Oscars 2023

The biggest night in Hollywood is upon us.

On Sunday, March 12th at 8pm ET/5pm PT, the 95th Academy Awards will be held live in Los Angeles. Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel is back as host for a third time.

How to watch in Canada

As in previous years, Bell has the exclusive Canadian rights to air the Oscars. Therefore, the show will air on the media giant’s CTV network.

This means that in addition to the CTV channel on TV, you can tune in via CTV.ca and the CTV app on Android, iOS and connected TV devices.

Etalk, Bell’s entertainment news program, will also have pre-show red carpet coverage on their Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channels.

The nominees

The 10 movies up for the highly coveted Best Picture are:

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking

It’s worth noting that two of those were directed by Canadians — Avatar: The Way of Water (Kapuskasing, Ontario’s James Cameron) and Women Talking (Toronto’s Sarah Polley).

Additionally, The Whale stars Toronto’s Brendan Fraser (up for Best Lead Actor), while two of the Best Animated Picture nominees are Turning Red (co-written and directed by Toronto’s Domee Shi) and The Sea Beast (directed by Waterloo, Ontario’s Chris Williams).

The full list of nominees can be found here.

The presenters

Some of the big names taking to the stage to hand out awards include:

Deepika Padukone
Donnie Yen
Elizabeth Olsen
Emily Blunt
Florence Pugh
Harrison Ford
Jessica Chastain
Jonathan Majors
Michael B. Jordan
Nicole Kidman
Pedro Pascal
Samuel L. Jackson
Zoe Saldaña

The full list of presenters can be found here.

The performers

Lenny Kravitz will headline the “In Memoriam” segment, while Rihanna will sing her Oscar-nominated “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

On a more upbeat note, Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava are set to perform their fan-favourite song, “Naatu Naatu,” from the breakout Indian film, RRR.

The full list of performers can be found here.

Who are you rooting for to win? Will A24 darling Everything Everywhere All At Once sweep the awards as some are predicting? Are you also (justifiably) upset that the cinematic masterpiece that is RRR didn’t get more recognition? Let us know in the comments.

Image credit: A24

The nominees for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, and Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with 11 nominations.

It was a surprisingly strong showing for the critically-acclaimed A24 movie, which some wondered might be too quirky or over-the-top for the Academy. After all, it’s a high-concept genre-bending multiverse action-drama featuring, among other things, Michelle Yeoh with literal hot dogs for fingers.

But here we are. On top of being up for Best Picture, EEAAO nabbed nominations for Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Yeoh), Actor in a Supporting Role (Ke Huy Quan) and Actress in a Supporting Role (for both Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu), among other categories.

The movie follows a struggling Chinese-American business owner (Yeoh) who must connect with alternate universe versions of herself to thwart a threat to the entire multiverse.

If you haven’t seen the movie or are just looking to rewatch after its early 2022 theatrical release, you’re in luck. The movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Canada. You can also rent or purchase it on premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms like iTunes and Google Play (starting at $6.99 CAD).

The full list of 2023 Oscar nominees can be found here. This year’s ceremony will be held on March 12th.

Image credit: A24