Fans of film, frocks and famous faces have turned their eyes to Hollywood tonight for the 89th annual Academy Awards. The Oscars are taking place at the Hollywood and Highland Center's Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
CBC News is following the events as they unfold on our live blog.
The musical love story La La Land is the one to beat heading into the awards after it nabbed a record-tying 14 nominations. Its has been a favourite of critics groups and other awards shows this season. Its rivals for best picture are:
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
How will Jimmy Kimmel fare as host? (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Late-night TV's Jimmy Kimmel makes his debut as Oscar host, joining a club of funny folks whose membership includes Ellen DeGeneres, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal and Bob Hope.
Celebrity presenters include Meryl Streep (nominated tonight for a record 20th time but declared "overrated" by U.S. President Donald Trump), 2016's acting winners — Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Alicia Vikander and Mark Rylance — as well as Halle Berry, Amy Adams, John Cho, Dwayne Johnson, David Oyelowo, Scarlett Johansson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Samuel L. Jackson, Hailee Steinfeld and more.
Performers to take to the Oscars stage tonight include (clockwise from top left) Sara Bareilles, Sting, John Legend, Auli'i Cravalho, Justin Timberlake and Lin-Manuel Miranda. (Associated Press)
Sara Bareilles will perform during the show's In Memoriam tribute. Taking the stage to sing the five original song contenders are Justin Timberlake (Can't Stop the Feeling from Trolls), John Legend (Audition and City of Stars from La La Land), Lin-Manuel Miranda and Auli'i Cravalho (How Far I'll Go from Moana) and Sting (The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story).
With a former reality TV star who delights in creating controversy now in the Oval Office, politics has seeped into all aspects of American life, including the entertainment world. It's widely expected that speeches will get political, as they have throughout the preceding awards season. Whether viewers tune out remains to be seen.
Canadians in the spotlight
It's a banner year for Canuck finalists at this year's Academy Awards, with Ontario-born actor Ryan Gosling vying for a trophy and Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi thinker Arrival a top contender.
Aside from Gosling and Villeneuve's bids for best actor and director respectively, Canadians are also nominated across multiple Oscar categories, including best picture, animated short, production design, set design, sound mixing, sound editing and documentary feature.
Oscars roll out the red carpet in Hollywood
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