Everything We Know About the 2024 Academy Awards
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Everything We Know About the 2024 Academy Awards
By
Jason P. Frank,
a Vulture writer covering comedy, theater, and music
[In the style of Billie Eilish:] What was this made for? Ahead of his hosting gig at this yearâs early-bird Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel starred in a surprisingly long Barbie-themed ad to promote the awards ceremony. Weâre talking sets, costumes, and a mini cast reunion. Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Weird Barbie to rattle off some puns about this yearâs nominated movies. After saying hello to Weirder Barbie (Bella from Poor Things) and facing obstacles such as Bradley Cooperâs sweat and Matt Damonâs face, the pair arrived in OscarsLand. There, America Ferrera adjusted her Barbie monologue to be about Kimmelâs upcoming hosting gig, and Ryan Gosling showed up to scream about Greta Gerwig not being nominated for Best Director. If this five-minute clip is supposed to set the tone for the actual event ⊠whatâs next, an Oscarsheimer parody at the Dolby Theatre? Below, what we know about the 96th Academy Awards.
This year, the Oscars are coming sooner than expected â one hour sooner, to be exact. The 96th Academy Awards on March 10 will begin, for the very first time, at 7 p.m. Preshow festivities will now begin at 6:30, according to an Academy press release.
Yup. Itâs his fourth time celebrating the Big O. Kimmelâs become a mainstay of the Academy Awards, and with this news, heâs been the host the same number of times as Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon. It makes sense when you realize that the âI Told My Kids I Ate Their Halloween Candyâ prank he runs is pretty similar to telling Glenn Close sheâs finally going to win an Oscar, then giving it to Olivia Colman on her first nomination instead. How many Barbenheimer jokes will Kimmel pack into the ceremony? Weâre guessing somewhere between 60 and 75.
Molly McNearney will return as executive producer of the ceremony. âWe are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars,â Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement to Variety. âThey share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience.â
On February 26, the Academy announced its first group of presenters: Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyongâo, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Yeoh, and Zendaya. That list ranges from the expected (the winners of last yearâs acting categories) to the legendary (Pacino, Lange) to the âglad youâre coming because we want to see what you wear on the carpetâ (Zendaya, Nyongâo).
Excitingly, for the first time since 2009, the ceremony will have former acting-award winners presenting all five of the current nominees in each acting category. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on February 27 that the segment will return. The initial presenters list includes a slew of previous acting winners, so you can expect them all to show up for those. One note: If Yeoh doesnât get Lily Gladstone, then what exactly are we doing here?
The Academy Awards will be broadcast on ABC. Following the ceremony, a new episode of Abbott Elementary will air, presumably as recompense for Kimmel lying down during Quinta Brunsonâs Emmys acceptance speech in 2022. Itâs an ABC Family, after all.
This post has been updated with additional information.
Everything We Know About the 2024 Academy Awards
