Film fans and moviegoers from all over the world are waiting for the annual Academy Awards. In 2019, the Oscars will find their winners for the 91st time. The live broadcast of the distribution of the cherished figurines annually collects millions of viewers from all over the world on TV screens. Those who want to enjoy the lively emotions of the stars and share the joy of their idols' victories are eagerly awaiting the official announcement of the Oscar Awards ceremony.
Regulations for the "Oscar"
Oscars are traditionally held in the first months of the new year. A little earlier, they usually summarize and award the winners of other prestigious awards around the world: Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics ’Choice Awards, Grammy, Screen Actors Guild Award, Emmy. And this celebration of cinema, music and television is crowned with the Oscars. It is not for nothing that this award is considered the pinnacle of a career, and getting it means inscribing your name in the world history of cinema.
Since 2002, the permanent venue for the Oscars has been the Dolby Theater in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Until 2012, it bore the name Kodak, but was renamed after a lawsuit from Eastman Kodak Co, which terminated the title agreement due to bankruptcy protection.
It should be noted that the Oscar is not only a solemn awarding of the winners once a year. According to the rules of the award, since 2009, 3-4 months before the main holiday, the ceremony of awarding honorary "Oscars" is held, where people who have made a significant contribution to cinema are honored. Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Henry Fonda, Sophia Loren, Federico Fellini, Robert Redford became winners of special Academy awards at various times. In November 2018, actress Cicely Tyson, composer Lalo Shifrin and publicist Marvin Levy have already received their honorary "Oscars".
Also, the rules of the award give a week to vote for the nominees, and after the votes of the academicians are counted, the names of the candidates for the Oscar are officially announced. On this occasion, a solemn ceremony is also held, which is broadcast live on central television and on the Internet. In 2019, actors Tracy Ellis Ross and Kumeil Nanjiani were honored to represent the nominees.
In the tradition of "Oscars" annually arrange breakfast for the nominees, where they communicate and take pictures for history. A separate day is allocated for honoring the winners in scientific and technical nominations: for visual effects, editing of sound effects. By the way, in 1996 the Academy suspended the presentation of these awards and resumed only in 2017.
Finally, about two weeks before the main ceremony, the official vote begins, a few days are given for the counting of votes, and the results are announced to the general public. The whole procedure takes place in a short time to avoid leaks of information about the winners.
Features of the ceremony in 2019
The organizers of the award every year try to surprise and attract the attention of the public by coming up with interesting innovations. In 2019, it was planned to launch the nomination "Best Popular Film", for which the highest-grossing projects of the year will compete. However, this decision caused a negative reaction from the public, so the Academy took time to think about the fate of the new award category.
For the first time since 1989, the Oscar ceremony will be held without a host. At various times, Ellen DeJenners, Chris Rock, Hugh Jackman, Billy Crystal were honored to entertain the audience at the awards. In December 2018, comedian Kevin Hart received an Oscar offer. However, he soon fell into a scandal involving homophobic comments on his Twitter, which were left to him several years ago. In connection with the situation that arose, Hart decided to resign as a presenter.
Since airtime is expensive, the producers of the 2019 ceremony decided to cut down on airplay by presenting a number of awards during commercial breaks. And the audience will see the performances of the winners already in the recording. Thus, it is planned to present Oscars in four nominations:
- Best Editing;
- Best Short Film;
- Best Cinematography;
- "The best makeup and hair."
Given the absence of a presenter, guest stars will be in the spotlight, announcing the winners from the stage and presenting the nominated films. The 2019 Oscars will feature Whoopi Goldberg, Javier Bardem, Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Lopez and many other stars, including last year's Acting Awards.
The films "Favorite" and "Roma" became the leaders in the number of nominations in 2019. They are nominated in 10 categories. The films “A Star Was Born” and “Power” received 8 nominations, and “Black Panther” received one less nominations.
When will the Oscars be awarded in 2019?
The schedule of events for the next ceremony begins to be prepared, as soon as the next distribution of gold figurines ends. Already in mid-April 2018, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts announced the key dates for the new awards season.
So, "Oscar-2019" started on November 18, 2018 with the presentation of special awards. In the period January 7-14, 2019, voting for nominations took place. The Oscar nominees were announced on January 22nd. The nominees' traditional breakfast took place as planned on February 4th. The determination of the winners is scheduled for February 12-19. The awards ceremony will begin on Sunday 24 February at 20:00 local time. Oscar-2019 will be broadcast live in the United States by the American ABC channel. The ceremony will also be shown in 225 countries around the world.
