The 2022 Academy Awards were a groundbreaking event with many first-time achievements. Among them, CODA, a heartwarming movie from Apple TV+, won Best Picture, marking the first time a streaming service has taken home the award. Troy Kotsur, the film’s energetic star, became the first deaf man to win an Oscar for acting, while Ariana DeBose of West Side Story fame won Best Supporting Actress as the first openly queer woman of color to receive the award. Will Smith’s viral moment also captivated audiences, adding to the ceremony’s memorability. With all that excitement, it’s natural to wonder what the 2023 Oscars will bring.
The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023, and will be broadcast live on ABC at 8:00 pm ET. Streaming services such as Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, and FuboTV will also carry the event. To catch the red carpet arrivals, tune in to E! at 5:00 pm Eastern.
The Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, which has been the ceremony’s home since 2002, will host the 2023 event. The venue has since been renamed Ovation Hollywood.
After three hostless ceremonies, the 2022 Oscars featured Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes as co-hosts. This year, Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted in 2017 and 2018, will be the emcee. Kimmel is determined to avoid a repeat of the 2017 incident in which La La Land was erroneously declared the winner of Best Picture before the mistake was corrected, and the award went to Moonlight. In a statement, Kimmel jokingly remarked, “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap. Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”
The 2023 Oscars ceremony promises to be an eventful night, with a star-studded lineup of presenters and performers. CNN has confirmed that Rihanna will grace the stage with a performance of “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” along with renditions of the nominated songs “Applause,” “Naatu Naatu,” and “This Is a Life.” Unfortunately, Lady Gaga will not be able to perform “Hold My Hand” due to her commitments to the upcoming film “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that all 23 categories will be included in the live telecast, following the controversy over the exclusion of certain categories from the 2022 ceremony. Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy, has stated that the show will celebrate the art and science of moviemaking in an entertaining and engaging way.
The night will also feature an impressive array of presenters, including Halle Berry, Harrison Ford, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Kidman, and Samuel L. Jackson, among many others.
While the ceremony’s format and order of play are yet to be revealed, Kramer has expressed the Academy’s commitment to celebrating its legacy while moving forward into the future. With the 95th Oscars marking an important milestone for the Academy, the show is sure to be a memorable one.
