Oscars' blue ribbons explained as Cate Blanchett and Bill Nighy sport them

Don’t look up? Vanessa Hudgens seemingly ignored her ex-boyfriend Austin Butler after the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12.

Brendan Fraser turned his first Oscars win into a family celebration on Sunday.

Brendan Fraser has won the best-actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright.

2023 Oscars on Sunday.Will Smith didn’t return to violently clobber Chris Rock. He couldn’t.

Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “I wanted to say thank you for this acknowledgment because it couldn’t be done without my cast.”Fraser came out on top of what was widely considered to be a neck-and-neck race, with Austin Butler (“Elvis”) and Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin“) also considered to be front-runners.

awards season with the 2023 Oscars. The 95th annual Academy Awards will be handed out live at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, during a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Going into the ceremony,  led the pack with 11 nominations total, including nods for Best Picture and Best Director, while its stars -- Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu — all competed in the acting categories.  The four co-stars are among the acting categories' record 16 first-time Oscar nominees, which also included Ana de Armas (), Austin Butler (), Colin Farrell (), Hong Chau () and Paul Mescal ().

Hollywood is descending on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the 95th Academy Awards.

Paul Mescal proved it’s not just Hollywood ladies who can have fun with fashion at the Oscars as he arrived at Sunday’s event in a white suit.The Normal People actor, 27, is up for Best Actor for his role in coming-of-age drama Aftersun. He’s up against Colin Farrell, nominated for The Banshees Of Inisherin, Elvis’ Austin Butler and The Whale star Brendan Fraser, as well as veteran British actor Bill Nighy for Living. Arriving at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday night, Paul cut a suave figure in a white tuxedo jacket with a bowtie as he posed on the champagne carpet.

Best Picture “All Quiet on the Western Front” — Malte Grunert, producer “Avatar: The Way of Water” — James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers

Colin Farrell is hitting the red carpet with his son!

Jessica Chastain singlehandedly makes a case for red and green being a perfect combination outside the holidays while posing on the red carpet at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday (March 12).

Austin Butler has finally arrived at the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 12) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Brendan Fraser has arrived on the champagne carpet!

Oscars are here, and the red carpet is underway. Er, make that the champagne carpet. Indeed, the Academy mixed things up this year and eschewed the traditional red tones for a champagne-colored carpet, but one thing remains the same: the nominees are looking terrific.If you’re wondering how to watch the Oscars red carpet, you can see all the goings-on in the livestream video embedded above.

Oscars presenter Glenn Close has been forced to withdraw from the ceremony with just hours to go, after testing positive for Covid-19. It means producers have been left scrambling as they attempt to replace the Fatal Attraction star, who 'is isolating and resting'. Glenn had been among 40 different presenters who were due to take to the stage tonight.

The 2023 Academy Awards ceremony is happening tonight!

Will Smith shockingly smacked Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the comedian reignited the feud with his Netflix stand-up special “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” last Saturday.“Will is embarrassed and hurt by what Chris said about him and his family in his Netflix special,” a Smith source told “Entertainment Tonight.”Embarrassed or not, last year’s Best Actor winner received a 10-year ban from the Oscars and other associated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events, so he cannot present the trophy for Best Actor in 2023 as tradition dictates. And a source told Page Six the violent dust-up won’t go unmentioned Sunday night.“We’re going to acknowledge it, and then we’re gonna move on,” executive producer Molly McNearney said in a press conference.

Oscars ceremony takes place this weekend, and there are a number of ways viewers in the UK can watch it live.The 95th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (March 12). Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the event once again, having previously done so in 2017 and 2018.Films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis will all be competing for the top prize on the night, while the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are all up for acting awards.You can watch this year’s Oscars ceremony live on Sky Showcase and streaming service NOW from 12am to 3am GMT on Monday (March 13).Live coverage will also be available on the Sky Cinema Oscars channel, which comes as part of the Sky Cinema package.

Oscars are right around the corner, with the best films, filmmakers, actors and creatives all set to be rewarded at another star-studded ceremony.The 95th Academy Awards will kick off on Sunday, March 12 (broadcasting live in the UK from 12am to 3am on March 13). You can find details on how to watch the event here.Films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis will all be competing for the top prize on the night, while the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are all up for acting awards.The 2023 Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California – as has been the way since 2002, when the Hollywood venue was known as the Kodak Theatre.Chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will presenting the ceremony for a third time, having previously done so in 2017 and 2018.

Oscars will take on a simpler format this year as a familiar face returns to present the ceremony.READ MORE: Is ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ the year’s maddest, most exciting movie?The 95th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, March 12. Those in the UK will be able to watch the event live from 12am to 3am on March 13.Films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis will all be competing for the top prize on the night, while the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are all up for acting awards.Chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will presenting the ceremony for a third time, having previously done so in 2017 and 2018.