{"id":609,"date":"2019-01-24T15:23:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T15:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=609"},"modified":"2019-01-24T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T15:23:54","slug":"the-oscars-2019-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/the-oscars-2019-what-you-need-to-know\/celebrity-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oscars 2019 – what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

The oscars are fast approaching so here is everything you need to know about the 2019 Oscars.<\/p>\n

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The Oscars 2019 will be held on February 24 2019 and will be broadcasted on Sky, for everyone in the UK the time difference means the ceremony will not air until late in the evening.\u00a0 It will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Kevin Hart was the official host for this years Oscars however after backlash of some old homophobic tweets he has announced he is stepping down. Kevin Hart announced this by saying:\u00a0<\/strong>“I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”<\/p>\n

His replacement is to be announced.<\/p>\n

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Who is nominated?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Picture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Black Panther
\nBlacKkKlansman
\nBohemian Rhapsody
\nThe Favourite
\nGreen Book
\nRoma
\nA Star Is Born
\nVice<\/p>\n

Best Director:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
\nYorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
\nSpike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
\nAdam McKay (Vice)
\nPawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)<\/p>\n

Best Actress:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
\nGlenn Close (The Wife)
\nOlivia Colman (The Favourite)
\nLady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
\nMelissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)<\/p>\n

Best Actor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christian Bale (Vice)
\nBradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
\nWillem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate)
\nRami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
\nViggo Mortensen (Green Book)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amy Adams (Vice)
\nMarina de Tavira (Roma)
\nRegina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
\nEmma Stone (The Favourite)
\nRachel Weisz (The Favourite)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
\nAdam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
\nSam Elliott (A Star Is Born)
\nRichard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
\nSam Rockwell (Vice)<\/p>\n

Best Original Screenplay:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Favourite (Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara)
\nFirst Reformed (Paul Schrader)
\nGreen Book (Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly)
\nRoma (Alfonso Cuaron)
\nVice (Adam McKay)<\/p>\n

Best Adopted Screenplay:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Star Is Born (Eric Roth, Will Fetters & Bradley Cooper)
\nThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
\nBlacKkKlansman (Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee)
\nIf Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
\nCan You Ever Forgive Me? (Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty)<\/p>\n

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