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Academy Awards, ADVISORY

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years, 3 months AGO
| February 6, 2020 12:05 PM

“1917” sprints into Sunday’s Academy Awards with some momentum, but will “Parasite” infect the Oscars instead? Or could “Joker” get the last laugh? The Associated Press plans comprehensive coverage of Sunday’s ceremony, starting with the red carpet fashion and continuing through the night’s awards and the crowning of the best picture winner. The runup to the ceremony has been marked by criticism of the lack of diversity among acting nominees, and the academy’s failure to nominate any women in the best director category. The show will go on for the second consecutive year without a host, and the AP will deliver all-formats coverage of the night’s big winners.

This version UPDATES with new stories planned for Saturday and Monday.

For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org

Moved Tuesday:

OSCARS-HONEYLAND: No film has ever been nominated for both best documentary and best foreign language film, but the history-making “Honeyland” is far from ordinary. It’s about a middle-aged beekeeper in rural Macedonia whose sustainable ways are threatened by a less mindful family who moves in next door. One of the year’s most acclaimed films, “Honeyland” is a documentary of rare intimacy and larger ecological metaphor. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 900 words, photos.

Moved Wednesday:

OSCARS-PREDICTIONS: A category-by-category rundown of what will win, what should win and what should have been nominated at the Academy Awards. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1200 words, photos.

OSCARS-THE CAVE: It took an outpouring of support from the film community, but “The Cave” filmmaker and Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad was finally able to secure a visa to attend Sunday’s ceremony. Fayyad lives in asylum in Denmark where he has continued to make films about his native war-torn country, Syria. His documentary “The Cave” is about a subterranean hospital on the outskirts of Damascus. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 900 words, photos.

Coming Thursday:

OSCARS-FIRST MOMENTS: Dozens of people will become Oscar winners this Sunday, and there are likely to be a few first timers. Those who have stepped on stage and looked out at an audience of the biggest names in cinema -- including Nicole Kidman, Jordan Peele, Alan Arkin and Lupita Nyong’o -- recount those first fateful moments after hearing their name called and accepting the highest honor in film. By Mike Cidoni Lennox. MOVED: 950 words, photos, video.

ESSENCE-BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD AWARDS — Niecy Nash, Melina Matsoukas, Lashana Lynch and the cast of "Pose" will be honored at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards. By AP Entertainment Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody. Photos.

Coming Friday:

Photo coverage of Women in Film Party.

Coming Saturday:

OSCARS — Netflix may have the most nominations and streaming may be taking over Hollywood, but the most traditional kind of Oscar contender — a war epic from a mainline studio that demands to be seen in theaters -- is poised to triumph at Sunday's 92nd Academy Awards. The World War I film "1917" is favored to win, but some see a potential for an upset. The Korean class satire "Parasite" could become the first foreign-language film to take best-picture prize. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. Photos.

OSCARS-STARS IN SNEAKERS — Stars go through one last dressed-down run-through of their roles in the Oscars ceremony on the day before the film industry's most prestigious ceremony. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.

FILM—SPIRIT AWARDS — The Safdie brothers’ Diamond District crime film “Uncut Gems” and Robert Eggers’ fever-dream period tale “The Lighthouse” are the top contenders at the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, an Oscar eve ceremony that celebrates indie cinema. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. Photos.

Also coming, photo coverage of the Chanel pre-Oscar dinner.

Coming Sunday:

OSCARS: Hollywood's elite gather for the Academy Awards, where Brad Pitt could pick up his first acting Oscar and “Joker,” “1917” “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” and “The Irishman” are among the films vying for best picture honors. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. Story will be updated around 6:30 p.m. with red carpet color.

OSCARS-THE LATEST: Running updates on the Academy Awards, starting with items from the red carpet and running through the end of the show. Short items on winners in major categories will move.

OSCARS-BEST DOCUMENTARY: Coverage of the feature documentary Oscar winner, including acceptance speech quotes and backstage interview room quotes, if available.

OSCARS-BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Coverage of the best supporting actress Oscar winner, including acceptance speech and backstage interview room quotes if available.

OSCARS-BEST ACTOR: Coverage of the best actor Oscar winner, including winner's acceptance speech and backstage interview room quotes if available.

OSCARS-BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Coverage of the best supporting actor Academy Award. Story will include winner's speech and backstage interview room quotes if available.

OSCARS-BEST ACTRESS: Coverage of the winner of the best actress Academy Award. Story will include winner's speech and backstage interview room quotes if available.

OSCARS-BEST ANIMATED FILM: Coverage of the best animated film Oscar winner, including winner's speech and backstage interview room quotes.

OSCARS-DIRECTOR: Coverage of the best director Oscar winner, a category that has been criticized for failing to nominate a female director for the 87th time in Academy Awards history.

OSCARS-INTERNATIONAL FILM: Coverage of the winner of the best international film category, formerly the foreign language film category. Will be updated with winner's speeches and backstage interview room quotes.

OSCARS-LIST: A running list of winners at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Moving on Monday:

OSCARS-MOMENTS -- A look at some of the top moments from the 92nd Academy Awards. By AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos at 3 a.m.

OSCARS-BACKSTAGE -- A look at moments that happened just offstage during the 92nd Academy Awards. UPCOMING: 750 words by 5 a.m. Photos.

OSCARS-VANITY FAIR PARTY -- Vanity Fair hosts the hottest post-Oscars party, an event that is often the last stop for stars -- and their Oscars -- during Hollywood's awards season. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.

OSCARS-RATINGS -- A look at the early ratings for the Academy Awards. UPCOMING: 140 words, photos.

VIDEO:

Coming Wednesday:

-Workers roll out the red carpet for Sunday's Academy Awards. Edit expected by 2200 GMT.

-Oscars Documentaries: Directors of the Oscar-nominated documentaries gather for an event. Edit expected by 0700 GMT.

Coming Thursday:

-Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards: Essence magazine honors Niecy Nash, Melina Matsoukas and Lashana Lynch at annual pre-Oscars event. Edit expected by 2300 GMT.

Coming Friday:

-Directors of the nominees for best international film gather at the U.S. film academy's headquarters for an event. Edit expected by 0700 GMT.

Coming Saturday:

-Women in Film Event: Female Academy Award nominees gather for Women in Film pre-Oscars event. Edit expected from 0700 GMT.

Coming Sunday:

-Live coverage, with significant restrictions, of red carpet arrivals, winners speaking backstage, and arrivals at the Governors Ball, beginning at 2100 GMT.

-Edits of fashion, red carpet arrival interviews, show highlights, winners speaking backstage, arrivals at Governors Ball, expected from 1800 GMT.

-Early scene and preparations at the Academy Awards red carpet, expected around 2000 GMT

-2200 GMT: First arrivals and fashion at the Academy Awards.

-0000 Monday GMT: Top Hollywood stars and nominees speak on the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

-Top fashion from the red carpet at the Oscars, expected around 0100 GMT.

-0200 Monday GMT: Winners speak backstage at the Academy Awards.

-0430 LOS ANGELES: Highlights from the Oscars telecast.

-0600 Monday GMT: Oscar winners arrive at the Governors Ball after the ceremony.

- 0800 Monday GMT: Celebrities and Oscar winners attend the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party.

PHOTOS:

Coming Sunday:

Coverage begins with red carpet arrivals and show images will be filed live. Selected photo coverage of after parties will move.

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