A year after Will Smith strode on stage at the Dolby Theatre and slapped Chris Rock in the face, the Oscars will reconvene Sunday for a ceremony that will try to move past one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history.
The telecast from the Dolby in Los Angeles begins at 8 p.m. EDT on CTV. The broadcast can also be streamed on CTV.ca. and the CTV app.
"Nobody got hit when I hosted the show," Kimmel bragged tongue in cheek Thursday on "Good Morning America." "Everybody was well-behaved at my Oscars." There were surprises before the show even got started. Just days after producers had said Lady Gaga wouldn't be performing her nominated song "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick," a person close to the production with knowledge of the performance confirmed Sunday afternoon that the pop superstar would perform, after all.
The Academy Awards will instead attempt to recapture some of its old luster. One thing working in its favor: This year's best picture field is stacked with blockbusters. Ratings usually go up when the nominees are more popular, which certainly goes for "Top Gun: Maverick," "Avatar: The Way of Water" and, to a lesser extent, "Elvis" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Last year, Apple TV's "CODA" became the first streaming movie to win best picture. But this year, nine of the 10 best picture nominees were theatrical releases. After the movie business cratered during the pandemic, moviegoing recovered to about 67% of pre-pandemic levels. But it was an up and down year, full of smash hits and anxiety-inducing lulls in theaters.
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