Feb. 21 (UPI) — The 91st annual Academy Awards, which recognizes excellence in film, is set to take place live on Sunday.
British comedy The Favourite and black-and-white Mexican memoir Roma lead the pack with 10 Oscar nominations each, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.
Marvel superhero film Black Panther earned seven nominations along with musical drama A Star is Born. Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody earned five nominations.
How to watch
Time: Red carpet coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. ET.
Where: Dolby Theater in Los Angeles
Network: ABC
Online, live: ABC.com or on the ABC app.
Host: For the first time in 30 years the Oscars will not have a host.
Musical performances: All five of the Best Song nominees will be performed including “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from A Star is Born, “All the Stars” by Kendrick Lamar from Black Panther, “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, “The Place Where Lose Things Go” by Bette Midler from Mary Poppins Returns, and “I’ll Fight” by Jennifer Hudson from Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary RBG. Queen is also set to take the stage with singer Adam Lambert.
Presenters: Chadwick Boseman, Sarah Paulson, Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Laura Dern, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephan James, Keegan-Michael Key, KiKi Layne, James McAvoy, Melissa McCarthy, Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa.
Top Nominees
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos The Favourite
Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay Vice
Pawel Pawlikowski Cold War
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 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 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams Vice
Marina De Tavira Roma
Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone The Favourite
Rachel Weisz The Favourite
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