It will soon be time again: The Oscars will be awarded in Los Angeles. We summarize all information about the Hollywood spectacle.
- The Oscar is the most important and most recognized award in the film industry.
- The Oscar Night takes place from Sunday to Monday (9-10 February).
- The film prize will be awarded for the 92nd time.
Los Angeles - The location of the film spectacle is again - as always - the Dolby Theater (formerly Kodak Theater) in front of which the probably best-known red carpet is laid out. Read about who has a good chance of winning an Oscar this year, who is the host and where you can watch the Oscars .
Oscars 2020: Again without a fixed host
As in the previous year, when there was no permanent host for the first time in 30 years, several stars will take over the moderation again this year. Among others, Penélope Cruz , Steve Martin , Keanu Reeves and Sigourney Weaver will accompany the show.
Oscar show act: Billie Eilish is coming
So great show act at the Oscars (here in the live ticker) will be the American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish this year. The Academy announced this itself on Twitter.
Are you ready? @billieeilish will take to the #Oscars stage for a special performance! Watch live on @ABC. pic.twitter.com/CsNmjDD2Bi
- The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 29, 2020Such a decision is not surprising, after all, the singer is currently very successful. The just 18-year-old singer won four Grammy Awards in four main categories.
Oscars 2020: What bookmakers say about possible winners
The bookmakers (yes, of course you can also bet on the Oscar winner) see the greatest chance of winning in the "Best Film" category this year in the war drama " 1917 " by British director Sam Mendes . They also see him as an almost certain winner in the "Best Director" category. According to the betting exchanges, there are also clear favorites among actors: In the categories "Best Leading Actor", "Best Leading Actress", "Best Supporting Actor" and "Best Supporting Actress" they see Joaquin Phoenix , Renée Zellweger , Brad Pitt and Laura Dern as favorites , All nominees for 2020 can be found in our review article. You will also find a list of favorites at the Oscars 2020.
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Oscars 2020: nominations, time and slot in Germany
When the award ceremony begins, it is already 2 am in Germany. As usual, ProSieben will broadcast the entire Oscar show on TV. We have summarized how you can follow the Oscars live. For ProSieben reporting on the red carpet will be moderator Steven Gätjen again this year for the seventeenth time.
The Golden Globes as harbingers of the Oscars
The Golden Globes have been leading the way for the Oscars for decades. Not an indicator, but informative. The war episode "1917" won the award for "best film" and set an exclamation point for the Oscar ambitions. Joaquin Phoenix won the "Best Actor" category for his performance as a wild card. Both award winners have legitimate hopes for the Oscar.
Oscars 2020: How to choose who will receive the trophy
The Oscar has been awarded since 1929 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , a voluntary organization with around 8,000 members. In the pre-selection, members may submit ten suggestions for the "Best Film" category. There are also five suggestions for the categories of their guild: actors nominate actors, directors choose directors and so on. There are exceptions: for example, in the "Short Film" and "Sound Editing" categories, special juries make the pre-selection. Ultimately, the ten most named films and the five best of the other categories are nominated for an Oscar . In the subsequent election of the winners, all members of the Academy are entitled to vote.
The most successful films and actors in the history of the Oscars
Katherine Hepburn won four Oscars in her active time, more than any other actor. or actress. The most successful films of all time are " Titanic " (1997), " Ben Hur " (1959) and "The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King" with Oscars in eleven categories each. The so-called "Big Five", the Oscar for "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Actress", "Best Actress" and "Best Screenplay" have so far won three films: "It happened in one night" (1934 ), "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" (1975) and "The silence of the lambs" (1991).
The most famous German Oscar winners
In 2007 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck won the Oscar for the best foreign language film for his film "The Lives of Others". Charlotte Link won the same award in 2003 for "Nowhere in Africa". Christoph Walz has already received two Oscar awards: 2010 for "Inglorious Basterds" and 2012 for "Django Unchained", each as "Best Supporting Actor".
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