Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Sunday’s Oscars, the film industry’s highest honors, with an unusually open best-picture race that pits vampire hit “Sinners,” the leader in nominations, against the darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another.”
Security for the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre will be tight. Organizers said they were working closely with the FBI and Los Angeles police after a federal warning of a possible Iranian threat against California, though authorities have cited no specific or credible danger to the Academy Awards.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien for a second year, the festivities will feature a wide-open contest led by “Sinners” with 16 nominations — a record number in the nearly 100-year-old history of the Oscars — as Hollywood grapples with geopolitical tensions, industry consolidation and anxiety over artificial intelligence.
The show, starting at 7 p.m. ET (midnight GMT), will be televised live on Walt Disney’s
ABC and streamed on Hulu. Performers will include the real-life singers of HUNTR/X, the fictional band in animated film nominee “KPop Demon Hunters.”
