How to Watch the 2023 Oscars (Rihanna Included)

You’d think that this wouldn’t need to be news, but it is: An awards show is actually gonna show us all of its awards. Per Variety, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer has confirmed that the 2023 Oscars will present all 23 categories during the live telecast on the same slap-less stage as Rihanna. The Academy was widely dragged last year when it — Original Score, Makeup and Hairstyling, Documentary Short, Film Editing, Production Design, Animated Short, Live-Action Short, and Sound — by presenting those awards during the red carpet (which obviously meant all the seats weren’t filled). Highlight clips were later edited back into the show, but many cinema-lovers expressed outrage at the idea of giving less attention to professions that are already often underlooked. “Bullying works,” one fan in celebration after it was announced that the full categories were coming back. Below, everything else you need to know about the ceremony, including the pre-shows, presenters, performers, and more.
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