Oscars 2023, everything you need to know

We are almost there. On March 13 – or rather, for us Italians in the night between 12 and 13 March – in Los Angeles the Oscars 2023. Here’s everything you need to know about Hollywood’s most glamorous ceremony, as well as the first post-pandemic one. Finally we will therefore return to normal: the red carpet will be in attendance, we will not see masks or disinfectants, and we will be able to hug, kiss and shake hands. But let’s take a closer look at what the most magical night in cinema has in store for us.

Let’s start with the practical information, that is where and when to see the 95th edition of the oscars 2023 on tv. The awards ceremony will begin at 1 am (Italian time) and will go on for a good four hours. Yes, exactly: we will be very late. Worse than in Sanremo. We therefore recommend booking the smart working shift for the morning of the 13th… As for the “where”, you can follow it on the Sky channels (two networks are on: Sky CinemaOscars And SkyUno) or streaming on the platform Now or, alternatively, free-to-air on the channel Tv8.

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Oscar 2023, the conductors

Conductors Chapter. As you will recall, the Academy had once again proposed a Chris Rock to present the evening again but the comedian wisely refused: a #slapgate is enough and advances in the curriculum. By the way, precisely because of the slap that Rock received from Will Smith, for the first time the Academy has equipped itself with a “crisis team”: according to the statements released by the CEO Bill Kramer, now in Los Angeles they are ready for anything. If someone beats someone else, or in case of madness, scuffles, quarrels, now they know what to do: “the crisis unit is ready to face any scenario”, Kramer assures. But we said. Chris Rock will not be there and instead of him, he has been called to do the honors Jimmy Kimmel (yes, the late show star who celebrated our Sabrina Impacciatore). According to insiders, Kimmel would have the role of boosting the ratings which, in recent times, have been low. From his, in addition to fame, Kimmel also has one of the most followed editions ever: that of 2017. To understand, the Oscars where they announced the wrong winner … what can you do? Everything makes a show. “Being invited to host the Oscars for the third time is a great honor…or maybe a trap,” Kimmel joked. “In any case, I’m grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone said no.”

As per tradition, many stars will also take turns on stage, called upon to award the prizes to the cry of “And the winner is…”. The names confirmed to date are dwayne Johnson, Michael B Jordan, Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Troy Kotsur, Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L. Jackson, Melissa McCarthy, Zoe Saldana, Donnie Yen, Jonathan Majors and Questlove.

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Oscar 2023, the guests

Of course it didn’t end there. In fact, it wouldn’t be an Oscar ceremony without mega guests singing and dancing. The first – and the most awaited – is definitely Rihanna: her scoop on her pregnancy has already been played out in Super Bowl Half Time, where she showed off her baby bump, but we trust in the singer’s resources. Ours will find a way to amaze us again. Meanwhile, in the lineup we read that she will sing Lift me up, the song from the soundtrack of the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, co-written with Tems, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson. The song is also in the running for the statuette for Best Original Song.

In addition to Rhianna there will also be the legendary Lady Gagawhich will perform on the notes of Hold My Handthe hit movie Top Gun: Maverick. The trio of queens ends with Diana Warren and his song Applausefrom the movie Tell it Like a Woman. “I’m honored to have written the song Applause for the mighty movie Tell it like a woman. Being part of a project that promotes women in front of and behind the camera has been a very rewarding experience,” said Diane Warren. David Byrne: the former frontman of Talking heads returns to the Oscars 35 years after winning for The last emperor by Bernardo Bertolucci and it is said that I will not repeat. His This is a lifetaken from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Onceis in the running for the Oscar for best song.

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Oscars 2023, the nominations

Now we come to the prizes. Once the nominations have been revealed, the full bets are clearly going crazy. Obviously we Italians are rooting for Alice Rohrwacherin the running for Best Short with Pupille, as well as for Aldo Signoretti, nominee for Best makeup and make up. According to forecasts, the film Everything Everywhere All at Once is destined to make a splash and not only because it has 11 nominations in the barrel. To tip the scales towards him are the victories collected at the Sag Awards and at the Pga (Producers Guild Association). However, the most awaited award is the one for best actress, due to the controversies that preceded it. In the aftermath of the nominations, a fuss had indeed arisen for the candidacy of Andrew Riseborough. And you will say: who is she? Here, exactly.

The fuss is all here: the actress is not exactly known but entered the five following the social campaign that some VIPs have done for her. According to some this would be unfair competition so much so that the Academy had to evaluate the case. In the end, Riseborough’s nomination was confirmed but the board intends to better regulate the social dynamics. If she wins (however unlikely), let’s therefore expect a second round of the controversy. However, the well-informed are more inclined to think that she can win Cate Blanchett for Tár or the now very popular Michelle Yeoh For Everything Everywhere All at Once. As for the Oscar for best actor, the big bettors argue that they would beat it Austin Butlerwho has already taken home a Golden Globe and a Sag Award for Elvis, Brendan Fraser And Colin Farrell. All that remains is to wait for March 13…