(12 Mar 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles, 12 March 2023
1. Various, Stephanie Hsu
2. Zoom out on N.T. Rama Rao Jr
3. Various, Halle Bailey
4. Various, Cara Delevingne
5. Various, Florence Pugh
6. Various, Lenny Kravitz
7. Various, Andie MacDowell solo, embraces and poses with daughter Rainey Qualley
8. Tilt up Ava DuVernay
9. Various, Danai Gurira
10. Various, Jonathan Majors
11. Various, Kerry Condon
12. Various, Riz Ahmed
13. Various, Ana de Armas
14. Tilt up on Jennifer Connelly
15. Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest
STORYLINE:
Sequins sparkled and cameras flashed as actors and creators hit the new champagne-colored carpet at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday (12 MARCH 2023). It’s the first time since 1961 that the carpet at the world-famous Oscars ceremony is not red.

The show will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel—his third time as host-- at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and broadcast live on ABC in the U.S.

Celebrities including Cara Delevingne, Florence Pugh and Stephanie Hsu walked the carpet.

Ten movies are competing for best picture: “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Women Talking.” Presenters include Emily Blunt, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Melissa McCarthy, and Janelle Monáe.

Representing the best song category, Rihanna will perform for "Lift Me Up" from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipliganj will perform M.M. Keeravaani’s "Naatu Naatu" from “RRR.” Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance.

Every year the Oscars evolve and beside the new carpet color, after the infamous Will Smith slap at last year’s ceremony, the Oscars will have their first ever “crisis team” to react to surprises, and all categories have been restored to be handed out on the live show.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” has 11 nominations and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s multiverse mash-up is expected to win best picture after sweeping the top guild awards. The Daniels, as they are known, are favored to best Steven Spielberg for best director. Former child star Ke Huy Quan is seen as a lock for best supporting actor, Michelle Yeoh could become the first Asian best actress winner.

The Oscars will be broadcast live on ABC starting at 8pm ET.

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