La La Land’s A-listers are preparing for the 91st Academy Awards– an evening of prestigious prize-giving at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.
Watch the star-studded ceremony live on M-Net Movies Premiere (channel 104 on DStv) on Monday 25 February at 03:00 , and in Prime Time on the same day on M-Net (channel 102 on DStv) at 21:00 .
M-Net and M-Net Movies will also be sending the vivacious The Voice South Africa host Anele Mdoda to the glamorous event, where she’ll be interviewing the attendees and giving South Africans an exclusive look at the biggest night of the awards season.
The special, Anele at the Oscarsairs on M-Net Movies Premiere (channel 104 on DStv) on Monday 25 February at 20:30.
The Academy has also announced that the legendary Queen will be performing at the ceremony, alongside pop sensation Adam Lambert – prompting some Twitter hype from Queen and Lambert themselves.
Also set to perform is the delightful Bette Midler, who will sing the Oscar-nominated song “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins.
Previously announced presenters who will be on the stage designed by David Korins, featuring over 41 000 Swarvoski crystals and 40 000 roses, include:
Elsie Fisher, Danai Gurira, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Keaton, Helen Mirren, John Mulaney, Tyler Perry, Pharrell Williams, Krysten Ritter, Paul Rudd along with Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina,
Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Allison Janney, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Amy Poehler, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson and Constance Wu.
Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Emilia Clarke, Laura Dern, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephan James,
Keegan-Michael Key, KiKi Layne, James McAvoy, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Momoa and Sarah Paulson will also be presenting awards at the ceremony.
Watch the 91st Annual Academy Awards® live on M-Net Movies Premiere channel 104, Monday 25 February at 03:00 and in Prime Time on M-Net 102 at 21:00 on the same day.
The 91st Annual Academy Awards® Nominees are as below:
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 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”
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 Picture
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Best Director
“BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee
“Cold War,” Paweł Pawlikowski
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Lanthimos
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay
Best Foreign Language Film
“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Roma” (Mexico)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)
Best Documentary Feature
“Free Solo”
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
“Minding the Gap”
“Of Fathers and Sons”
“RBG”
Best Documentary Short
“Black Sheep”
“End Game”
“Lifeboat”
“A Night at The Garden”
“Period. End of Sentence.”
Best Short, Animated
“Animal Behaviour”
“Bao”
“Late Afternoon”
“One Small Step”
“Weekends” Best Short, Live-Action
“Detainment”
“Fauve”
“Marguerite”
“Mother”
“Skin”
Best Animated Feature
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Mirai”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Best Original Song
“All The Stars” from “Black Panther”
“I’ll Fight” from “RBG”
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns”
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“A Star Is Born”
Best Original Screenplay
“The Favourite”
“First Reformed”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“Vice”
Best Cinematography
“Cold War,” Łukasz Zal
“The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan
“Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique
Best Production Design
“The Favourite”
“Black Panther”
“First Man”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Roma”
Best Costume Design
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Mary Zophres
“Black Panther,” Ruth Carter
“The Favourite,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Queen of Scots,” Alexandra Byrne
Best Film Editing
“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
“Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito
“Vice,” Hank Corwin
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
“Border,” Göran Lundström & Pamela Goldammer
“Mary Queen of Scots,” Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher & Jessica Brooks
“Vice,” Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe & Patricia DeHaney
Best Original Score
“Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson
“BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Nicholas Britell
“Isle of Dogs,” Alexandre Desplat “Mary Poppins Returns,” Marc Shaiman
Best Sound Editing
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“A Quiet Place”
“Roma”
Best Sound Mixing
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“First Man”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
Best Visual Effects
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Christopher Robin”
“First Man”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
