92nd Academy Awards (2020): Live Thread!

An Oscar award (via Giphy)

WELCOME to the live thread for the 92nd Academy Awards! This is your space to sound-off during the annual Oscar ceremony as well as the red carpet arrival, if you arrive early and have thoughts on the fashion. Give us your witty comments, hot takes, and sharp criticisms to help make this award show tolerable. Winners will be announced in the comment stream (gifs included) and will also be intermittently added to The Winner's Guide section below. So let's get to it!

Halle Berry, 74th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

THE SCHEDULE

5 p.m.: E! Live From the Red Carpet on E!
6:30 p.m.: The Oscars Red Carpet Show on ABC
7:30 p.m.: Red Carpet Rundown on E!
⭐ 8 p.m.: 92nd Academy Awards on ABC; 3 hours... 24 awards
11:30 p.m.: E! After Party on E!
11:45 p.m.: Live from Hollywood: The After Party on ABC

Hattie McDaniel, 12th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

ABOUT TONIGHT

Host: none
Presenters: Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King, and Rami Malek [cite]; Zazie Beetz, Timothée Chalamet, Will Ferrell, Gal Gadot, Mindy Kaling, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Mark Ruffalo, Kelly Marie Tran, and Kristen Wiig [cite]; James Corden, Penélope Cruz, Beanie Feldstein, Zack Gottsagen, Diane Keaton, Shia LaBeouf, George MacKay, Steve Martin, Keanu Reeves, Maya Rudolph, and Sigourney Weaver [cite]; Utkarsh Ambudkar, Salma Hayek, Brie Larson, Spike Lee, Ray Romano, and Rebel Wilson [cite]; Jane Fonda, Josh Gad, Tom Hanks, Oscar Isaac, Sandra Oh, Natalie Portman, Chris Rock, and Taika Waititi [cite]
Performers: Randy Newman ("I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away"), Elton John (""(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"), Chrissy Metz ("I'm Standing with You"), Idina Menzel and AURORA ("Into the Unknown"), and Cynthia Erivo ("Stand Up"), Questlove, and Eímear Noone [cite]; Billie Eilish [cite]
Top Nominees: Joker (11); The Irishman, 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (10); Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Marriage Story, Parasite (6); Ford v Ferrari (4); Bombshell, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Two Popes (3)

Robin Williams, 70th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

THE WINNER'S GUIDE

Here is the handy-dandy guide to all the awards tonight. Winners will be in the comment stream, but refresh the page because this guide will (tentatively) be updated during commercial breaks. (A nominees sheet can be found below.)

Elite Eight

Picture: Parasite
Lead Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Lead Actress: Renée Zellweger, Judy
Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Directing: Parasite, Bong Joon Ho
Adapted Screenplay: Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi
Original Screenplay: Parasite, Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won

Technical

Cinematography: 1917
Costume Design: Little Women
Editing: Ford v Ferrari
Makeup & Hairstyling: Bombshell
Original Score: Joker
Original Song: "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman
Production Design: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sound Editing: Ford v Ferrari
Sound Mixing: 1917
Visual Effects: 1917

Specialty

Animated Film: Toy Story 4
International Film: Parasite
Documentary, Feature: American Factory
Documentary, Short Subject: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Short Film, Animated: Hair Love
Short Film, Live-Action: The Neighbors' Window

Anna Paquin, 66th Academy Awards (via Giphy)

THE NOMINEES

92nd Academy Award nominees (via Imgur)