Overview
- Live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, the telecast began at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and is streaming concurrently on Hulu.
- Ryan Coogler’s Sinners enters the night with a record 16 nominations, followed by One Battle After Another with 13 and several films with nine.
- The Academy’s new Best Casting award is being presented for the first time as part of this year’s ceremony.
- Organizers say they are working with the FBI and Los Angeles police after a federal alert, though authorities reported no specific credible threat to the event.
- Nominees in acting and directing received Distinctive Assets’ unaffiliated “Everyone Wins” gift bags featuring luxury travel and branded products.