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The 99th Academy Awards (The Oscars) represents the supreme achievement in international cinematic arts, honoring outstanding artistic and technical excellence across the filmmaking medium. Presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the ceremony unites global directors, actors, cinematographers, writers, and composers for cinema's most prestigious global celebration.
The Academy was founded in May 1927 by MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer, with actor Douglas Fairbanks serving as its first president. The inaugural Academy Awards banquet took place on 16 May 1929, in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel before an intimate audience of 270 guests.
Since 2002, the ceremony has been anchored at the 3,400-seat Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, designed specifically for cinematic acoustics with multi-tiered opera boxes and the grand red-carpet motorcade entrance.
Oscar nominations are decided by the Academy membership of over 10,500 global film professionals. In individual craft categories, only members of that specific peer branch nominate their colleagues.
For Best Picture, all voting members across all branches participate using a preferential ranked-choice voting algorithm tabulated in secret by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to ensure broad consensus enthusiasm.
Sculpted by George Stanley from a sketch by Cedric Gibbons, each Oscar statuette is hand-cast in solid bronze and electroplated in 24-karat gold by Epner Technology in Brooklyn, New York. When the historic envelopes are opened with the words 'And the Oscar goes to...', winners take the stage for their emotional acceptance speeches.
Following the final curtain, recipients transition to the official Governors Ball where master engravers permanently affix their personalized gold nameplates onto their statuettes.
The live Oscars telecast is produced for ABC and streamed globally to more than 200 countries. With live performances of nominated original songs, tributes to cinema history, and the emotional In Memoriam montage, the Academy Awards remains the definitive global gold standard of cinematic achievement.
The 99th Oscars airs live at 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) on March 14, 2027. Red carpet begins about two hours earlier.
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99th Academy Awards (The Oscars 2027) is scheduled for March 14, 2027. The countdown timer at the top of the page updates the days remaining in real time.
The 99th Oscars will take place on March 14, 2027 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood (6801 Hollywood Blvd) in Los Angeles, California. The Dolby Theatre has served as the permanent home of the Academy Awards since 2002.
Oscar winners are determined by the 10,500+ active filmmaking members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), divided into 19 branches. For Best Picture, AMPAS uses a preferential (ranked-choice) ballot system tabulated independently by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The Oscar statuette stands 13.5 inches tall and weighs 8.5 pounds, depicting a knight holding a crusader sword standing upon a five-spoked film reel. It is cast in solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold by Epner Technology in Brooklyn, NY. Lore attributes the name to Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, who remarked the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar.
The Oscars present 23 competitive categories, led by Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Animated Feature, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score.
The 900-foot-long crimson carpet along Hollywood Boulevard welcomes over 300 international nominees, presenters, and A-list celebrities, representing the world's most scrutinized haute couture fashion runway.
Immediately following the telecast, all winners and nominees attend the official Academy Governors Ball in the Ray Dolby Ballroom, where master chefs like Wolfgang Puck prepare celebratory feasts and winners have their personalized gold nameplates engraved onto their Oscar statuettes. Later, attendees celebrate at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.
To qualify for Best Picture and feature categories, a film must complete a qualifying theatrical run of at least seven consecutive days in commercial cinemas across major US metropolitan markets and satisfy the Academy Inclusion Standards (RAISE).
Months before the main March telecast, the Academy holds the untelevised Governors Awards banquet to present the Honorary Oscars (lifetime achievement statuettes), the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
The live broadcast typically spans 3 to 3.5 hours, produced by acclaimed live-television showrunners with elaborate orchestral stage arrangements, live performances of the five nominated Best Original Songs, and humorous opening monologues.
In the United States, the ceremony is broadcast live on ABC and streamed on Hulu. Internationally, Disney+, ITV in the UK, Canal+ in France, ProSieben in Germany, and WOWOW in Japan broadcast the live red carpet and ceremony to over 200 territories worldwide.