The 96th Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 10 on ABC Action News.
Anticipation is building as we all wait to watch and find out who will win the night's biggest awards.
Here is everything you need to know so far about Oscars night.
When to watch
The 96th Academy Awards telecast starts a little earlier this year at 7 p.m. EDT on ABC Action News and will run until 10:30 p.m. A 30-minute pre-show will air at 6:30 p.m.
Immediately following the Oscars, ABC will air an original episode of the comedy series "Abbott Elementary." You can catch ABC Action News after the show at 11 p.m.
Who are this year's big nominees?
"Oppenheimer" leads with 13 nominations. "Poor Things" came in close second with 11, and "Killers of the Flower Moon" followed in third with 10.
Cillian Murphy ("Oppenheimer"), Bradley Cooper ("Maestro"), Colman Domingo ("Rustin"), Paul Giamatti ("The Holdovers"), and Jeffrey Wright ("American Fiction") are up for one of the night's top acting awards- best actor.
Annette Bening ("Nyad"), Lily Gladstone ("Killers of the Flower Moon"), Sandra Hüller ("Anatomy of a Fall"), Carey Mulligan ("Maestro"), and Emma Stone ("Poor Things") have also been nominated for one of the night's top acting awards- best actress.
Lily Gladstone grabbed her first nomination this year, making history as the first Native American actress to receive an Academy nod. America Ferrera, Emily Blunt, Sterling K. Brown, Jeffrey Wright, Cillian Murphy, Colman Domingo, Danielle Brooks, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Sandra Hüller are also first-time nominees in their respective acting categories.
Who is hosting this year?
Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting this year's show for the fourth time. Molly McNeary will return as an executive producer for the second time.
"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.
Impress your friends: Oscars fun facts
- The official name of the Oscars is "Academy Award of Merit."
- Since the first ceremony in 1929, more than 3,000 statues have been presented.
- The Oscar statue weighs 8 1/2 pounds and is 13 1/2 inches tall.
- The statue depicts a knight holding a crusaders sword and standing on a film reel with five spokes, which represents the original five branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers). It is made of solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold.
- The origins of "the Oscars" nickname isn't 100% known, but it was officially adopted in 1939.
- Extra awards are stored in the Academy's vault until next year's show.
