.

Also, Molly McNearney is returning for a second consecutive year to serve as an executive producer for the show. McNearney is Kimmel’s wife.

“We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in the announcement in November. “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible creativity and partnership and for going on this ride with us again.”

America’s most glamorous election contest is finally drawing to a close. Yes, it’s time for the 2024 Oscars.

Only marginally shorter than its political counterparts (and with no less lobbying), the road to the 96th Academy Awards ceremony is likely leading toward what industry and casual viewers have all been betting on: a wildly popular box office hit on the cusp of cleaning up, with “Oppenheimer” in pole position to claim best picture and a host of other categories.

Comparisons are already being made to 1998 and 2004, when “Titanic” and “The Return of the King” steamrolled their respective competition on their way to a record 11 Oscars each. Despite its 13 nominations, Christopher Nolan’s epic take on the life and times of the father of the atomic bomb is unlikely to dominate to quite that degree. But since when did Hollywood (or industry press) let the truth get in the way of a good story?

Here’s how to watch: We’ll find out exactly how well “Oppenheimer” and co. do on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, when the ceremony kicks off on ABC in the US.

See international listings here.

The telecast will also be available to stream on abc.com and the ABC app. It will be available through subscription on Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV as well.

As for the red carpet: You can watch ABC’s official 30-minute pre-show starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

If you want an even earlier look, E! will be live from the site of the glamorous pre-show arrivals starting at 4 p.m. ET.

“The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-nominated historical drama, is technically a film about the Holocaust.

The movie centers on the real-life Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, who live bucolic and seemingly mundane lives next door to the infamous concentration camp.

But viewers never see the unspeakable horrors taking place just on the other side of the garden wall. Instead, they hear them.

They hear them in the muffled screams, the heart-wrenching wails and the piercing gunshots. They hear them in the distant sounds of trains and in the constant hum of the incinerator.

“I knew right from the off that I didn’t want to reenact these atrocities using actors and extras,” director Glazer told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in a February interview. “I feel that that imagery is something that we all know, and it’s seared into our consciousness as it is. Sound, of course, is interpretative. We’re able to see those pictures in our mind’s eye because we hear those sounds.”

In a film otherwise short on spectacle, the sound design in “The Zone of Interest” is something of a main character. (In interviews, Glazer has said “The Zone of Interest” consists of two films: “the one you see and the one you hear.”)