♪
>>> HELLO FROM HOLLYWOOD. YOU ARE LOOKING AT A LIVE SHOT
RIGHT NOW OF THE MOST FAMOUS RED CARPET IN THE WORLD, AND IN JUST
A FEW HOURS THE BIGGEST STARS ON THE PLANET WILL BE RIGHT HERE IN
THE SPOTLIGHT.
>> IT IS OSCAR SUNDAY, FOLKS, AND WE ARE BRINGING YOU
EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF EVERY MOMENT AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THE
96th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS RIGHT HERE ON ABC.
>> THIS IS AN ABC NEWS SPECIAL --
>> AND THE OSCAR GOES TO --
>> OSCAR SUNDAY HAS ARRIVED.
>> THIS IS IT.
>> IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN HOLLYWOOD AFTER A LONG AWARDS SEASON.
>> SHE'S AGED BY EIGHT YEARS SINCE YOU STARTED DOING INTERVIEWS.
>> THE BIGGEST SURPRISES IN HOLLYWOOD ARE ON THE LINE.
>> WE HAVE FOUR HOURS OF MATERIAL.
>> WHO WILL TAKE HOME GOLD ON THE OSCAR STAGE?
>> I LOVE CHRIS --
>> AND WHO WILL SHINE ON THE RED CARPET?
>> IT'S BEDLAM OUT THERE.
>> RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE, THE FILMS.
>> HI, BARBIE.
>> HI, KEN.
>> THE FASHION AND THE NOMINEES WHO COULD MAKE HISTORY IN JUST A
FEW HOURS. WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR THOSE
STARS LONG BEFORE THE OSCARS? WE UNCOVER THE LONG LOST CLIPS
OF SOME OF THEIR EARLIEST ROLES AND HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE WHO
KNEW THEM BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS.
COME WITH US BEHIND THE SCENES WITH BACKSTAGE ACCESS YOU WON'T
SEE ANYWHERE ELSE. THE STARS ARE OUT AND GOING TO
BE PARTYING.
♪ ALL NIGHT LONG
>> THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL "COUNTDOWN TO THE OSCARS" ON ABC.
HERE NOW FROM THE DOLBY THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD, LINSEY DAVIS AND
WHIT JOHNSON.
>> ALL NIGHT LONG WE ARE HERE WITH YOU, FOLKS.
>> THE PERFECT MUSIC TO GET US GOING.
>> WE'VE HAD SOME SERIOUS DANCE MOVES DURING THE BREAK HERE.
GREETINGS FROM THE DOLBY THEATRE AND HAPPY OSCAR SUNDAY.
NEWS TEAM ASSEMBLED. SO GLAD TO BE BACK WITH WHIT
JOHNSON, AKA I'M JUST TEN, ONCE AGAINST ON THE RED CARPET.
>> TRYING TO CAPTURE THE ENERGY. YOU ARE STUNNING.
>> DAPPER AS EVER.
>> SETTING THE RED CARPET ON FIRE TODAY.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE BACK WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND THIS IS
GOING TO BE AN EXCITING ONE TODAY.
OUR AMAZING ABC TEAM IS HERE, SO MUCH GOES INTO MOUNTING AN EVENT
OF THIS SIZE AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
INSIDE LATER ON TONIGHT BUT GETTING THE RED CARPET READY FOR
ALL THE STARS AND THE HUNDREDS OF MEDIA OUTLETS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD HERE BROADCASTING FROM MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE QUITE LIKE IT.
>> YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. ONE EXCITING CHANGE TO TELL OUR
VIEWERS ABOUT, THIS YEAR THE ACADEMY IS MOVING THE AWARDS
TELECAST UP BY ONE HOUR MEANING THE RED CARPET WILL OPEN EARLIER
THAN EVER. IN JUST A COUPLE HOURS, IN FACT,
AND WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING THE STARS AS THEY ARRIVE.
>> THAT MEANS MORE BUZZ, MORE ACTIVITY, MORE FUN HAPPENING
RIGHT HERE. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO SEE ALL THE NOMINATED FILMS OR PERFORMANCES, DON'T WORRY, WE
WILL BRING YOU UP TO SPEED. OUR OSCARS EXPERTS ARE HERE TO
BREAK DOWN THE RACES. AS ALWAYS OUR CHRIS CONNELLY AND
KELLEY CARTER AND WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THAT THEATER RIGHT NOW.
ALSO JOINING US THIS YEAR WITH SOME EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES
ACCESS THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE, A LOT OF ACCESS THIS
YEAR, TWO OF OUR ABC NEWS COLLEAGUES FROM "GMA 3" DeMARCO
MORGAN AND EVA PILGRIM.
>> WE WILL KICK THINGS OFF WITH DETAILS ABOUT TONIGHT'S
BROADCAST. INSIDE THE THEATER THIS VERY
HOUR, OSCARS PRODUCERS ARE STILL REHEARSING AND PRESENTERS AND
PERFORMERS. AS FOR THE SHOW ITSELF AND HOW
THESE 96th ACADEMY AWARDS CAME TOGETHER AGAINST A LOT OF ODDS,
BY THE WAY, WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK. THE 96th OSCAR NOMINATIONS WENT
OUT, AND HISTORY MAKING IS IN. FROM SNUBS TO SURPRISES TO ALL
AROUND --
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> A NEW YEAR, NEW BEDTIME. THE OSCARS MAY HAVE A REPUTATION
FOR RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LONG AND LATE.
>> Y'ALL BETTER CUT ME SOME SLACK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TOGETHER A WHILE.
>> SO TONIGHT, AN HISTORIC CHANGE, THE OSCARS WILL BEGIN
ONE HOUR EARLIER.
>> THE FIRST OSCARS CEREMONY LASTED -- THAN IS TRUE -- 15
MINUTES FROM BEGINNING TO END. AND PEOPLE STILL COMPLAINED.
>> ALSO, NEW YEAR, SAME HOST.
♪ TO THE OSCARS
>> JIMMY KIMMEL WILL BE BACK TO HOST HIS FOURTH ACADEMY AWARDS.
BUT LEADING UP TO TONIGHT, MANY WONDERED WOULD THERE EVEN BE A
CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE? THIS PAST YEAR THERE ARE FEW
THINGS IN HOLLYWOOD THAT WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THE WRITERS
GUILD OF AMERICA AND SCREEN ACTOR GUILD STRIKES POISED TO BE
MONUMENTAL, THE ONLY TIME THE SHOW EVER TOOK PLACE AMID A
STRIKE IS BACK IN 1960 WITH THE 32nd OSCARS.
>> HOW DO YOU DO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO
HOLLYWOOD'S MOST GLAMOROUS STRIKE MEETING.
>> AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS BOTH GUILDS REACHED DEALS AND
THE INDUSTRY GOT BACK TO WORK INCLUDING BACK TO THE BUSINESS
OF CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THREE
OF THE BEST PICTURE NOMINEES ARE DIRECTED BY WOMEN, CELINE SONG'S
"PAST LIVE," "ANATOMY OF A FALL" --
>> I DID NOT KILL HIM.
>> AND, OF COURSE, THE HOT PINK TOPIC OF AWARDS SEASON, GRETA
GERWIG'S "BARBIE." BUT IT'S "OPPENHEIMER," THE
EXPLOSIVE BIOGRAPHICAL THRILLER HAD US ON THE EDGE OF OUR SEATS.
>> WHAT DO WE ALL THINK?
>> A BOMB.
>> THAT'S THIS YEAR'S FRONT-RUNNER WITH 13
NOMINATIONS, NOT FAR BEHIND ARE ""P
"P"POOR THINGS," A FANTASY WITH 11 NOMINATIONS AND MARTIN
SCORCESE'S "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON," THE TRUE STORY OF
THE 1920s OSAGE TRIBE'S MURDER WITH TEN NOMINATIONS.
OTHERS LIKE "AMERICAN FICTION," "MAESTRO" AN AND "THE HOLDOVERS
THANKS TO A NEW INITIATIVE.
>> THE ACADEMY ROLLING OUT NEW RULES ANNOUNCING NEW
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION THAT COULD CHANGE
THE RACE FOR BEST PICTURE FOR GOOD.
>> NOMINATING BEST FILMS MUST MEET TWO OF FOUR STANDARDS.
>> ONE OF THE STANDARDS IS ON SCREEN REPRESENTATION AND THAT
GOES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, DISABILITIES AND MAKE SURE MORE
ARE REPRESENTED ON SCREEN. THAT'S A GOOD THING NOT ONLY FOR
THE ACADEMY BUT HOLLYWOOD OVERALL.
>> IN 2023 ALL THE ACTING AWARDS WENT TO FIRST TIMERS BUT THIS
YEAR COULD ANY OF THE MULTITIMERS YET TO DO SO WALK
AWAY WITH GOLD MAN IN HAND? MAYBE THIRD TIME'S A CHARM FOR
ROBERT DOWNEY JR., OR IS TONIGHT
THE NIGHT FOR MARK RUFFALO. IS IT ANNETTE BENING'S YEAR?
AND A STAGGERING 12 NOMINATIONS, YET NO WINS.
MEANWHILE, MANY ARE CURIOUS WHICH STONE WILL GO UNTURNED.
THERE ARE SEVERAL STRONG CONTENDERS FOR BEST ACTRESS, BUT
PREDICTIONS SAY IT'S BETWEEN LILY GLADSTONE, WHO, IF SHE
WINS, THE FIRST INDIGENOUS ACTOR TO DO SO --
>> EMMA STONE.
>> -- AND EMMA STONE, WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR HER ROLE AT
EVERY MAJOR AWARDS SHOW THIS SEASON.
AFTER THE NAMES IN THIS CATEGORY WERE CALLED ON NOMINATION DAY,
MANY NOTICED A GLARING HOLE, AND IT WAS SHAPED LIKE BARBIE.
HOWEVER, MARGOT ROBBIE FOR BEST ACTRESS AND GRETA GERWIG FOR
BEST DIRECTOR WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES THE NEARLY 10,000 VOTING
MEMBERS SEEMINGLY SNUBBED, THIS WAS LEONARDO DiCAPRIO FOR
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON," EARLY HOPEFUL GRETA LEE IN "PAST
LIVES" AND SALTBERG HAD HOLLYWOOD ABUZZ JUST TO NAME A
FEW. BUT, AS THEY SAY, ONE'S LOSS IS
ANOTHER'S GAIN. WHILE WE WON'T GET TO WATCH DUA
LIPA DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY WE WILL GET ANOTHER NOMINATED
"BARBIE" MOVIE TRACK TO FEEL THE KENERGY TONIGHT.
♪
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT LIVE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT OF "I'M
JUST KEN." AND JOINING US NOW, AS THEY DO
EVERY YEAR WITH MORE INSIGHT INTO TONIGHT'S BIG SHOW, ARE
CONTRIBUTORS ON ALL THINGS ENTERTAINMENT, CHRIS CONNELLY,
KELLEY CARTER. YOU ARE FIXTURES ON THE RED
CARPET JUST LIKE THE OSCARS THEMSELVES AND LOOKING STUNNING.
THAT COLOR IS JUST GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> AND THE COLOR ON CHRIS, TOO.
>> CHRIS IS KILLING IT.
>> LOOK, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.
2023 WITH THE STRIKES THAT HAPPENED, WE WEREN'T SURE FOR A
LITTLE WHILE, BUT HOLLYWOOD IS BACK IN BUSINESS.
WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS TODAY. CHRIS, LET'S START WITH YOU AND
TALK ABOUT THE PRESENTERS. WE'LL HAVE SOME FAMILIAR FACES
SAYING WELCOME TO THE CLUB TODAY.
>> A PENTANGLE OF PRESENTERS, FIVE PREVIOUS WINNERS STANDING
UP THERE TO GIVE OUT THIS YEAR'S OSCAR.
AND EACH OF THE WINNERS WITH A KIND WORD FOR ONE OF THE
NOMINEES. AND THEN AFTER THE NAME IS
ANNOUNCED, I HOPE, A GROUP HUG.
>> I LOVE GROUP HUGS.
>> WE'RE HERE FOR IT.
>> "OPPENHEIMER," ROBERT DOWNEY
JR., LILY GLADSTONE, DO YOU THINK THEY'RE SHOO INS?
>> "OPPENHEIMER" IS SLATED TO WIN. IT'S EXPECTED TO WIN BEST
PICTURE, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. IS EXPECTED TO FINALLY GET UP ON
THAT STAGE AND DELIVER A SPEECH THAT WE ALL WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING LILY GLADSTONE MAKE
HISTORY TONIGHT FOR THAT BIG WIN.
>> CHRIS, YOU'RE JUST CHRIS. I'M JUST WHIT.
JUST KEN HIMSELF, RYAN GOSLING, WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIM.
THIS IS HIM REHEARSING. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF
DETAILS BUT WE HEARD MARK RONSON SAYING HE WAS HOPING FOR 1,000
KENS, MAYBE A UNICORN.
>> I LIKE THAT HE LOOKS LIKE ADELE.
IT WILL BE A REAL HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHOW, AS YOU MENTIONED MARK
RONSON SAYING WHEN HE RECORDED THE SONG HE WAS LIKE THE GREAT
CARUSO STANDING FIVE FEET FROM THE MICROPHONE BOOMING IT OUT.
WHEN HE DOES IT TONIGHT, THE PLACE WILL GO NUTS.
>> ANOTHER PERSON THE PLACE MAY GO NUTS FOR, JIMMY KIMMEL, BACK
FOR A FOURTH TIME. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?
>> MORE OF THE SAME GOOD STUFF, BRINGING ON THE FUNNY.
READING THE ROOM, TOO. THAT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU ARE
HOSTING AN EVENT LIKE THIS WITH THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE
WHO ARE GOING TO BE FOLK A LITTLE BIT OF FUN AT.
I THINK JIMMY WILL KNOW HOW TO DO IT RESPECTFULLY.
>> THREAD THAT NEEDLE BUT STILL GET THE BURN IN.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE BURNS. THANKS TO YOU BOTH.
THE TOP OF THE SHOW, THE OSCARS RED CARPET IS OPENING EARLIER
AND OUR COLLEAGUE, DeMARCO MORGAN, ONE OF THE BEST
POSITIONS ALONG THE CARPET. DeMARCO, GREAT TO SEE YOU,
LOOKING SHARP, MY FRIEND.
>> SHARP AS A TACK.
>> THIS IS THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE, THE RED CARPET, THE FIRST
PLACE PEOPLE WILL BE JUDGED BASED ON THEIR APPEARANCE.
YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR "A" GAME. A LOOK AT THE RED CARPET AND HOW
IT WORKS STARTING WITH IMAGE. FIRST THINGS FIRST, THE FIT HAS
TO BE TOGETHER. EVERYBODY IS WATCHING.
WHEN I SAY EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY. NOW ONCE THE STARS MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS TENT RIGHT HERE, THEY'LL NOTICE SOMETHING FOR THE
FIRST TIME, A DOUBLE-SIDED STEP AND REPEAT.
THIS IS FOR CELEBRITIES AND SPECIAL GUESTS.
THIS SIDE IS FOR THE PRESENTERS AND THE NOMINEES.
TAKE A WALK WITH ME. ONCE YOU MAKE IT RIGHT HERE, YOU
HAVE ONE JOB AND ONE JOB ONLY, AND THAT IS TO STAND HERE AND
LOOK GOOD. COME WITH ME. YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING TO
MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEDIA
AROUND THE WORLD ARE GOING TO BE TALKING TO OUR SPECIAL GUESTS,
OUR NOMINEES AND PRESENTERS, ASKING QUESTIONS THAT WE LOVE TO
HEAR. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS NIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? WHO ARE YOU WEARING?
AND YOU'LL LOVE THOSE ANSWERS THERE.
THIS IS THE RED CARPET, THE MAGICAL, MAGICAL PLACE THAT WE
ALL LOVE TO SEE. NOW HERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW. CELEBRITIES CAN SPEND UP TO 30
MINUTES TO TWO HOURS RIGHT HERE JUST TALKING TO PEOPLE, TALKING
TO THE MEDIA, CATCHING UP WITH OLD FRIENDS.
AND, YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE
IT'S THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD, RIGHT?
FOLLOW ME ONE MORE TIME. OVER HERE TO THE STANDS, THIS IS
WHERE I WOULD LOVE TO BE IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRESS
CREDENTIALS. THIS IS SPECIAL GUESTS, HONOREES
HERE, TOO, WORKING WITH SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WITH THE ACADEMY
AWARDS ORGANIZATION. THEY GET A CHANCE TO DO SELFIES,
SCREAM OUT NAMES. HEY, DENZEL, CAN I GET A PICTURE
WITH YOU? MAYBE DENZEL WILL SAY YES.
MAYBE HE'LL KEEP MOVING DOWN THE RED CARPET.
EITHER WAY, IT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT TO LOOK GOOD AND HAVE FUN.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR TEAM. WHAT'S UP, ABC? ABC IN THE HOUSE.
SO, ONCE YOU MAKE IT DOWN THIS WAY, YOU'RE STILL TAKING
PICTURES, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE GOLD OSCAR STATUE RIGHT
THERE, A STATUETTE. AND WHEN YOU MAKE IT THROUGH,
THIS TURN -- IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THROUGH HERE -- THE LARGEST
RED CARPET IN THE WORLD, BY THE WAY.
THE RED CARPET OF RED CARPETS. I LICK TO CALL THIS THE FINAL
WALK, THE LAST MILE. YOU HAVE TO STRUT YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK GOOD DOING IT. A LITTLE COOLER WALK.
ONCE YOU MAKE IT HERE, YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE IT TO THOSE RED
STEPS, GO UP, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO ENTER THE THEATER, AND
YOU WILL BE IN FOR A TREAT.
I'M SO EXCITED. THE DOORS WILL OPEN A LITTLE
EARLIER, 12:30 PACIFIC TIME. WE CAN'T WAIT TO BRING IT TO YOU.
WE'LL SEND THINGS BACK TO YOU.
>> DeMARCO, I HAVE TO SAY, THAT BOW TIE, I LOVE IT.
GO BIG OR GO HOME.
>> OKAY.
>> APPRECIATE YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> GOT THE VELVET AND EVERYTHING.
>> YES. WHAT IS THAT, VELVET?
>> NOBODY WORKS THE RED CARPET LIKE DeMARCO MORGAN.
WE'LL CHAT MORE WITH YOU IN A BIT. COMING UP HERE, SO MUCH MORE
LIVE, INTERVIEWS FROM COLMAN DOMINGO WHOSE BREAK-THROUGH
PERFORMANCE IN "RUSTIN" HAS PEOPLE PREDICTING HE WILL SNAG
HIS FIRST OSCAR.
>> YOU GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM.
AND WILL LILY GLADSTONE BE THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN TO WIN A
BEST ACTRESS OSCAR? WHAT WOULD OSCAR SUNDAY BE
WITHOUT A PREVIEW OF ALL THE GREAT FASHION?
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER TODAY. OUR STYLE EXPERT, MR. JOE ZEE,
IS UP WITH THAT.
>> HE WILL LIKE THAT BOW TIE. WE CONTINUE RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK HERE ON ABC.
♪
>>> A LITTLE USHER AS WE WELCOME EVERYONE BACK TO THE RED CARPET.
I'M LINSEY DAVIS ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE, THE DAPPER, THE
DASHING WHIT JOHNSON.
>> OH, START, OH, START.
>> HERE AT THE DOLE B DOLBY THEO
MANY WILL MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN INTO THE THEATER IN JUST A FEW
SHORT HOURS.
>> I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH YOU, LIGHTING THE RED CARPET ON
FIRE AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY HERE.
AND WIN OR LOSE, MOST PEOPLE LUCKY TO HAVE A SEAT INSIDE THE
DOLBY. THE STARS WILL CELEBRATE AND LET
LOOSE. EVA PILGRIM FOR A FIRST-EVER
SNEAK PREVIEW INSIDE THE GOVERNORS BALLROOM AND WHAT THAT
JOURNEY TO THE GOVERNORS BALL IS LIKE FOR THE OSCAR WINNERS.
EVA, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. ALSO LOOKING GORGEOUS TODAY.
>> I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY LET ME UP HERE, BUT I'M GLAD.
IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THIS PLACE WILL BE CRAZY.
IT WILL BE THE PLACE TO BE THE 65th YEAR FOR THE MOST EXCLUSIVE
AFTER PARTY IN HOLLYWOOD, THE WHO'S WHO WILL BE WALKING
THROUGH THOSE DOORS AND, LIKE YOU SAID, WHIT,A FEW SECONDS,
FOR THE FIRST TIME, A SNEAK PEEK. WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THE WINNERS
GET UP HERE, WHEN THEY WALK OFF THAT STAGE WITH THAT OSCAR IN
HAND, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM GOES DOWN A VERY SPECIAL
CORRIDOR. IT'S CALLED THE WINNER'S WALK.
BUT BEFORE THE WINNER'S WALK, THERE IS THE ROAD TO GET HERE.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE CAREERS
OF THE BEST ACTOR NOMINEES. TAKE A LOOK.
BRADLEY COOPER IN AN ACTING CATEGORY FOR HIS TRANSFORMATIVE
PERFORMANCE IN "MAESTRO" AS LEONARD BERNSTEIN.
>> IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I COULD DO.
>> HE CO-STARRED WITH ROBERT DE NIRO. IN 1999 IT WAS A YOUNG,
INQUISITIVE ACTING STUDENT WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK THE
BRAIN OF ONE OF HIS HEROS AND FUTURE CO-STAR.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING? MY NAME IS BRADLEY COOPER.
MY QUESTION IS REGARDING "AWAKENINGS."
>> HE WENT FROM STUDENT TO GUEST, AND IN THIS APPEARANCE
PAYING TRIBUTE TO ONE OF HIS MENTORS.
>> I JUST HAVE TO MENTION, I LEARNED TO DECONSTRUCT A SCRIPT
FROM THIS MAN HERE.
>> THAT PROFESSOR SAYING HE KNEW COOPER HAD IT IN HIM TO GO ALL
THE WAY FROM THE MOMENT HE MET HIM.
>> BRADLEY WAS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO REALLY STOOD OUT,
HE'S COMPLETELY DEDICATED. I SEE HIM UP THERE AND ITCH THE
FLASHBACKS IN CLASS AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. A BEAUTIFUL FEELING.
>> YOU NEED A LIGHT?
>> WHILE IN SCHOOL HE GOT HIS VERY FIRST BREAK MAKING A GUEST
APPEARANCE IN "SEX IN THE CITY."
>> DO YOU WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE IN MY PORSCHE?
>> FABULOUS.
>> FROM DRIVING PORSCHES ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK TO
WHITEWATER RAFTING IN WEST VIRGINIA, YES, THAT'S A YOUNG
BRADLEY COOPER WHO HOSTED JUST A HANDFUL OF EPISODES OF THE
TRAVEL CHANNEL SHOW "GLOBE TREKKERS."
>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVER. I'M PLACING MY CRAFT RIGHT THERE.
>> IN 2001, HE MADE HIS BIG SCREEN DEBUT IN THE STAR-STUDDED
I INDIE COMEDY, "WET HOT SUMMER."
>> DON'T WASTE OUR TIME.
>> COOPER WOULD MAKE AN APPEARANCE ON THE PERFORMANCE
TRAINING GROUND THAT IS "LAW AND ORD ORDER."
COLMAN DOMINGO SHINES IN HIS TRAN TRANSFORMATIVE PERFORMANCE IN
"RUSTIN" WHICH EARNED HIM HIS FIRST OSCAR NOMINATION.
>> ON THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN BLACK, I WAS ALSO BORN A
HOMOSEXUAL. THEY EITHER BELIEVE IN FREEDOM
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, OR THEY DO NOT.
>> EARLY IN HIS CAREER DOMINGO WAS CAST IN A ROLE HE SAYS
SHAPED HIS CAREER, "PASSING STRANGE," WHICH WOULD BE FILMED
BY SPIKE LEE.
>> I GOT THAT MUSICAL THE DAY AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY.
♪
BUT THAT CHANGED MY LIFE, BECAUSE SUDDENLY I WAS
PERFORMING IN A VERY RAW MANNER. THIS WAS A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL.
IT WAS UNTETHERED. BOTH MY PARENTS WERE GONE, AND
ALL I HAD WAS HEART.
>> HIS BROADWAY SUCCESS WOULD CONTINUE IN HIS 2011
TONY-NOMINATED PERFORMANCE AS MR. BONES IN "THE SCOTTSBOR BOYS."
♪ I PLAY ALL KINDS OF
CHARACTERS ♪
>> COLMAN DOMINGO MADE MORE THAN ONE APPEARANCE ON "LAW AND
ORDER."
>> THIS NIGHT MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED TO DISMEMBER THE BODIES.
>> IN 2012 HE APPEARED BRIEFLY AS PRIVATE HAROLD GREEN
ALONGSIDE DANIEL DAY-LEWIS IN STEVEN SPIELBERG'S "LINCOLN."
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A SOLDIER?
>> TWO YEARS, SIR.
>> PAUL GIAMATTI FOR HIS PORTRAYAL AS THE JADED AND
DISILLUSIONED CLASSICS TEACHER IN "THE HOLDOVERS."
>> I CAN'T FAIL THIS CLASS.
>> OH, DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT CAN YOU.
>> THIS YEAR'S OSCAR NOMINATION COMES NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER HIS
FIRST PERFORMANCE WORKING WITH T"THE HOLDOVERS'" DIRECTOR THOMS
PAYNE IN "SIDEWAYS." BEFORE GIAMATTI WAS EDUCATING US
ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF PINOT NOIR, HE LANDED ON BROADWAY.
IN 1995 HE WAS CAST IN HIS VERY FIRST FEATURE FILM, WOODY
ALLEN'S "MIGHTYY APHRODITE."
GIAMATTI APPEARS IN A SINGLE SEEN AS SERGEANT HILL UNDER FIRE
FROM A GERMAN SNIPER IN "PRIVATE RYAN."
>> THEY ARE CONCENTRATED TO THE WEST.
>> THE PORTRAYAL OF A
STRUGGLING, AGING WRITER.
>> THE BLACKEST THING ABOUT THIS ONE IS THE INK.
>> WRIGHT ROSE TO PROMINENCE IN THE EARLY '90s FOR HIS ICONIC
PERFORMANCE IN THE TONY CUSHNER PLAY, HIS PERFORMANCE EARNED HIM
A TONY AWARD.
>> FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT IS ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO AS AN ACTOR.
TO DO THAT ON BROADWAY AND BE HONORED FOR IT IS VERY HEAVY.
>> HE WOULD REPRISE THAT ROLE IN THE ACCLAIMED MINISERIES EARNING
HIM AN EMMY AND A GOLDEN GLOBE.
>> YOU DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT WHEN I'M HOLDING SOMETHING
THIS SHARP OR I MIGHT SLIP AND STICK IT IN YOUR HEART, IF YOU
HAVE A HEART.
>> BLINK AND YOU MIGHT MISS HIM MANNING THE PHONES IN HARRISON
FORD'S 1990 MOVIE "PRESUMED INNOCENT."
AND WHILE THE ORIGINAL INDIANA JONES HIMSELF DIDN'T STAR IN THE
SERIES, JEFFREY WRIGHT LANDED ONE OF HIS FIRST GIGS IN THE
YOUNG "INDIANA JONES" CHRONICLES IN 1993.
>> NOT TONIGHT, JONES. TONIGHT WE PLAYING THE BLUES.
>> THREE YEARS LATER, HE WOULD STAR IN HIS FIRST MAJOR MOTION
PICTURE AS THE VISIONARY ARTIST JEAN MICHELLE ALONGSIDE DAVID
BOWIE, GARY ALTMAN AND DENNIS HOPPER.
THE EVER VERSATILE KILLIAN CILL
MURPHY FOR ROBERT J. "OPPENHEIMER" IN CHRISTOPHER
NOLAN'S "OPPENHEIMER."
>> OPPENHEIMER COULDN'T RUN A HAMBURGER STAND.
>> I COULDN'T. BUT I CAN RUN THE MANHATTAN
PROJECT.
>> CILLIAN AND HIS BROTHER WERE ASPIRING MUSICIANS PLAYING IN
THEIR JAZZ ROCK BAND, A SON OF MR. GREEN JEANS.
>> HAS HIS ROOTS IN JAZZ AND '70s MUSIC BUT NOW MOVING ON
IT'S POPULAR NOW.
>> BUT IT WASN'T THE MOVIE CRITICS THAT NOTICED MURPHY
EARLY ON. IT WAS THOSE PAYING ATTENTION TO
THE STAGE WHEN THEY FIRST CAUGHT HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
PERFORMANCE OF THE PLAY "DISCO PIGS" IN 1997, WHICH HE REPRISED
ON SCREEN IN 2001. HE QUICKLY FOUND HIMSELF
PERFORMING ALONGSIDE OTHER UP-AND-COMING A-LISTERS LIKE
SCARLETT JOHANSSON IN THE 2003 FILM "GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING."
>> DON'T WALK AWAY. LISTEN TO ME.
DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN HIS WORLD.
>> IN 2005, HE WOULD LAND HIS FIRST OF SIX CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
FILMS IN "BATMAN BEGINS" PLAYING THE SCARECROW.
>> I'M PROBABLY NOT VERY FRIGHTENING TO A GUY LIKE YOU
WITH THESE CRAZIES.
>> BUT IN A ROLE THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO TO CHRISTIAN BALE,
MURPHY WAS ALSO A SERIOUS CONTENDER TO BE BATMAN AND EVEN
DID SEVERAL SCREEN TESTS FOR NOLAN.
COUNTLESS AUDITIONS, THEATER PERFORMANCES AND SINGLE SCENE
ROLES ALL LEADING THESE FIVE ENORMOUSLY TALENTED ACTORS TO
ONE OF THE BIGGEST NIGHTS OF THEIR LIVES.
AND ONE OF THOSE MEN WILL BE WALKING OUT WITH THE OSCAR
TONIGHT. Y'ALL, WE ARE INSIDE THE GOVERNORS BALL.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU AROUND. COME WITH ME.
THIS IS THE MAIN BAR HERE IN THE ROOM.
I'M PICKING UP MY DRESS SO I DON'T TRIP AND FALL AM CHECK OUT
WHAT'S IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS A ROTATING -- THEY CALL
IT A LIQUID OSCAR BECAUSE HE'S SHINY.
NOT ALL ARE SHINY LIKE THIS ONE, SO HE'S PARTICULARLY SPECIAL.
BACK HERE IN THIS CORNER BEHIND THOSE CURTAINS IS WHERE WOLFGANG
PUCK'S KITCHEN IS. THE 30th TIME HE'LL BE COOKING
FOR THIS BIG EVENT. WE SAW HIM WALKING IN.
HE WAS TOTALLY CHILL, VERY READY. HE GAVE THE EXCLUSIVE MENU ON
"GMA." SALMON TRUFFLE POT PIE. YOU CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THE CHOCK
LASS OSCARS WITH THE GOLD DUST THAT COVERS THEM.
ALL THE BIGWIG HOLLYWOOD EXECUTIVES HAVE SPECIAL TABLES
UP IN THIS AREA, AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE GETS TO MINGLE
ALONG HERE. WE WILL SHOW YOU MORE OF THIS
PLACE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, WHIT AND LINSEY.
IT IS SO COOL IN HERE.
>> LOVE THAT. SAVE SOME SNACKS FOR US, BY THE WAY.
>> YES. I AM HUNGRY ALREADY.
>> AND, EVA, FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T KNOW, SHE'S FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
SO WHEN SHE DROPS A Y'ALL, THAT MEANS SHE'S REALLY EXCITED.
>> FEELING RIGHT AT HOME.
>> WE'RE FEELING IT, TOO. WE'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.
WE'VE UNCOVERED MORE OF THOSE VINTAGE CLIPS BEFORE THEY WERE
FAMOUS. CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE OF THE
LEAD ACTRESS NOMINEES WAS ONCE CREDITED AS THE VOICE OF A DOG?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
ALSO COMING UP, WHY DOES THERE SEEM TO BE HIGH-PROFILE SNUBS?
CHRIS CONNELLY WILL TELL US ABOUT THE MOST SURPRISING
OVERSIGHTS IN OSCARS' HISTORY.
ALL OF THAT AND MUCH MORE FROM
"THE OSCARS RED CARPET." I'M HUNGRY.
♪ I WILL PROVE YOU WRONG
I'LL TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY ♪
♪ BOY, JUST COME ALONG
HEAR ME WHEN I SAY ♪
>>> A LITTLE MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR FOR US.
>> SING IT, LINSEY.
>> WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD. JUST A FEW HOURS THIS FAMOUS
CARPET WILL BE LINED WITH THE BIGGEST STARS IN ENTERTAINMENT,
NOT JUST THE NOMINEES BUT SUPERSTAR PRESENTERS SLATED ON
ON STAGE TONIGHT WHO HAVE BEEN REHEARSING INSIDE THE DOLBY
THEATRE, STARS LIKE DWAYNE JOHNSON.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE AND CHRIS HEMSWORTH.
>> WE'RE GETTING THOSE PICTURES JUST COMING IN AS THE DAY GETS
ROLLING HERE. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THEM HERE VERY SOON. AND AS OUR OWN COUNTDOWN
CONTINUES TO TONIGHT'S AWARDS, SOME OF THE MOST TALKED ABOUT
RACES. OUR EXPERTS WILL JOIN US SOON
WITH THEIR PREDICTIONS. LET'S REMIND WHO IS NOM NAPTED
IN THE BEST ACTRESS CATEGORY.
>> MOLLY BURKHART, PLEASE SEND HELP. THE POLICE DO NOTHING.
I LOST MY MOTHER AND MY SISTERS. SO MANY KILLED FOR THE OIL MONEY.
>> I WOULD LOOK AT EVERYONE, EVEN MY OWN CHILDREN.
SUCH PITY BECAUSE THEY'RE LONGING FOR THE ATTENTION.
IT WAS A BANNER I WORE SO PROUDLY. I DON'T NEED.
I DON'T NEED. AND LOOK AT ME NOW.
>> I KNOW THE WORLD WANTS ME TO SHUT MY MOUTH AND SIT DOWN AND
WAIT TO DIE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK YOU DID.
>> STOP.
>> I CAN'T. I WON'T. I WILL NOT ACCEPT DEFEAT.
>> UNDERSTAND WE NEVER LIVED OUTSIDE GOD'S HOUSE.
>> WHAT?
>> SO MUCH TO DISCOVER, AND YOUR SAD FACE MAKES ME DISCOVER ANGRY
FEELINGS FOR YOU.
>> YOU COME HERE WITH MAYBE YOUR
OPINION, AND YOU TELL ME WHO AND WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH.
WHAT YOU SAY IS JUST A LITTLE
PART OF THE WHOLE SITUATION.
>> SO MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES THERE, AND I'M SURE OSCAR VOTERS
LIKELY HAD A VERY HARD TIME CHOOSING A WINNER.
AND FOR ONE OF THOSE TALENTED ACTRESSES, ANNETTE BENING,
TONIGHT HAS A CHANCE TO FINALLY, SHE HAS A MOMENT TO WALK HOME
FOR AN OSCAR FIVE TIMES. SHE WAS NOMINATED AS WORLD
RECORD DISTANCE SWIMMER DIANA NYAD IN THE FILM "NYAD."
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OSCARS HERE.
YOUR FIFTH NOMINATION FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE GOING BACK TO THE OSCARS?
>> OH, IT'S SO EXCITING. I MEAN, I WAS FIRST NOMINATED IN
THE SUPPORTING CATEGORY, AND BEFORE THE SHOW BEGAN, ALL OF
THE ACTRESSES IN OUR CATEGORY, WE ALL GOT INTO THIS LITTLE
HUDDLE AND WE WERE ALL CHATTING, AND WE AGREED WE WOULD GO TO
DINNER THE NEXT WEEK, AND WHOEVER WON WOULD PAY.
>> AND THE OSCAR GOES TO -- WHOOPI GOLDBERG.
>> WHOOPI GOLDBERG WON THE AWARD THAT YEAR FOR "GHOST," SO WE ALL
GATHERED, AND WHOOPI THREW US THIS BEAUTIFUL DINNER, A
CHOCOLATE OSCAR AND A GARDENIA AND WE JUST HUNG OUT.
>> FOR THIS CHARACTER, DIANA NYAD, THE DISTANCE SWIMMER WHO
WOULDN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, WHAT WAS IT ABOUT HER THAT DREW
YOU TO THIS CHARACTER?
>> OH, BECAUSE SHE WAS SO COMPLEX.
SHE WAS FUNNY AND EXASPERATING
AND BRILLIANT AND CHARISMATIC.
WE HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH EACH TIME.
I'VE LEARNED ABOUT MYSELF, TOO.
>> WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
>> I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BACK AND FEEL I COULD HAVE FOUGHT HARDER.
I HATE THAT FEELING. AND THE IDEA OF GETTING TO PLAY
AN ATHLETE WHEN I WAS IN MY 60s, I MEAN, WHEN I ACTUALLY DID THE
FILM, I WAS 64, WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW OLD SHE WAS WHEN SHE DID THE SWIM.
>> WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT HER OR IN PLAYING
THIS ROLE THAT WAS UNEXPECTED OR SURPRISED YOU?
>> WELL, I THINK WHAT SURPRISED ME MOST WAS, AS I GOT TO KNOW
DIANA AND SPENT TIME WITH HER ALONE AND AS SHE BEGAN TO TRUST
ME, JUST HOW MUCH WAS GOING ON INSIDE OF HER.
SHE'S A REALLY COMPLEX PERSON, AND I WAS HONORED THAT SHE LET
ME IN.
>> AND YOU WENT SWIMMING WITH HER? IS THAT RIGHT?
OR SHE HOPPED IN A POOL WITH YOU. HOW DID THAT PLAY OUT?
>> SHE CAME TO MY HOUSE. I WANTED HER TO SEE ME SWIM.
>> NO PRESSURE.
>> I WAS SO NERVOUS. I DID SWIM FOR HER.
AND THEN SHE GOT IN THE POOL WITH ME AND WE SWAM A LITTLE BIT
TOGETHER. AND WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING, SHE
GOT IN THE TANK WITH ME AND WE SWAM A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE AWAY FROM HER AND
THIS MOVIE?
>> I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY THAT A QUEER WOMAN IN HER 60s
COULD GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND I WANT PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEY GET TO SEE THIS RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THESE TWO WOMEN.
>> YOU SAID I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO GET OUT OF MY FUNK.
>> I MEANT YOU SHOULD SIGN UP FOR SPEED DATING NOT COME OUT OF
RETIREMENT FOR AN ABSURD FANTASY.
>> I AM DOING IT. I'M NOT DONE.
I HAVE MORE IN ME AND SO DO YOU.
>> WHEN DIANA NEEDED A COACH, A CORNER PERSON, SHE NEEDED
SOMEBODY THERE TO GET HER THROUGH THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE,
SHE ASKED BONNIE, WHO WAS HER BESTY, TO DO IT WITH HER.
SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNUSUAL TO SEE A REAL
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE TWO WOMEN THAT'S REALLY EXPLORED AND
HAS ALL KINDS OF IMPERFECTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE KNOWN
EACH OTHER A LONG, LONG TIME. THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT
TOGETHER. AND THEY ARE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.
IT LOOKS LIKE A SOLITARY SPORT,
BUT IT TAKES A TEAM.
>> SHE REALLY TRANSFORWARD INTO NYAD.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON?
>> WE WENT TO SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, GO GATORS.
WE WERE BONDING OVER OUR CALIFORNIA ROOTS. IT WAS FUN.
>> WE'LL SEE IF SHE CAN DO IT ON HER FIFTH NOMINATION.
HERE NOW TO HELP US HANDICAP THE OSCAR RACE IS MY LONG LOST
COUSIN, CLAYTON DAVIS, JOINED FURTHER DOWN THE RED CARPET,
CHRIS AND KELLEY. WE ASK IT THIS WAY EVERY YEAR,
WHO WILL WIN BEST ACTRESS? WHO SHOULD WIN, AND WHO HAS A
CHANCE OF PULLING OFF AN UPSET? CLAYTON?
>> THE HARDEST CATEGORY OF THE NIGHT --
>> THE MOST COMPETITIVE.
>> LET'S GET TO IT. THIS IS SO TIGHT BETWEEN LILY
GLADSTONE, "KILLERS OF THE
FLOWER MOON," AND LILY GLADSTONE.
A TIE WITH BARBRA STREISAND AND KATHARINE HEPBURN.
I'M PREDICTING LILY GLADSTONE WILL SQUEAK IT OUT BY A HAIR.
SHOULD WIN. IT SHOULD BE LILY GLADSTONE.
>> YOU THINK THERE WILL BE A STONE IN THE NAME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
>> I THINK WE'RE THROWING ROCKS TODAY.
>> AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A TIE THROWN OUT THERE.
>> YOU COULD FLIP A COIN.
>> KELLEY, WHO DO YOU LIKE?
>> I MEAN, LILY GLADSTONE, I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR MONTHS NOW,
I THINK SHE IS GOING TO PULL OFF THE BIG WIN AND MAKE HISTORY AND
I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF THE MORE TOUCHING MOMENTS OF THE EVENING.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO
SAY SAN DR. DRA HULLER HAS COUR SCENES AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF SHE
DID IT OR NOT. WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO DO TO GET
AN OSCAR? TWO OTHER GREAT PERFORMANCES
AMONG THEM. EMMA STONE, SHE COULD DO ROMCOMS
AND AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS AND MAKE BANK. SHE DIDN'T.
SHE DID A DIFFICULT FILM AND THEY'RE MAKING A CHALLENGING
MOVIE. GOOD FOR HER. I THINK IT'S LILY, TOO, SOMEONE
WHO REALLY CHANGED THE SCRIPT OF "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" BY
THE NATURE OF HER PERFORMANCE REPRESENTING IN A MAJOR WAY FOR
NATIVE AMERICANS IN A HOLLYWOOD THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS DONE VERY
WELL IN THAT ERA AND IN AN OSCAR CEREMONY THAT HASN'T DONE VERY
WELL IN THAT ERA. I THINK IT'S LILY.
>> OKAY. LILY GLADSTONE DEFINITELY A
FAVORITE HEADING INTO THE NIGHT.
>> SOUNDS LIKE IT.
>> THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE OSCAR
PREDICTIONS AS WELL AS MORE INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF YOUR
FAVORITE NOMINEES IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
AND, AFTER THE BREAK, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OSCARS
FASHION. OUR STYLE EXPERT JOINS US NEXT.
STAY WITH US.
♪ ALL NIGHT LONG
>>> THIS IS THE SCENE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY THEATRE WHERE HUNDREDS
ARE GETTING READY FOR THE DOORS TO OFFICIALLY OPEN.
>> IT'S NOT JUST PHOTOGRAPHERS TRAINED ON THE NOMINEES LATER
TODAY, TONIGHT'S OSCAR CEREMONY WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE IN MORE
THAN 200 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD,
JUST WALKING DOWN THE CARPET HERE PAST THE MEDIA, YOU HEARD
DOZENS OF LANGUAGES BEING SPOKEN.
>> THE ENERGY, THE EXCITEMENT ALREADY BUILDING FOR THE DAY.
NO DOUBT MANY OF THOSE WATCHING ARE AS EXCITED ABOUT THE RED
CARPET FASHIONS AS THE AWARDS THEMSELVES.
WHO IS LIKELY TO WIN THE AWARD FOR BEST DRESSED TONIGHT?
JOINING US AGAIN THIS YEAR IS OUR FRIEND, STYLE EXPERT, MR.
JOE ZEE.
>> HELLO.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU ARE THE BEST PROM COUPLE I'VE EVER SEEN. I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK AGAIN WITH
YOU THIS YEAR AND TO RECAP WHAT'S BEEN A STELLAR AWARDS
SEASON WHEN IT COMES TO RED CARPETS.
HIGH FASHION AND BIG GLAM IS BACK, BABY.
AND HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE STANDOUT LOOKS WE'VE SEEN THIS
FAR AND WHAT WE HOPE TO SEE ON THE RED CARPET IN JUST A FEW
HOURS. IT'S AWARDS SEASON. STATEMENT FASHION HAS DOMINATED
THE RED CARPET.
>> IT GOES BACK TO THE HIGH-OCTANE GLAM.
GLOVES AND SLEEVES IS REALLY HAVING A MOMENT.
I THINK THE GLOVES TAKES IT BACK OLD HOLLYWOOD.
WE'VE SEEN IT ON TAYLOR SWIFT. WE'VE SEEN IT ON MARGOT ROBBIE.
>> IT'S NOT JUST GLOVES THAT ARE A THROWBACK TO OLD HOLLYWOOD
STYLE -- AS DESIGNERS CONTINUE OPENING
THEIR FASHION VAULT, WE'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE MUSEUM PIECES WALK
THE RED CARPET. BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE CAREY
MULLIGAN WAS IN HER ARCHIVAL ERA IN HER "MAESTRO" CHARACTER
WEARING LOOKS FROM 1949 AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES AND A 1951 DIOR
GOWN AT THE BAFTAS. AND ZENDAYA STUNNED IN THIS LOOK
FROM 1995, THE YEAR BEFORE SHE WAS BORN.
>> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT NOBODY EXPECTED.
IT IS ALSO A LOOK THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON.
I THINK WE WERE ALL, LIKE, OH, WOW. SHE'S TAKING IT.
>> HEADING INTO TONIGHT, THE TWO FRONT-RUNNER ACTRESSES ARE ALSO
FASHION FAVORITES.
>> WHAT'S EXCITING ABOUT LILY GLADSTONE THIS SEASON, THERE ARE
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL MOMENTS IN THE THINGS
SHE WEARS TO MAKE A STATEMENT. SHE LOVES THE GLAM, THE OLD
HOLLYWOOD GLAM WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT, BUT WE'VE, AGAIN, PAID
HOMAGE TO HER NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT SHE DOES FOR THE OSCARS.
SHE IS THE STANDOUT RIGHT NOW AND THE FRONT-RUNNER TO WIN.
>> AND IN THE SUPPORTING ACTRESS FIELD --
>> Da'VINE JOY HAS NOT SHIED FROM THE GLAM AT ALL THIS IS
REALLY HER MOMENT, HER SEASON. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING
UNDERSTATED ABOUT HER LOOKS, AND WE LOVE IT.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE GLOVES, WE'VE SEEN PLUNGING NECK LINES,
WE'VE SEEN BUST, WE'VE SEEN THE SLEEVES.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER IN RED. I THINK IT WOULD BE A MOMENT
THAT WOULD TRULY BE CHEF'S KISS.
>> NOW WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT MARGOT ROBBIE'S STYLE SHE HAS
BEEN ROCKING SINCE "BARBIE'S" MOVIE PREMIERE.
ALL THE DOLLS WERE MADE BY HIGH-END LUXURY DESIGNERS THAT
WERE CLAMORING TO WORK WITH A RED CARPET DARLING LIKE MARGOT.
SHE WAS LOCKED DOWN WITH CHANEL AND, OF COURSE, DESIGNERS
UNDERSTOOD THE EFFECT OF "BARBIE" AND HOW IT COULD BUILD
THEIR BUSINESS. A PERFORM OF MARGOT, GRETA AND
THE "BARBIE" EFFECT TO MAKE IT THE ONE OPPORTUNITY FOR
DESIGNERS TO DEPART FROM THEIR USUAL STYLE.
>> ANY INTEL INTO WHO MARGOT MIGHT BE WEARING TONIGHT?
>> THERE ARE HUGE REDDIT THREADS WHICH DOLL SHE WILL BE WEARING.
ONE IS CALLED PEACHES AND CREAM. LET'S WAIT AND SEE.
>> DIG INTO THE ARCHIVES ON THAT. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE COMING UP ON OUR "COUNTDOWN TO THE 96 OSCARS."
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE NOMINEE WHO GOT DOWN INTO THE SAND FROM ONE
OF HER EARLIEST ROLES IN THE STAGE LONG BEFORE SHE WAS UP FOR
AN OSCAR? STAY TUNED FOR THE OSCAR AND A
WHOLE LOT MORE FROM THE REPD CARPET HERE ON ABC.
♪ BECAUSE I'M HAPPY
CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT A ROOF ♪
>>> CLAP ALONG. WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD AND
OUR "COUNTDOWN TO THE 96th ACADEMY AWARDS."
YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THE SCENE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY THEATRE
WHERE THE STATUETTES WILL BE HANDED OUT JUST A FEW HOURS FROM NOW.
>> YES, THEY WILL. WE TALKED ABOUT WHICH LEAD
ACTRESS MIGHT TAKE HOME THE OSCAR.
WE WONDER WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR THEM LONG BEFORE THEY WERE
HOUSEHOLD NAMES. SO THE SMALL, UNGLAMOROUS ROLES
THEY TOOK ON TO PAY THEIR DUES AND TO GET NOTICED AND WHETHER
THE FIVE WOMEN COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED ONE DAY ENDING UP HERE
AS AN OSCAR NOMINEE. AND DeMARCO MORGAN IS BACK AGAIN
WITH SOME ANSWERS. DeMARCO?
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN.
WELL, ONE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE, NO
COMMUNITY THEATER ACTRESSES DOING WHATEVER THEY HAD TO DO.
JUST TO GET TO THIS MOMENT. BUT ONE THING
TAKE HOME THE GOLD TONIGHT. THIS YEAR EMMA STONE IS A STRONG
CONTENDER TO TAKE HOME HER SECOND OSCAR FOR HER ENJOYABLE
PERFORMANCE IN "POOR THINGS."
>> YOU'RE IN MY SUN.
>> WHAT?
>> THE THIRD-TIME NOMINEE'S JOURNEY TO THE OSCARS BEGAN AT
VALLEY YOUTH THEATER.
♪
IN 2004 SHE MADE HER TELEVISION DEBUT IN REALTY PILOT IN SEARCH
FOR "THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY," INTRODUCED TO US AS EMILY STONE.
>> HERE COMES EMILY STONE!
♪
>> THE FOLLOWING YEAR SHE APPEARED IN A SINGLE EPISODE OF
"MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE" AS DIANE, PART OF A GROUP OF MEAN
GIRLS TARGETED FOR REVENGE BY THE MOM CHARACTER, LOIS.
>> OH, MY GOD, NO!
>> THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD IN STONE'S CAREER, SHE WOULD MAKE
BRIEF APPEARANCES ON SHOWS LIKE "MEDIUM" AND YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE
THIS VOICE.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I AM HEARING WEDDING BELLS.
>> YEAH, THAT'S EMMA STONE AS THE VOICE OF THIS DOG IN THE
DISNEY CHANNEL'S "THE SWEET LIFE OF ZACH AND CODY."
THE ANNETTE BENING FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN "NYAD."
>> NO MORE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES. I'VE HAD IT.
LISTEN, BONNIE, I JUST KNOW I CAN DO IT, OKAY, AND I WANT TO
DO IT WITH YOU.
>> BENING SAYS IT WAS DURING HER YEARS AT SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
SHE BEGAN TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ACTING AND WOULD FORM HER CRAFT
ON SMALL THEATER STAGES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
>> THERE WERE A FEW LITTLE COMMUNITY THEATER PROJECTS THAT
I DID, SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATER, I DID A PLAY THERE WHEN
I WAS 18, 19.
>> THAT PLAY, "VOICES." THAT'S A YOUNG ANNETTE BENING
STARTING OUT.
>> I FOLLOWED IT BECAUSE I LOVED IT.
I WANTED TO BE UP ON THE STAGE.
>> FROM SMALL COMMUNITY THEATERS TO BROADWAY WHERE SHE WOULD EARN
A TONY AWARD NOMINATION.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I READ IN A BOOK?
THAT THE ISLAND OF ATLANTIS WAS REALLY INHABITED BY DOLPHINS.
>> SHE MADE HER BIG SCREEN DEBUT IN 1988 ALONGSIDE DAN AYKROYD
AND JOHN CANNEDY IN THE SLAPSTICK COMEDY "THE GREAT OUTDOORS."
>> I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY WE'RE NOT WELCOME.
>> TWO YEARS LATER ON A SHORT SCENE ALONGSIDE MERYL STREEP IN
THE FILM "POST CARD FROM THE EDGE."
>> I'M IN IT FOR THE ENDOLPHIN RUSH.
>> ENDORPHIN.
>> WHATEVER.
>> GERMAN ACTRESS SANDRA HULLER IS HAVING A BREAKOUT YEAR AND IS
IN TWO OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS THIS YEAR.
"THE ZONE OF INTEREST" AND "ANATOMY OF A FALL," IT'S HER
PERFORMANCE IN THE LATTER WHICH EARNED HER HER FIRST ACADEMY
AWARD NOMINATION.
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I JUST CAN'T
IMAGINE HIM JUMPING WITH DANIEL SO CLOSE BY.
I CAN'T GET IT IN MY HEAD.
>> BUT BEFORE HER RECENT INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS HULLER
BEGAN HER CAREER LIKE SO MANY OTHERS ON THE STAGE AND ENJOYED
YEARS OF SUCCESS IN SWITZERLAND. SHE WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO AN
AMERICAN AUDIENCE IN A FILM THAT WAS NOMINATED FOR THE OSCARS IN
2017. IN 2019 "ANATOMY OF A FALL"
DIRECTOR JUSTIN TRIAT.
CAREY MULLIGAN SHINES AS THE WIFE AND MUSE OF LEONARD
BERNSTEIN PLAYED BY BRADLEY COOPER IN "MAESTRO."
>> IT'S MY OWN ARROGANCE, TO THINK I COULD SURVIVE AND WHAT
HE COULD GIVE.
>> THE PERFORMANCE ADDED A THIRD OSCAR NOMINATION FOR MULLIGAN
AND HER PERFORMANCE IN "EDUCATION" AND HER ROLE IN THIS
2020 REVENGE THRILLER.
>> I WANTED TO BE A DOCTOR MY WHOLE LIFE.
>> BUT BEFORE SHE WAS EXACTING REVENGE ON PREDATORS AND A
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, SHE WAS A PROMISING YOUNG ACTRESS AT THE
ROYAL COURT THEATER IN LONDON IN 2004.
AND LANDED HER FIRST MAJOR MOVIE ROLE THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN THE
PERIOD DRAMA "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE."
>> PAPA, IS HE HANDSOME?
>> MULLIGAN WOULD CONTINUE TO STAR IN PERIOD DRAMAS LIKE "MY
BOY JACK."
>> I'M SURE WE WILL BE THE VERY BEST OF FRIENDS.
>> A FEW SHORT YEARS BEFORE HER OSCAR NOMINATION, SHE APPEARED
IN A SINGLE EPISODE OF THE BRITISH MAINSTAY "DR. WHO."
>> PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND I'M NOT HAPPY.
>> SHE WOULD RISE TO NEW HEIGHTS PORTRAYING THE WEALTHY SOCIALITE
DAISY BUCHANAN ALONGSIDE LEONARDO DiCAPRIO IN "THE GREAT
GATSBY." THIS IS LILY GLADSTONE'S FIRST
OSCAR NOMINATION FOR HER PERFORMANCE AS THE REAL-LIFE
WOMAN AT THE CENTER OF "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON."
>> I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A RACE.
I DON'T CARE IF WE'RE WATCHING HORSES.
>> BUT IN 2020 GLADSTONE SAYS SHE WAS GOING TO QUIT ACTING AND
APPLY FOR SEASONAL WORK TRACKING MURDER HORNS.
AND THEN MARTIN SCORCESE CAME CALLING.
SHE IS THE FRONT-RUNNER TO TAKE HOME THE OSCAR THIS YEAR AND YET
IT WOULD BE A SURPRISE TO NONE OF HER FORMER CLASSMATES AT
MOUNTAIN LAKE TERRACE HIGH. THAT'S HER WITH FELLOW CLASSMATE
DUBBED MOST LIKELY TO WIN AN OSCAR.
>> IN SOME WAYS IT IS BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAM, LIKE WHO WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT? BUT, ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME IT
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. SUPER TALENTED.
DOES A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WORK. WHAT SEPARATED LILY WAS SHE,
EVEN BACK THEN, REALLY WANTED TO DO JUSTICE BY THE CHARACTERS SHE
WAS PLAYING.
>> HER DEBUT ON THE SILVER SCREEN CAME IN 2013 WITH A SMALL
ROLE IN THE FRENCH FILM, PSYCHO PERFECT THINK OF A PLAINS INDIAN.
>> I'M SO SORRY, JIMMY.
>> IN 201 SHE LANDED A ROLE IN "CERTAIN WOMEN" WHICH WON BEST
SUPPORTING ACTRESS.
>> I DON'T MEAN TO KEEP FROM YOU GETTING WORK OR ANYTHING, I JUST
KNOW IF I DIDN'T START DRIVING, I WOULDN'T SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> SHE WOULD GO ON TO WORK ON OTHER INDIE FILMS IN "THE THIN
LINE." SHE'S NO STRANGER TO TELEVISION
EITHER. GLADSTONE APPEARED IN SEVERAL
EPISODES OF THE FINANCIAL DRAMA "BILLIONS."
>> I'M OFFENDED BY THE IDEA OF PAYING FOR A FAMILY LEGACY WHEN
THE FAMILY DIDN'T ACT LIKE A FAMILY.
>> AND AN ESTRANGED, MISS TEAR YEAH MOTHER, IN THE SERIES
"RESERVATION DOGS."
>> WE CREATE SPACE FOR YOUR FRIENDS.
>> DO IT WITH INTENTION.
>> I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A LOT OF TALENT IN THAT
CATEGORY. IT IS PREDICTED LILY GLADSTONE
IS FAVORED TO WIN. WE KNOW IT'S OSCARS, COMES
SURPRISES. WE'LL BE WATCHING, WAITING AND
SEEING. WE WISH THEM ALL WELL. GUYS, BACK TO YOU.
>> YES, WE DO. AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
WE KNOW THAT. SOME SURPRISES IN STORE, DeMARCO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, A
REPORT CARD ON REPRESENTATION IN HOLLYWOOD.
AMERICA FERRARA ONE OF THE TALENTED ACTORS FROM THE LATINO CATEGORY.
>> THE ACTRESS VYING FOR THE SAME AWARD AS AMERICA THIS
EVENING. CAN Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH CAP OFF
OSCAR GOLD? THAT AND MORE AS OUR LIVE
COVERAGE FROM THE RED CARPET CONTINUES RIGHT HERE ON ABC.
♪
>>> AND WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD.
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY THEATRE WHERE, IN JUST A FEW
HOURS, SOME VERY EXCITED AND NERVOUS NOMINEES, PERHAPS, WILL
BE DREAMING OF WALKING AWAY WITH AN OSCAR.
>> AND MOANING THEM, COLMAN DOMINGO, THE FIRST AFRO-LATINO
NOMINEE. AMERICA FERRARA NOMINATED,
ORIGINAL SONG, MAKEUP, HAIR STYLING, LATINOS ARE DOMINATED
IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES TONIGHT. HOLLYWOOD STILL HAS SOME WORK TO
DO WHEN IT COMES TO REPRESENTATION.
>> I FEEL, HALLELUJAH.
>> AFTER YEARS OF SOUNDING THE ALARMS, LATINOS IN HOLLYWOOD CAN
FINALLY FEEL SOME VINDICATION.
>> THERE IS A GOD.
>> A RESEARCH AND CONSULTING FIRM HAS RELEASED A NEW REPORT
DETAILING SOME OF THE SHORTCOMINGS WHEN IT COMES TO
LATINO REPRESENTATION.
>> IF IT GOES WELL, NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING.
IF IT DOESN'T, YOU'RE AT FAULT.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THEY DON'T ADD UP TO JUST HOW
BIG OF A POPULATION AND HOW IMPORTANT LATINOS ARE ACROSS BOARD.
>> OUR ATTEMPTS AT DOING THIS ARE NEVER GOING TO STOP.
>> WE'RE NOT JUST THERE TO FULFILL A STEREOTYPE OR CHECK A BOX.
>> AND HOPEFULLY YOUNG LATINOS AND LATINAS ARE SEEING THAT AND
SEEING THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AS WELL.
>> WE INTERVIEWED OVER 100 FOLKS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY FROM
PRODUCERS, WRITERS, ENTRY FOLKS, AND WE LOOKED AT A HUGE DATA
SET, OVER TEN YEARS OF DATA, 26,000 FILMS, 10,000 TV SHOWS,
NIELSEN VARIETY DATA AND WE PUT THAT TOGETHER.
THE DATA WAS QUITE TELLING.
>> THE McKINSEY REPORTS STATES JUST 4% HAVE LEAD OR CO-LEAD
ROLES.
>> WHICH IS PATHETIC.
>> WHY IS THAT WHEN THERE'S TALENT FOR ON SCREEN AND BEHIND
THE SCENES?
>> IT'S SAD TO SAY BUT #HOLLYWOODTOOWHITE.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM. IT'S BAKED IN, SYSTEMIC RACISM.
>> 19% OF THE POPULATION IS LATINO, THE REPORT SAYS WE
ACCOUNT FOR 29% OF BOX OFFICE TICKET SALES AND 24% OF
STREAMING SUBSCRIBERS.
>> LATINO MOVIES DO 60% BETTER THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS WITH 25%
LESS BUDGET AND SO TAKING A STEP BACK THERE'S A REAL BIG
OPPORTUNITY HERE.
>> EVERY TIME YOU PITCH A LATIN PROJECT, OH, WE HAVE TO DO IT
FOR LESS BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET GREAT CONTENT UNLESS YOU PUT
THE SAME MONEY AND VALUE.
>> IN FACT, RESEARCH SUGGESTS THERE'S ABOUT $18 BILLION IN
POTENTIAL REVENUE BEING IGNORED BY THE INDUSTRY.
>> WE FOUND THE MOVIES GET NOMINATED MORE OFTEN, AND THEY
ACTUALLY WIN. AND SO WHEN YOU ACTUALLY PUT
REPRESENTATION, WHAT YOU FIND IS IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE,
UPWARDS OF $18 BILLION. WHEN YOU HAVE SHOWS LIKE
"WEDNESDAY" --
>> THE ONLY PERSON WHO GETS TO TORTURE MY BROTHER IS ME.
>> -- THE LAST OF US, WHEN YOU PUT A LATIN STAR IN IT --
>> DO YOU TRUST ME?
>> IT'S A HUGE HIT.
>> ACTOR, COMEDIAN AND PRODUCER TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR
YEARS, DEDICATING MUCH OF HIS CAREER TO EDUCATING OTHERS ABOUT
THE LATINO EXPERIENCE.
>> HOW DID WE BECOME SO NONEXISTENT?
>> UNTIL WE HAVE EXECUTIVES THAT UNDERSTAND OUR CULTURE AND THE
IMPORTANCE, NO ONE ELSE WILL GET IT.
IT'S WHAT WE CALL THE NETWORK EFFECT, WHEN YOU HAVE LATINOS
WHO ARE IN POSITIONS SUCH AS EXECUTIVES, WRITERS, CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> WHAT WOULD YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS BE TO THE POWERS
THAT BE IN HOLLYWOOD TO MAKE IT A MORE EQUITABLE INDUSTRY?
>> I LIKE TO GET LATINO EXECUTIVES IN THERE.
I NEED THAT DESPERATELY. AND, SECONDLY, IS GREEN LIGHT
LATIN PROJECTS. FLIP YOUR WHITE STARS AND PUT A
LATIN STAR INSTEAD.
>> AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE.
>> YES. TO GROW, TO GET TO THAT SPOT
WHERE YOU CAN GREEN LIGHT ANY MOVIE.
>> OUR THANKS TO MARIA FOR THAT CONVERSATION, AND FOR MORE ON
HOW HOLLYWOOD IS DOING WHEN IT COMES TO LATINO REPRESENTATION,
WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK IN CLAYTON DAVIS FROM "VARIETY."
YOU'VE REPORTED ON THIS TOPIC EXTENSIVELY.
>> WHAT WE SEE HERE, WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY.
WHEN I SAY WE, LATINOS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG AND CONSTANTLY
WE ARE SURPRISED THAT WE MAKE UP A HUGE AMOUNT OF THE BOX OFFICE.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR WHAT'S MINE. IF WE'RE 20% OF THE POPULATION,
WE CONTRIBUTE $7 TRILLION TO THE GDP, THEN WE WANT TO SEE THAT
MUCH REPRESENTATION ON SCREEN. WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
OSCARIZING. WHAT HE SAYS OFTEN, WE DON'T
WANT ROLES JUST FOR LATINOS, LATINO-BASED ROLES.
RAUL JULIA PLAYED "DEATH OF A SALESMAN" ON BROADWAY THAT
CHANGED HIS LIFE, BROUGHT HIM TO HOLLYWOOD.
AND THEN LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE "IN THE HEIGHTS," WHAT WE
TEND TO DO IS PUT OUR HOPES AND DREAMS ON THE SHOULDERS OF ONE.
WE HAVE MIRANA BUT WE HAVE A FINITE NUMBER.
WE NEED TO FILL THAT BENCH AND MAKE SURE HOLLYWOOD IS DOING THE WORK.
>> CLAYTON, IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS AGAIN,
THAT REPORT THAT WAS POINTED
OUT, 5% ARE LATINO OR LATINA THOUGH THEY MAKE UP 19%.
>> WE ARE NOT SPEAKING WORDS ON SCREEN.
THAT'S THE MOST JARRING THING I CAN SEE, BUT WHAT I HAVE BEEN
SEEING IS HOLLYWOOD THINKS THEY'RE DOING THE WORK WITH DEI
DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE STILL BEING OTHERED.
BRING US INTO THE ROOM, INTO THE C SUITES.
YOU CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE
PROFITABLE AT IT. IT'S A NO-BRAINER.
>> SO IMPORTANT.
>> CLAYTON, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> OUR LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE
OSCARS RED CARPET CONTINUES.
>>> HI, BARBIE.
>> HI, KEN.
>> HI, BARBIE.
>> HI, KEN.
>> I GOT US BOTH ICE CREAM.
>> COOL.
>> HI, BARBIE.
>> THE ACADEMY SAID, HI BARBIE, EIGHT TIMES, HUGELY SUCCESSFUL
FILM, A NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS INCLUDING FOR BEST PICTURE, BEST
SUPPORTING ACTOR AND ACTRESS AND THE NOMINATION FOR ADAPTED
SCREENPLAY. MANY PEOPLE TOOK NOTE WHEN THE
FILM'S LEAD ACTRESS MARGOT ROBBIE AND TALENTED DIRECTOR
GRETA GERWIG DID NOT RECEIVE NOMINATIONS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE SAY HI BARBIE ON THE CARPET.
>> A LOT OF PINK.
>> PINK IS IN FASHION, THAT'S FOR SURE.
EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME WE HEAR ABOUT THE SO-CALLED OSCAR
SNUBS, OF COURSE. TIME TO HAVE OUR EXPERT, CHRIS
CONNELLY, LOOK INTO WHY POPULAR FILMS AND STARS GET OVERLOOKED. CHRIS?
>> THANKS, GUYS. YEAH, THE OSCAR SNUB, WELL, NOT
EVERYONE LIKES THE WORD. NOT EVERYONE LIKES THE CONCEPT,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE REALLY DON'T WANT, WHEN ONE OF THEIR
FAVORITES IS DENIED A NOMINATION. SO LET'S GO INSIDE WHAT IT'S
LIKE TO BE LEFT OUT. THIS YEAR'S OSCAR NOMINATION
MORNING SAW PLENTY OF "BARBIE"
SUPPORTERS AS MAJOR SINS OF O OMI OMISSION.
>> NOT MY LIFE.
>> SNUBS, IF YOU WILL. NO BEST DIRECTOR NOD FOR GRETA
GERWIG AND MARGOT ROBBIE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED IN BEST ACTRESS.
EVEN RYAN GOSLING EXPRESSING HIS DISAPPOINTMENT AND THE MESSAGE
IT SEEMED TO SEND. JUSTINE TRIET GOT A BEST
DIRECTOR NOD. THE FOURTH IN FOUR YEARS.
THE SO-CALLED SNUB COMES IN ALL SHAPES A AND SIZES, BOX OFFICE
HITS GET PASSED OVER FOR SMALLER FILMS WHICH NEED THAT BOOST.
NO BEST PICTURE NOMS FOR J
"JURASSIC PARK" OR ""SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE"."
TAYLOR SWIFT, OLIVIA RODRIGO --
♪ I WONDER IF IT COULD BE REAL
>> EVEN JOHN LEGEND IN RECENT YEARS, EACH OF THEM MISSING OUT
ON A NOMINATION. SOMETIMES IT'S THE MATH, JUST
TOO MANY WORTHY CHOICES. NO NATALIE PORTMAN FOR "MAY
DECEMBER." NO SALTBERG IN ORIGINAL
SCREENPLAY. REMEMBER, IF YOU THINK YOUR
FAVORITE HAS BEEN SNUBBED, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO SAY, WHO
SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOMINATED? AND OTHER TIMES, IT'S PERSONAL.
ONE OF THE JUICIEST BACK IN 1963 WHEN BETTE DAVIS BUT NOT CO-STAR
JOAN CRAWFORD WAS NOMINATED FOR --
>> WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?
>> THE FEUD CAST JESSICA LANGE AND SUSAN SARANDON, THREE OSCARS
BETWEEN THEM, TO CHRONICLE THE EPIC AFTERMATH.
>> I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
>> REMEMBER THE NOMINEES ARE PICKED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL
BRANCH, SO BACK IN THE '80s IT WAS DIRECTORS SNUBBING STEVEN
SPIELBERG FOR 11-TIME NOMINATED "THE COLOR PURPLE" AND PASSING
OVER BARBRA STREISAND. BUT THE ENTIRE VOTING BODY
NOMINATES BEST PICTURE. SO WHEN SPIKE LEE'S GREAT DO THE
RIGHT THING WAS OVERLOOKED --
>> I WAS BORN THIS BROOKLYN.
>> -- IT WAS AN ACADEMY WIDE OUTRAGE ADDRESSED BY KIM BASINGER.
>> BUT THERE IS ONE FILM MISSING FROM THIS LIST, AND THAT'S "DO
THE RIGHT THING."
>> SOMETIMES SNUBS BRING ABOUT CHANGE.
IN THE 'NIGHTS THE ACCLAIMED "HOOP DREAMS" WAS SNUBBED, A
CALL FOR THE ACADEMY TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTARY BRANCH. WHY ARE TEN MOVIES NOMINATED
INSTEAD OF JUST FIVE?
>> THERE'S NO GOING BACK. YOU'VE CHANGED THINGS.
>> IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OSCAR VOTERS FAILED TO SELECT
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S "THE DARK KNIGHT." MAYBE THE CENTURY'S MOST
INFLUENTIAL FILM. BUT NOTHING WAS A GUT PUNCH
QUITE LIKE NOMINATION MORNING IN 2016, A WHITE WASH, 20 ACTORS
AND ACTRESSES, ZERO PEOPLE OF
COLOR. NO STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON.
>> EVERY TIME YOU GET INTO THE RING, THAT'S WHO YOU'RE GOING AGAINST.
>> SLY STALLONE, BUT NO MICHAEL B. JORDAN FOR "CREED."
THE #OSCARSOWHITE BECAME A RALLYING CRY.
NOT PEOPLE ATTACKING THIS NOMINATION OR THAT NOMINATION
BUT ASKING QUESTIONS, AGAIN, ABOUT THE PROCESS AND ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.
>> RESULT, CHANGES IN THE ACADEMY'S VOTING MEMBERSHIP.
AND STILL A LONG WAY TO GO. DID VIOLA DAVIS NOT GET
NOMINATED FOR "THE WOMAN KING" LAST YEAR? HMM.
BUT IT'S CHER WHO PROVES THE BEST REVENGE FOR NOT RECEIVING A
NOMINATION FOR HER ROLE IN "MASK" CAN BE SERVED, WELL,A
DRESS. THAT DRESS.
>> YOU CAN SEE I DID RECEIVE MY ACADEMY BOOKLET ON HOW TO DRESS
LIKE A SERIOUS ACTRESS.
>> AND WITH A WIN TWO YEARS LATER FOR THE ALTOGETHER PERFECT
"MOONSTRUCK."
>> I DON'T THINK THIS MEANS THAT I AM SOMEBODY, BUT I GUESS I'M
ON MY WAY. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, FOR "BARBIE" FANS, MARGOT ROBBIE IS A NOMINEE IN
BEST PICTURE AS ONE OF "BARBIE'S" PRODUCERS.
GRETA GERWIG A NOMINEE IN ADAPTED SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED.
ADAPTED FROM WHAT, YOU MIGHT ASK? IT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THIS
YEAR ADAPTED IS SEEN BY MANY AS A MORE COMPETITIVE CATEGORY THAN
ORIGINAL IS, BUT YOU CAN NEVER COUNT OUT "BARBIE", CAN YOU, GUYS?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT, CHRIS. "BARBIE" IS ALIVE ON THE RED
CARPET THAT IS FOR SURE.
>> THAT IS ONE THING THAT IS TRUE, THE PINK IS IN.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. WE APPRECIATE IT AND MANY OTHERS
AND PAST WINNERS HAVE ADMITTED THAT IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR
THEM, SOMETIMES THEIR MIND IS GOING BLANK AFTER HEARING THEIR
NAME CALLED TO WIN AN OSCAR. BACK TO EVA PILGRIM WITH WHAT
THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE LIKE BESIDES BIG WINNERS AFTER THEY
RECEIVE THEIR SHINY NEW OSCARS. EVA?
>> INSIDE THE GOVERNORS BALLROOM.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU MORE OF THE SPACE, BECAUSE IT'S SO COOL.
WHEN THE OSCAR WINNERS COME HERE, THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE
THEIR NAMES ALREADY ETCHED INTO THOSE STATUES.
THAT HAPPENS HERE, AND THE WHOLE ROOM IS ABLE TO WATCH IT ON
THESE BIG SCREENS. BUT BEFORE THEY GET HERE, THOSE
OSCAR WINNERS GO ON A VERY SPECIAL JOURNEY CALLED THE
WINNER'S WALK, AND WE GOT TO CHECK IT OUT.
THEY WILL ARRIVE HERE TO THE WINNER'S WALK.
THIS IS THE FIRST MOMENT THEY'VE BEEN ALONE SINCE THEY FOUND OUT
THAT THEY WON THE OSCAR. THEY'LL BE HOLDING THEIR OSCAR
WALKING THROUGH THIS AREA WHERE THERE'S PICTURES OF PREVIOUS
OSCAR WINNERS AND MOMENTS, SOME OF THEM CALL THEIR MOM, AS THEY
TAKE IT ALL IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEIR NEXT STOP, RIGHT HERE
WHERE A BIG POSTER WILL BE. ALL THE OSCAR WINNERS SIGN THIS
POSTER MARKING THE HISTORIC NIGHT.
THEY THEN ARRIVE HERE IN THE WINNER'S LOBBY, AND USUALLY
PEOPLE CHEER FOR THEM WITH THEIR OSCAR AS THEY WALK INTO THIS
ROOM. THEY CAN GET A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE HERE AT THE BAR BEFORE
THEY HEAD OVER TO TALK TO OUR LARA SPENCER AND OUR "GMA" TABLE.
SO MANY ICONIC MOMENTS HAVE HAPPENED, THE EMOTIONS, THE
EXCITEMENT OF THOSE BIG WINS PLAYING OUT RIGHT HERE FOR THE
FIRST TIME. AND THEN, NEXT STOP, IS HERE
WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING THOSE
PICTURES WE'VE ALL SEEN. THE OSCAR WINNERS HOLDING THE
GOLD STATUETTES. THEIR FINAL STOP IS HERE IN THIS
ROOM WITH HUNDREDS OF MEDIA FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WHERE THEY
GET A CHANCE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
THANK DURING THEIR SPEECH, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THEY
FEEL IN THIS MOMENT WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THEY WON THE OSCAR.
AND THEN IT'S TIME FOR THE PARTY.
AND THIS IS WHERE THE PARTY HAPPENS.
SO THEY COME IN HERE WITH THEIR OSCAR, RIGHT?
THEY GO UP THESE VERY STEPS RIGHT HERE, UP TO THIS LITTLE
BAR AREA, AND THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUAL ETCHING OF THEIR NAMES
GOES ONTO THE OSCAR AND INTO HISTORY.
AND THEN, ONCE IT'S DONE, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES, THEY
COME DOWN THE STAIRS. IT'S REALLY A SPECIAL MOMENT IN
THIS ROOM, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS WATCHING IT, AND THEY'RE
CHEERING AND CELEBRATING FOR THESE WINNERS WITH THEIR NEW
STATUES. ALSO, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT
THESE OSCARS ARE HEAVY, Y'ALL. THEY'RE 8 1/2 POUNDS.
WHEN YOU GO TO PICK IT UP, IT IS A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.
IT'S A WORKOUT. THESE OSCAR WINNERS CARRYING
THAT STATUE ALL OVER THE ROOM ALL NIGHT LONG.
AND YOU SEE SO MANY SPECIAL MOMENTS THAT HAPPEN IN THIS ROOM
WITH ALL OF THESE HUGE CELEBRITIES INTERACTING WITH
EACH OTHER. IT IS TRULY SPECIAL, GUYS.
>> AND EIGHT POUNDS, BUT THEY'RE NOT PUTTING THAT DOWN.
>> EXACTLY.
>> CARRYING IT ALL NIGHT, ALL NIGHT LONG.
AND I LOVE HOW EVERYTHING IS GOLD IN THAT ROOM INCLUDING YOU,
EVA. YOU ARE JUST SPARKLING. LOVE TO SEE YOU SHINE.
AND WE ARE JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM THE OFFICIAL OPENING
OF THE OSCARS RED CARPET. WE'LL HEAR FROM Da'VINE JOY
RANDOLPH, ONE OF THE FAVORITES TO TAKE HOME AN OSCAR TONIGHT.
STAY WITH US.
♪
♪ I WILL PROVE YOU WRONG
♪ I'LL TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY
>>> WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD, EVERYONE.
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY THEATRE WHERE IN JUST A FEW
SHORT HOURS EXCITED, PERHAPS NERVOUS, NOMINEES WILL BE
DREAMING OF WALKING AWAY WITH THAT COVETED OSCAR.
I HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF THOSE NOMINEES, Da'VINE
JOY RANDOLPH, TO TALK ABOUT HOW HER CHARACTER, MARY, FROM "THE
HOLDOVERS" HELPED HER CONNECT TO HERSELF AND OTHERS AND WHY SHE
SAYS THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
>> YOU CAN THINK I'M A SILLY GIRD.
>> I DON'T NEED YOU FEELING SORRY FOR ME.
>> SEE, I'M JUST SAYING, THIS WAS THE FIRST GOOD THING THAT
CAME WITHIN THIS PRISON WITH YOU.
>> YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR SPEECH FROM THE GOLDEN GLOBES HOW MARY
CHANGED YOUR LIFE.
>> THE CHARACTER MARY, OH, MARY, YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE.
YOU HAVE MADE ME FEEL SEEN IN SO MANY WAYS THAT I HAVE NEVER
IMAGINED, AND I HOPE I HELPED YOU ALL FIND YOUR INNER MARY
BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF HER IN ALL OF US.
>> HOW HAS SHE CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
>> I'VE ALWAYS WATCHED HER IN PERFORMANCES AND THOUGHT TO
MYSELF, I WOULD LOVE TO, AS A BLACK WOMAN, BE ABLE TO CONVEY
THE SAME THINGS AND TO MAKE AN ORDINARY EVERYDAY WOMAN SPECIAL,
UNIQUE TO CONNECT TO. I HEARD YOU GOT STUCK WITH
BABYSITTING DUTY. HOW DID YOU MANAGE THAT?
BY ME GOING THROUGH THIS JOURNEY AND GO DOWN THIS EMOTIONAL AND
CHALLENGING PATH, THE GIFT HAS BEEN BOUNTIFUL AND THE BIGGEST
ONE BEING ME CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND PEOPLE SHARING WITH
ME HOW THIS WORK IS IMPACTING THEM.
AND NEITHER OF THEM MADE IT TO 25. THAT BABY WASN'T EVEN 20.
>> I'M SO SORRY.
>> I TOOK THIS JOB WHEN CURTIS WAS SMALL BECAUSE I WANTED TO
ENSURE HE WOULD HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION.
>> HE WAS A GREAT KID. I HAD HIM ONE SEMESTER.
VERY INSIGHTFUL.
>> MM-HMM. HE HATED YOU.
>> WELL, LIKE I SAID, SHARP KID, INSIGHTFUL.
>> YOU HAVE DESCRIBED YOUR JOURNEY AS THE GAME CHUTES AND
LADDERS. HOW SO?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS INDUSTRY
AT-LARGE, YOU -- YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL.
THAT'S THE BLESSING ABOUT THIS JOB, THAT MIXING OF REJECTION.
YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL AND IT'S ANYBODY'S GAME.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO FIND STABILITY WITHIN YOURSELF TO
FORTIFY YOURSELF IN YOUR TRUTH, HAVE CONFIDENCE, AND BE ABLE TO
WEATHER THE MONSTROUS STORM. AND SO THAT'S WHY IN THESE
MOMENTS, AGAIN, THE CONNECTION WITH THE PEOPLE IS A THING THAT
HAS ME COMING BACK. IF YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
CHUTES AND LADDERS, YOU'D BETTER LOVE THE GAME AS A WHOLE.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST PAID ACTING JOB EVER?
>> WOW, MY FIRST PAID ACTING JOB WAS ACTUALLY ROBIN WILLIAMS'
LAST MOVIE CALLED "THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN."
I PLAYED HIS NURSE. HE POURED INTO ME, AND I WILL
NEVER FORGET HOW THAT MAN WAS SO GENEROUS AND SOUGHT ME OUT TO
ENCOURAGE ME AND IMPART WISDOM.
>> AND THIS LAST QUESTION, YOU HAVE SAID YOU'RE JUST BEGINNING.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ANYTHING YET.
>> NO.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? FROM YOUR LIPS TO GOD'S EARS,
YOUR NEXT ROLE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHOW THE WORLD?
>> I THINK THE NEXT THING WE WILL BEGIN TACKLING IS TO
PORTRAY A BLACK OPERA SINGER AS A WAY OF MERGING TWO OF MY GIFTS
TOGETHER AND KIND OF RECLAIMING MUSIC AND SINGING BACK FOR
MYSELF. I THINK THAT WOULD BE QUITE POWERFUL.
>> OKAY. I'M HERE FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL THE BEST TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'LL BE ROOTING FOR YOU. REALLY ENJOYED THAT CONVERSATION
WITH Da'VINE, AND EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS WON QUITE A FEW TIMES
THIS AWARDS SEASON, Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH FACES TOUGH COMPETITION
IN HER CATEGORY TONIGHT. HERE'S A REMINDER FOR THE
NOMINEES FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS.
>> NEVER BE RUDE. NEVER SHOW OFF, NEVER BE
SELFISH, NEVER SHOW FEAR, NEVER FALL DOWN, NEVER GET OUT OF LINE.
IT'S TOO HARD. IT'S TOO CONTRADICTORY AND
NOBODY GIVES YOU A MEDAL OR SAYS THANK YOU.
>> GOD KNOWS I DO, BUT I'LL KILL HIM DEAD BEFORE I LET HIM OR
ANYBODY BEAT ME.
>> MY LITTLE SISTER PEGGY AND HER HUSBAND INVITED ME TO GO SEE
THEM IN ROXBURY, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S TOO SOON.
LIKE I'M ABANDONING HIM. THIS IS THE LAST PLACE MY BABY
AND I WERE TOGETHER.
>> IF YOU DIE, I WANT TO BE THE LAST PERSON YOU SEE.
BUT DON'T DIE. BUT IF YOU DO, I'M GOING TO BE
RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.
>> I KNOW THAT. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S YOUR QUESTION. IT'S NOT PROPERLY PHRASED.
>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M GETTING AT?
>> I DO.
>> WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER IT?
>> I DON'T LIKE YOUR PHRASE.
>> WHO WILL WIN? CLAYTON DAVIS, CHRIS CONNELLY,
KELLEY CARTER ARE BACK WITH US TO HANDICAP THIS RACE.
SO LET'S MAKE THE CALL AGAIN, GUYS.
WHO WILL WIN, WHO SHOULD WIN, WHO COULD PULL OFF AN UPSET
TONIGHT. CLAYTON, WE'LL START WITH YOU.
>> NOW THE EASIEST CATEGORY OF THE NIGHT, I THINK.
Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH BY A MILE IS THE MOST AWARDED SUPPORTING
ACTRESS GOING INTO AN OSCAR NIGHT IN HISTORY, WON OVER 70
PRIZES. AND WHY THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, NOT
ONLY IS THAT FACT WILL, OVER 3,300 OSCAR STATUETTES GIVEN OUT
IN HISTORY, SHE WILL BE THE 19th BLACK WOMAN TO BE GIVEN AN
OSCAR. 0.005%, AND THAT'S ABYSMAL, BUT
TO SEE A WOMAN SUCH LIKE Da'VINE GET THIS NOTORIETY IS HUGE IN
OUR INDUSTRY.
>> CHRIS AND KELLEY WHAT SAY YOU? CLAYTON SAYS 100% Da'VINE.
>> IN 1989 JODIE FOSTER WAS UP FOR "THE ACCUSED."
IT WAS MY FIRST OSCARS. GOING IN, I SAID SHE WAS THE
LEAST LIKELY WINNER. SHE WON. AT THAT PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER
THE CEREMONY, SHE TRASH TALKED ME FROM THE STAGE.
HOW ABOUT THAT LEAST LIKELY THING, CHRIS?
I'VE BEEN A FAN OF JODIE'S EVER SINCE.
I'M GOING TO DO HER A FAVOR. JODIE FOSTER IS THE LEAST LIKELY
WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY.
>> WOW. WOW.
>> THE MOST LIKELY WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY, ABSOLUTELY IS
Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH. SHE'S WHO SHOULD WIN.
SHE IS WHO WILL WIN. AND I THINK IF THERE IS AN
UPSET, YOU KNOW, EMILY BLUNT MAY FIND HER WAY IN THE
CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH
IS GOING TO BE THE BIG WINNER TONIGHT.
>> PLACE YOUR BET, FOLKS. IT SEEMS LIKE A SURE THING, GUYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU AT HOME, WE
STILL HAVE SO MUCH MORE AHEAD AS WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE FROM
THE OSCARS RED CARPET HERE IN HOLLYWOOD LIVE.
THE STARS ARE ON THEIR WAY AND WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU ALL
RIGHT HERE ON ABC. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
♪ BABY LET ME LOVE YOU DOWN
>>> WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD. WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY
THEATRE, AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE MOST FAMOUS RED CARPET IN
THE ENTIRE WORLD WHERE TONIGHT'S NOMINEES AND PRESENTERS WILL BE
STRUTTING THEIR STUFF SHORTLY ALONGSIDE THEIR PLUS ONES AND
ONE OF THOSE NOMINEES LOOKING TO PULL OFF AN UPSET IN A VERY
COMPETITIVE CATEGORY IS STERLING K. BROWN FROM "THIS IS US."
NOW HE IS A BONA FIDE MOVIE STAR WITH AN OSCAR NOMINATION AND A
CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY FOR HIS ROLE ALONGSIDE LEAD ACTOR
NOMINEE JEFFREY WRIGHT IN "AMERICAN FICTION."
KELLEY CARTER HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO BROWN ABOUT THE ROLE
THAT EARNED HIM HIS FIRST OSCAR NOD.
>> OSCAR NOMINATED, WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE?
>> COOL. I FEEL BLESSED AND HIGHLY
FAVORED. I FEEL THE COMPANY THAT IS IN
THE CATEGORY. YOU HAVE GOSLING, DE NIRO,
DOWNEY JR. AND BROWN, WHAT? I'M WITH THESE DUDES WHO ARE
HEAVYWEIGHTS. TO BE COUNTED AMONGST THEM IS AN
INCREDIBLE HONOR.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT BEING NOMINATED FOR THIS FILM AND THIS
ROLE IN PARTICULAR?
>> YOU GAVE HER OPIOIDS TO SLEEP?
>> YEAH. YOU HEAR OF AN HEROIN ADDICT?
WE MIGHT NEED TO REVIVE A SENTENCE.
>> "AMERICAN FICTION," MY FAVORITE FILM OF THE SEASON
HANDSDOWN --
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> -- BUT WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU IN THIS ROLE IN PARTICULAR?
>> IT FEELS GOOD. I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
I JUST WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT.
THERE WERE SOME SQUABBLES IN THE BEGINNING, IT'S NOT THE LEAD AND
IT'S SORT OF A SUPPORTING CHARACTER AND I READ THE SCRIPT.
NO, HOW CAN I BE DOWN? THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO BE
IN BECAUSE IT IS EXPANDING THE BREADTH OF BLACK STORIES, IS
TOLD WITH EXCELLENCE. IF IT HAS COMMERCIAL SUCCESS, I
LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THESE STORIES BE TOLD.
IT SEEMS THE LANE WE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT HAS
BEEN RELATIVELY NARROW. TO SAY BLACK LIFE IS LIFE AND
THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEMSELVES INSIDE OF OUR LIVES
IS SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME GREAT PRIDE. AND THEN WITH CLIFF --
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HOW DAD DIED NOT KNOWING I'M GAY.
>> I THINK HE SUSPECTED IT.
>> HE MAY HAVE, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE.
HE NEVER KNEW THE ENTIRETY OF ME.
>> I'M FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. I GREW UP IN THE '80s AND
HOMOPHOBIA WAS VERY STRONG AND STILL IS PROBABLY VERY STRONG,
AND SO AS SYSTEM WHO IS CISGENDER HETEROSEXUAL PLAYING
THE ROLE IS MY WAY OF SAYING TO EVERYBODY ELSE WHO IS LIKE ME,
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE. WE'RE ALL JUST PEOPLE, RIGHT?
AND THE SORT OF ARBITRARY DESIGNATIONS WE MAKE OF HOW WE
KEEP OURSELVES FROM COMING TOGETHER, HOW WE SEPARATE
OURSELVES NEED TO SORT OF GO AWAY AND JUST SEE THE HUMANITY
IN EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT'S MY HOPE.
>> YEAH. ALTHOUGH, TELEPHONES SO
BEAU IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A MOVIE OR WHAT?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, YES. YOU KNOW WHAT, GOOD LUCK FINDING
SOMEONE HANDSOME ENOUGH TO PLAY ME.
>> THIS HAS MADE HISTORY, THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN A LEAD
CHARACTER IN A FILM, BOTH BE NOMINATED THAT ARE BLACK, THIS
IS HUGE, COLOSSAL. TALK ABOUT THAT MOMENT AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF KIND OF REPRESENTING IN THIS WAY.
>> SO I THINK JEFFREY AND I BOTH FEEL THE SAME WAY IS THAT IT
SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO.
THE FACT IT'S HAPPENING IN 2024, WE ARE HONORED, HAPPENING FOR
THE FIRST TIME NOW? I'VE HAD A FEW HISTORY MAKING
THINGS, AND IT FEELS WEIRD, KELLEY.
I'M NOT THE DUDE WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING HISTORY. I'M SILLY.
I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE WHO DO FIRSTS SHOULD BE STATELY.
LIKE HERSCHEL. HERSCHEL IS STATELY.
SYDNEY IS STATELY. DENZEL IS STATELY. I'M DUMB.
SO THE FACT I GET A CHANCE TO BE PART OF ANY FIRSTS IS GOD'S WAY
OF SAYING EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> LOVE HIS COMMENTARY AND ENTHUSIASM. AND WHIT IS BACK.
WHIT AND LINSEY, PUT US TOGETHER, WE ARE LIT.
>> LIT DAVIS.
>> WHEN WE RETURN, THE RED CARPET ISN'T JUST ABOUT
GLAMOROUS FASHIONS FOR WOMEN, WHICH HOLLYWOOD MEN ARE
REDEFINING STYLE? JOE ZEE AFTER THE BREAK.
STAY WITH US.
♪
>>> WELCOME BACK. YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THIS
YEAR'S OSCARS ARRIVAL CARPET. IN JUST A SHORT WHILE, THE
NOMINEES AND PRESENTERS WILL BE LINED UP STRIKING A POSE, OF
COURSE, IN FRONT OF THE DOZENS OF MEDIA FROM ALL ACROSS THE
WORLD. IN THE PAST THE CONVERSATION OF
FASHION IS FOCUSED ON WOMEN. A LOT HAS CHANGED FOR THE MEN IN
RECENT YEARS. JOE ZEE IS BACK TO TELL US MORE,
THE DUDES ARE GETTING THEIR DUE ON THE RED CARPET RIGHT NOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE CORRECT, WHIT.
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS A GUY DRESSING UNCONVENTIONALLY WAS A
FASHION OUTLIER. IF THEY VENTURE BEYOND YOUR
TYPICAL TUXEDO LIKE THE ONE I'M WEARING, A COLORED OR TEXTURED
JACKET, NAVY BLUE, BURGUNDY, IT WOULD BE LIKE GROUNDBREAKING
STUFF, RIGHT?
>> OF COURSE.
>> NOW IT'S ANYTHING GOES FOR MEN ON THE RED CARPET AND THE
YOUNGER GENERATION ARE RAISING THE BAR AND EVEN WHEN WE SEE
CLASSIC STYLES IT'S WORTH AND WORN WITH A BIG TWIST LIKE
BIGGER PROPORTIONS OR DIFFERENT SILHOUETTES, AND LET'S NOT
FORGET THE ACCESSORIES. WE'VE SEEN TONS OF JEWELRY THIS
SEASON, AND EVEN ROBERT DOWNEY JR. HAS WORN DIFFERENT VERSIONS
OF HIS OWN TINTED SUNGLASSES. WE TALKED TO SOME OF MY FASHION
INDUSTRY COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE BREAKTHROUGH TRENDS AND WHO IS
AT THE TOP OF OUR BEST DRESSED LIST.
>> THERE HAD BEEN NO RULES IN MEN'S FASHION THIS SEASON.
>> WE'VE AMPED UP FORMAL WEAR. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO BIGGER
PROPORTIONS AND DIMENSIONS.
>> SO LONG TO THE BLACK TUCKS.
>> DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, WE'RE SEEING SOME REALLY STRONG,
PADDED SHOULDERS, TROUSERS WITH HIGH WAIST, WIDE LEG.
I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE THEY'RE BIG, DRAMATIC AND IMPRESSIVE.
I THINK WE'RE SEEING ACTORS COME OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
BRADLEY COOPER AT THE BAFTAs BROKE OUT OF THE NORM, HAD ON A
VERY LONG DOUBLE-BREASTED TUXEDO JACKET, WIDE LEG TROUSERS.
ON TREND BUT NOT SOMETHING WE TYPICALLY SEEN.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF SKIN OR MALE CLEAVAGE.
>> LENNY KRAVITZ.
>> LENNY KRAVITZ DOESN'T AGE. IF I LOOKED THAT GOOD, I WOULD
SHOW AS MUCH SKIN AS I POSSIBLY COULD.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT MORE PASTELS AND BRIGHT COLORS.
I THINK THAT'S THE "BARBIE" EFFECT, AND A LOT OF MILITARY
INSPIRED LOOKS.
WE'VE SEEN NECKLACES, AMONG DESIGNERS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
WEAR STYLES.
>> I THINK AS FASHION PROGRESSES AND AS TIME PROGRESSES THERE IS
LESS ATTACHMENT TO DESCRIBING A
GENDER TO FASHION.
>> NICE SMILE. LET'S SEE IT.
>> HANDS DOWN BEST DRESSED CELEBRITY HAS BEEN COLMAN DOMINGO.
>> THERE'S NOTHING THIS MAN CANNOT DO, NOTHING HE CANNOT
WEAR, AND HE'S REALLY BROUGHT IT FORWARD.
TO BE CREATIVE OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL TUXEDO.
>> LISTEN, I'M FROM A LONG LEAGUE OF MEN WHO WORE PINKY
RINGS AND POLYESTER BUT HAD STYLE AND SWAGGER.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED TO DRESS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO
TELL YOUR STORY.
>> HE HAS HIT EVERY TREND WE'VE SEEN HIM IN LONG JACKETS, WE'VE
SEEN HIM IN BIG PROPORTIONS, WE'VE SEEN HIM IN WIDE-LEGGED
TROUSERS, LOTS OF JEWELRY. WE'VE SEEN HIM SHOW SOME SKIN.
LITERALLY EVERY TREND THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE COMING DOWN THE RED
CARPET THIS SEASON, HE HAS NAILED AT ONE AWARD OR ANOTHER.
>> I CAN GO TO EVERY PHOTOGRAPH OF EVERY IMAGE AND TELL YOU WHAT
THE STORY WAS. VERSACE PINK SUIT THAT I WORE,
AND I WORE THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME COMING OUT OF THE
PAN PANDEMIC, AND I PUT THIS ON, AND
THE TAILOR STARTED CRYING, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INSIDE FOR SO
LONG. GOING TO BRING JOY THAT COLOR
WILL MAKE PEOPLE FEEL GOOD. I WORE IT FOR HER AND TO MAKE
EVERYBODY FEEL GOOD.
>> THE OSCARS IS SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GUYS TO REALLY
SHINE. IT'S YOUR NIGHT. IT'S YOUR EVENT. EMBRACE IT.
FOLLOW THE RULES OR AT LEAST KNOW THE RULES SO CAN YOU BREAK THEM.
BUT HAVE FUN.
>> WE GATHERED ALL THE GUYS TO TALK ABOUT FASHION.
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US ALL OUT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. NOW WE'LL REVEAL OUR OWN
PERSONAL MEN'S FASHION ICONS.
CLEARLY, YOU ALL UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT.
THE VELVET, THE BLUE, THE BLUE, CHRIS AND I, THE DOG ATE THE HOMEWORK.
>> CLASSIC TRADITIONAL.
>> TIMELESS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.
WHEN IT COMES TO MY OWN PERSONAL STYLE ICON, I WILL SAY PAUL
ZMESKAL. THE MOST CONTEMPORARY WAY AND
IT'S ALWAYS THE SMALL, SUBTLE TWISTS THAT WORK FOR ME.
HE COMES FROM A SMALL TOWN IN IRELAND AND HE NEVER THOUGHT
THAT FASHION COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE PART OF WHO HE IS.
STORY TELLING AND SELF-EXPRESSION AND I THINK
WHETHER IT'S THE SMALL BROACH OR EVEN HIS CHAIN FROM NORMAL
PEOPLE CHARACTER OR WEARING A T-SHIRT UNDER A TUXEDO OR NO
T-SHIRT AT ALL, IT'S PERFECT, SIMPLE AND MEMORABLE.
>> ALL RIGHT, DeMARCO. YOUR TURN.
>> COLMAN DOMINGO.
>> YES, YES.
>> GOOD ONE.
>> HE GIVES ME A LITTLE TEDDY PENDERGAST MEETS MARVIN GAYE, A
POP OF COLOR, ACCESSORIES, THE MUSTACHE.
HE'S WORKING THE MUSTACHE, BRINGING IT BACK TO THE RED
CARPET. SOMETHING ABOUT HOW HE BRINGS
HIS OWN PERSONALITY, DOES WHAT ONLY COLEMAN CAN DO AND GET AWAY
WITH IT. HE WILL BE WEARING LOUIS VUITTON TONIGHT.
>> HE WAS THE TOP GUY MOST DESIGNERS WERE FIGHTING TO DRESS.
>> WOW. AND HE'S NOT AFRAID OF COLOR.
>> NOPE. COLOR? HE'S NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
>> WHEN HE PICKS HIS OUTFIT, HE'S TRYING TO TELL A STORY.
>> I THINK WE'VE SEEN SORT OF THIS TRANSITION OUT OF, OH, I'M
JUST GOING TO WEAR A BLACK TUXEDO, I CAN SIT DOWN WITH A
DESIGNER AND CRAFT SOMETHING AROUND MY SELF-EXPRESSION.
>> WHIT AND I ARE TAKING BABY STEPS.
>> YOU TOOK A BIGGER ONE THAN ME.
>> CLAYTON, HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> BESIDES BEING THE SECOND MOST FOUGHT AFTER FOR DESIGNERS, FOR
ONESELFISH REASON ONLY, SHORT KINGS, MAN, SOME OF US AREN'T
DeMARCOS AND COLMAN DOMINGOS WHO CAN PULL THIS OFF.
I LIKE THE COLOR MATCHUPS HE DOES. HE OWNS IT ON THE CARPET.
FOR A GUY WHO DANCES NAKED IN HIS MOVIE, DRESSES UP VERY
NICELY FOR RED CARPETS.
>> LIKE JOE SAYS, I PUT THE REPEAT IN STEP AND REPEAT.
IT IS 1960 CAREY GRANT IN A
TUXEDO WITH SOPHIA LOREN, RETURNING ONE MORE TIME TO HIS
CLASSIC MIDNIGHT BLUE ROLE FOR THAT TOUCH OF MINK WITH DORIS
DAY IN 1962. HE IS THE EPITOME OF GRACIOUS
AND SOPHISTICATION IN ONE'S LATER YEARS.
BELIEVE ME, I'M ALL ABOUT ONE'S LATER YEARS THESE DAYS.
IMAGINE HOW HE MIGHT HAVE LOOKED BACK IN THOSE DAYS.
WHIT, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> I LOVE IT. I'M ONBOARD WITH ALL OF THAT BUT
GOING JAMES BOND, 007. IF WE WERE DRINKING MARTINIS,
THEY WOULD BEING SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED. I LIKE THE CLASSIC LOOK.
JOE IS HELPING ME PUSH MYSELF OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE, BUT IF I
WERE TO CHANNEL SOMEONE -- I DON'T THINK I'M THERE YET BUT
MAYBE SOME DAY THE KENERGY OF RYAN GOSLING.
WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS -- WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD ON A SECOND.
>> OH, WOW!
>> THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS ACTUALLY ME FROM HALLOWEEN.
THE ONE ON THE RIGHT OUR GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT HAD A GREAT
TIME WITH THAT.
>> LOOKING GOOD.
>> SOMEONE ELSE'S CHEST. NOT MINE.
>> THAT'S A WINNER.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LOVE THIS GUY TALK.
A LITTLE FASHION GUY TALK ON THE RED CARPET.
>> SELF-ESTEEM BOOSTER.
>> THANK YOU. AND COMING UP NEXT, WAIT UNTIL
YOU SEE THE CLIP WE'VE UNCOVERED OF RYAN GOSLING.
THIS IS LONG BEFORE HE WAS AN OSCAR NOMINEE.
LET'S JUST SAY IT WAS FROM A TV SHOW THAT NEVER QUITE TOOK OFF.
THAT AND MUCH MORE WHEN WE RETURN FROM THE OSCARS RED
CARPET RIGHT HERE IN HOLLYWOOD. STAY WITH US.
♪ PARTY FIESTA FOREVER
>>> WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD AND OUR COUNTDOWN TO THE 96th
ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS. IN JUST A FEW HOURS THE COVETED
GOLD STATUETTES WILL BE HANDED OUT.
RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHAT THE SCENE LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY
THEATRE FILLING UP WITH MEDIA, REPORTERS, JOURNALISTS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD AHEAD OF THE STARS WALKING THE RED CARPET.
AND EVA PILGRIM IS INSIDE TAKING US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE
GOVERNORS BALL. NOT ONLY IS THIS THE OFFICIAL
AFTER PARTY BUT WHERE STARS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO, LET'S SAY, LET
LOOSE, SO TO SPEAK, HAVE SOME FUN.
>> OH, YEAH. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF EATING,
LOTS OF DRINKING, LOTS OF DANCING.
I'M HERE IN THE DEEJAY BOOTH. DON'T WORRY, WHIT.
I'M NOT IN CHARGE. IT WILL BE DEEJAY KISS AND MOS
AND THEY'RE PRETTY PROTECTIVE. THEY DON'T LET PEOPLE UP HERE.
IT'S EXCITING THAT I'M HERE. THE ONLY PERSON I THINK THAT
SNUCK UP HERE TALKING ABOUT LETTING LOOSE, WESLEY SNIPES A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WAS DANCING. EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT.
THEY HAVE A FOND MEMORY. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE VIEW OF
THE ROOM FROM HERE. SO THEY'VE TURNED THE LIGHTS
DOWN FOR US AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THE
CROWD COMES IN TONIGHT VERY MOODY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ROOM.
AMONG THOSE THAT WILL BE HERE IN THE CROWD, THOSE NOMINEES VYING
FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR. LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THEIR
CAREERS.
THE LEGENDARY ROBERT DE NIRO SET THE RECORD BETWEEN THE FIRST AND
LAST NOMINATION, 49 YEARS. THIS YEAR'S NOD COMES FOR HIS
PORTRAYAL OF THE MURDEROUS WILLIAM HALE IN MARTIN
SCORCESE'S "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON."
>> HER SISTER, YOUR WIFE, HE'S TAKING MONEY.
>> BUT BEFORE THE OSCAR NOD AND THE CAREER, THE UP-AND-COMING
22-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK CITY KID WAS AN EXTRA IN THIS 1965 FRENCH
FILM "THREE ROOMS IN MANHATTAN."
>> LLOYD, YOU BE THE PSYCHIATRIST.
>> SURE, MAN.
>> DE NIRO WOULD LAND HIS FIRST ROLE IN 1968 "GREETINGS" ABOUT
THREE YOUNG MEN JUMPING AROUND NEW YORK CITY LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO AVOID THE VIETNAM WAR. IN 1978, DE NIRO WOULD STAR IN
HIS FIRST OF 11 MARTIN SCORCESE FILMS FOR THE FILM "MEAN STREETS."
>> TOO GOOD FOR THIS $10, HUH? YOU'RE TOO GOOD FOR IT?
IT'S A GOOD $10.
>> THE NEXT YEAR WOULD BRING DE NIRO TO NEW HEIGHTS AND CEMENT
HIM AS ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS WITH HIS FIRST OSCAR
NOMINATION AND WIN IN HIS
LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE AS A YOUNG
ACTOR IN "THE GODFATHER." DE NIRO WAS AUDITIONING FOR THE
PART OF SONNY WHICH WENT TO JAMES CAAN.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING
TO DO TO YOU?
>> RYAN GOSLING FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AS KEN, IN GRETA
GERWIG'S SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER "BARBIE."
>> THIS IS NO LONGER "BARBIE'S" DREAM HOUSE THIS SHALL
HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS KEN'S MOJO DOJO CASA HOUSE.
>> BEFORE HIS KENERGETIC PERFORMANCE RYAN GOSLING WAS
SHOWING AUDIENCES NEAR AND WIDE HIS ARRAY OF TALENTS AS AN
ASPIRING CHILDHOOD ACTOR, SINGER AND DANCER.
♪ M-I-C-K-E-Y
>> IMPRESSING DIRECTORS IN THE DISNEY CHANNEL THE MICKEY MOUSE
CLUB. GOSLING WOULD CO-STAR WITH THE
LIKES OF BRITNEY SPEARS,
CHRISTINA AGUILERA AND CAREY RUSSELL.
HERE WITH A YOUNG JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.
HE TOOK A U-TURN TO THE CHILDREN'S ANTHOLOGY HORROR
SERIES SERIES, "ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?"
>> NO CUTTING IN LINE.
>> THAT'S MY BROTHER.
>> IN THE HORROR SERIES "GOOSEBUMPS" HE COMES IN
POSSESSION OF A CURSED CAMERA.
>> I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS THING.
>> THERE'S NOWHERE TO PUT THE FILM.
>> HE WAS CAST IN "THE UNBELIEVABLES."
>> THERE WAS A SWINGING PARTY, IT WAS ONE HELL OF A LOVE-IN. EW.
>> A PILOT WHICH WAS QUICKLY CANCELED.
>> OH, I GOT THIS. GAME.
>> MARK RUFFALO FOR HIS
PERFORMANCE IN "POOR THINGS."
>> YOU'RE LOSING SOME OF YOUR ADORABLE.
>> HE JOINS THE RANKS OF JEFF BRIDGES, ROBERT DUVALL, JACK
NICHOLSON FOR THE MOST NOMINATIONS IN THAT CATEGORY.
LIKE MANY ACTORS YOU HAVE TO
START SOMEWHERE.
THAT'S A MARK RUFFALO PLUGGING CLERASIL.
HE WOULD APPEAR IN "ARRESTING BEHAVIOR" CANCELED AFTER FIVE
EPISODES.
>> HOW FAST WERE YOU GOING?
>> I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE 20.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN, HOW FAST WERE YOU GOING?
>> 25. RUFFALO IN THE OFF BROADWAY PLAY
"THIS IS OUR YOUTH." HE WOULD STAR IN LOW BUDGET
INDIE FILMS LIKE "MIRROR MIRROR 2: RAVEN DANCE."
>> ALL THEY KNOW ABOUT IS DRUGS.
>> THE QUIRKY COMEDY" SAFE MEN."
>> SWEET MUSTACHE.
>> THANKS, MAN.
>> AND ROSE TO NEW HEIGHTS IN THE SUNDANCE WINNER, "YOU CAN
COUNT ON ME."
>> IT'S NOT LIKE I'M HAVING AN ARGUMENT WITH A STRIPPER'S
BOYFRIEND AND SAY THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO STICK IT TO SAMMY
AND GET MYSELF LOCKED UP.
>> STERLING K. BROWN IS UP FOR HIS FIRST AWARD FOR HIS
PERFORMANCE AS THE CHARISMATIC BROTHER OF JEFFREY WRIGHT IN
"AMERICAN FICTION."
>> DID YOU KNOW DAD HAD AFFAIRS?
>> OH, FOR SURE.
>> HOW?
>> YOU CAN JUST TELL. I WAS TOLD HE WAS KISSING A
WHITE WOMAN ONCE.
>> HE LANDED A SMALL ROLE ALONG
PAUL GIAMATTI IN "THE RESISTIBLE RISE."
HE APPEARED IN THE 2002 TVDOCU HAD BEEN DRAMA "SMALLPOX."
>> SHE HAD A HIGH FEVER BUT NOTHING THAT WAS TOO ALARMING.
SHE WAS COMPLAINING OF A HEADACHE, BACK PAIN.
>> STERLING WOULD BEGIN A RUN OF ONE-OFF PERFORMANCES ON MAJOR
NETWORK TELEVISION SHOWS LIKE "E.R.."
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH 24/7 NURSING CARE IN THE STATE
FACILITY COSTS?
>> IN "NYPD BLUE" HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING A MOB BOSS' DAUGHTER.
>> IF THE KEYS ARE IN IT, IT WAS LIKE HE WAS ASKING ME TO STEAL IT.
>> JAMES SPADER AND KERRY
WASHINGTON IN "BOSTON LEGAL."
>> DO I GO WITH GOD ON MY SIDE OR NOT?
>> ROBERT DOWNEY JR. PICKED UP HIS THIRD ACADEMY AWARD
NOMINATION FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF LOUIS STRAUSS IN "OPPENHEIMER."
>> I GAVE HIM EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED, TO BE REMEMBERED NOT
HIROSHIMA, NOT NAGASAKI. HE SHOULD BE THANKING ME.
>> HE WAS FIRST NOMINATED OVER 30 YEARS AGO FOR HIS UNCANNY
PERFORMANCE AS THE SILENT FILM MASTER IN "CHAPLIN" AND
RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CONTROVERSIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE HOLLYWOOD
SATIRE "TROPIC THUNDER." BEFORE THE AWARDS AND BOX OFFICE
JUGGERNAUT "IRONMAN" FRANCHISE HE GRACED THE SILVER SCREEN AS A
5-YEAR-OLD BOY IN HIS FATHER'S 1970 MOVIE "THE POUND."
HE WOULD APPEAR IN A SERIES OF HIS FATHER'S FILMS LIKE 1972
WHERE AFTER A TRAGIC ENDING, HIS CHARACTER MIRACULOUSLY COMES
BACK TO LIFE. HE PAID HIS DUES AS A BACKGROUND
ACTOR IN THIS 1980 FILM "THE ACADEMY."
HE WOULD JOIN THE CAST OF "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
>> I KNOW WHY WHALES BEACH THEMSELVES. SPIDER-MAN TOLD ME!
>> HE WAS GONE AFTER JUST ONE SEASON SAYING HE WAS ILL SUITED
FOR RAPID-FIRE SKETCH COMEDY, BUT HE STARTED TO MAKE HIS WAY
IN HOLLYWOOD AFTER BEING CAST IN SEVERAL FILMS ALONGSIDE THE
1980s TEAM DARLINGS "THE BRAT PACK."
HERE HE IS AS THE BULLY IAN IN "WEIRD SCIENCE."
>> MONETARY LOSS --
>> IN "LESS THAN ZERO" DOWNEY DELIVERS ONE OF HIS RAWEST
PERFORMANCES OF HIS YOUNG CAREER.
>> I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD STAY AT HOME TONIGHT.
I JUST REALLY WOULD LOVE TO WAKE UP AND KNOW WHERE THE HELL I AM
FOR ONCE. IT WOULD BE A NICE CHANGE OF
PACE FOR ME.
>> JUST SO COOL TO SEE ALL THOSE OLD CLIPS.
AND I'M LOSING MY MIND GETTING TO WATCH ALL OF THIS HAPPEN HERE
IN THE GOVERNORS BALLROOM, SEEING THE FINISHING TOUCHES PUT
ON THE DIFFERENT FOOD STATIONS, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE
OF THIS ROOM. ACROSS THE ROOM THERE ARE THESE
PANELS THAT ARE SET UP AND PICTURES IN THESE PANELS
REPRESENT EACH OF THE BEST PICTURE NOMINEE, THAT'S PART OF
THE DECORATION HERE. SOON THIS ROOM WILL BE FLOODED
WITH ALL OF THE WHO'S WHO OF HOLLYWOOD AND THOSE SPECIAL
MOMENTS THAT WE ALL HEAR ABOUT THAT HAPPEN WILL HAPPEN RIGHT
HERE, TWHIWHIT AND LINSEY. I FOUND THE MOST COMFORTABLE
CHAIR. IT IS THOSE CURVED SOFAS, IN
CASE ANYONE IS WONDERING.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMFORTABLE SEATING FOR ME.
>> YES, EXACTLY. EVA, CAN YOU WEDGE ONE OF THE
EXIT DOORS OPEN?
>> YES.
>> WE'LL SNEAK IN AND MEET YOU.
>> THOSE CHOCOLATE STATUETTES.
>> AND THEN WE'LL GET FULL ACCESS. THANK YOU, EVA.
THE ACTORS HAVE REMINDED US JUST HOW GRATEFUL THEY ARE, TOO, FOR
EVERY WALK-ON PART, SMALL ROLE, ANY GIG THAT THEY FIRST HAVE
WHEN THEY WERE STARTING OUT, AND LOOK AT WHERE IT LED THEM NOW.
WE ARE LEADING TO MORE BIG CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS WHEN WE
RETURN AFTER THIS BREAK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
OUR EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE FROM
♪
>>> AND WELCOME BACK. YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THIS
YEAR'S OSCARS RED CARPET. WE'RE JUST ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY
FROM THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE RED CARPET, EVERYTHING GETTING
STARTED AN HOUR EARLIER THAN USUAL, AND THE NOMINEES ARE ON
THEIR WAY HERE.
>> IT WAS A THRILL TO SIT DOWN WITH THE TALENTED ARTISTS AT THE
NOMINEES' LUNCHEON INCLUDING THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN NOMINATED,
LILY GLADSTONE. SHE SAID THE CELEBRATION SHOWS
THE IMPACT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CAN HAVE ON AND OFF SCREEN.
>> YOU HAVE NICE COLOR SKIN. WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS?
>> MY COLOR.
>> SO WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU FOUND OUT YOU WERE NOMINATED?
>> I WAS IN OKLAHOMA ON THE OSAGE RESERVATION.
MY MOM WAS FILMING THE TV SCREEN SO I COULD SEE IT.
I COULDN'T READ IT THROUGH THE PHONE.
NO, MOM, I WANT TO SEE YOU AND DAD.
SHE FLIPPED THE CAMERA AROUND AND I LEARNED BASED ON THEIR
REACTION THAT IT HAD GONE THAT WAY.
>> AND HOW HAVE THE OSAGE RESPONDED TO ALL OF THIS ATTENTION?
>> ONE OF THE SILVER LINEINGS OF HAVING BEEN ON STRIKE WHEN THE
FILM CAME OUT, IT GAVE THE SPOTLIGHT TO OSAGE PEOPLE,
PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THE FILM, WERE SURVIVORS OF THE VICTIMS OF
THE REIGN OF TERROR TO SPEAK ABOUT IT FIRST, WHICH FELT
APPROPRIATE. THE STORY BLIELONGS TO THEM.
IT WAS MADE WITH MARTIN SCORCESE AND THE OSAGE PEOPLE.
THE LEVEL OF OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE OF THE STORY IS ONE OF THE FEW
TIMES IN MY OWN CAREER I'VE SEEN A ROLE I'M PLAYING ON SCREEN AND
I'M JUST FEELING FOR THAT PERSON. I FELT SO MUCH PROTECTIVENESS
OVER MOLLY, WATCHING HER IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY YOU
STAND UP FOR YOUR FRIENDS BEFORE YOU STAND UP FOR YOURSELF.
I NEED YOU HERE.
>> I'M RIGHT HERE.
>> WHEN YOU FEEL FOR HER AND YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH HER BEAUTIFUL
SISTERS, HER INCREDIBLE MOTHER, THESE INCREDIBLY EMOTIONALLY
HEAVY, IMPACTFUL MOMENTS BROUGHT BY THESE WOMEN ON SCREEN, A REAL
HUMANIZATION. LOOKING AT THIS RELATIONSHIP IS
AN ANALOGY FOR THIS LARGER SYSTEM OF EXPLOITATION OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, OF INDIGENOUS TRUST.
I THINK THE FILM DID AN IMMENSE JOB.
>> I RED YOU KEPT A PICTURE OF MOLLY ON THE FRONT OF YOUR
SCRIPT, AND IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SHOW HER AS A SURVIVOR
NOT SO MUCH A VICTIM.
>> I THINK ACTORS GET EXCITED ABOUT DOING A BIO PIECE.
I DO, TOO. YOU GET TO SIT AND STUDY
SOMEBODY ELSE'S VOICE, THEIR INTONATION, THEIR BODY LANGUAGE.
THERE WAS NONE OF THAT FROM MOLLY. THERE WERE PHOTOGRAPHS.
SO THESE TWO PHOTOS THAT I HAVE, THE FRONT WAS MOLLY BEFORE SHE
MET ERNEST, TAKEN WITH HER SISTERS WHEN THEY WERE VERY
YOUNG. THE LOOK ON HER FACE, I WOULD
SIT AND ABSORB WHO SHE WAS. BUT THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY
BINDER, I HAD A PHOTO OF HER NOT LONG BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY.
SHE HAS THIS HEAD TILT THAT I TOTALLY COULD SEE IN HER
GRANDDAUGHTER, A LITTLE BIT OF A WRY SMILE, HER HEAD WAS UP AND
SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WON, THE SPIRIT AS AN OSAGE WOMAN.
>> YOUR REACTION TO BEING THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN TO
EVER GET THE BEST ACTRESS FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS?
>> THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN NOMINEE FOR THIS KIND OF BLOWS
MY MIND. THE ORIGIN OF FILM, SOME OF THE
EARLIEST FILM REEL, GOING OUT TO SEE, WERE MADE BY NATIVE PEOPLE
DOCUMENTING AND SHOWING AND CAPTURING SOME OF OUR DANCES,
OUR OWN STORIES. AMERICAN INDIANS WERE AT THE
HEART OF HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1920s. THEY INFLUENCED THE CULL TURE O
FILM. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T HAVE
A HUGE IMPACT FOR LEADING ACTORS. IT'S A BIG DEAL.
IT'S LONG OVERDUE BUT IS VERY WELCOME.
>> THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE SOME
♪ IT MIGHT SEEM CRAZY WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO SING ♪
>>> WELCOME BACK TO OUR ABC COVERAGE FROM HOLLYWOOD.
WE ARE THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE OSCARS AND HAPPY, SO HAPPY, TO
BE JOINING YOU LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET.
WE'VE BEEN TAKING A LOOK AT HOW A FEW OF TONIGHT'S NOMINEES
STARTED THEIR ACTING CAREERS EARLY ON, SOME AT THEIR EARLIEST
ROLES, OTHERS NOT SO MUCH.
>> WITH THAT IT'S TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE WOMEN IN THE BEST
SUPPORTING ACTRESS CATEGORY LONG BEFORE THEY WERE NOMINEES.
BACK TO OUR COLLEAGUE DeMARCO MORGAN FOR THAT. DeMARCO?
>> IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE IN THIS
CATEGORY, IT IS THEIR FIRST NOMINATION.
BEFORE THIS, THEY WERE IN DISNEY CHANNEL MOVIES AND ON THEATER
STAGES, BUT ONLY ONE, AND I MEAN ONE, CAN TAKE HOME THE GOLD
TONIGHT. AMERICA FERRARA PICKS UP HER
FIRST NOMINATION AS THE EVERYDAY MOM, GLORIA, A PIVOTAL ROLE
WHICH PROVIDES THE POWERFUL AND WIDELY ACCLAIMED MONOLOGUE IN "BARBIE."
>> YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY PRETTY FOR MEN, NOT SO PRETTY
THAT YOU TEMPT THEM TOO MUCH OR THREATEN OTHER WOMEN BECAUSE
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF THE SISTERHOOD BUT ALWAYS STAND OUT.
>> STAND OUT SHE DID AS THE LIVELY AND PASSIONATE YOLANDA
SHOWING OFF HER DANCE MOVES AT THE 2002 DISNEY CHANNEL MOVIE
"GOT TO KICK IT UP. Y "A ROLE SHE SAYS PUT HER ON THE
MAP.
>> I THOUGHT I WOULD BE NOMINATED.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE ACADEMY TO LEARN THEY DIDN'T
CONSIDER DISNEY CHANNEL MOVIES. SO, YOU KNOW, 17-YEAR-OLD
AMERICA IS WONDERING WHAT TOOK SO LONG.
>> AND IN 2002 SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG TO BE CAST AS THE
LEAD IN HER FIRST FEATURE FILM "REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES."
SHE PLAYS A YOUNG ANNA GARCIA, HER NOW INFAMOUS MONOLOGUE,
DEFIES HER MOTHER'S VIEWS ON HOW A WOMAN SHOULD LOOK.
>> HOW DARE ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD LOOK LIKE OR WHAT I
SHOULD BE WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO ME THAN JUST MY WEIGHT.
>> THAT SAME YEAR SHE WOULD BE CAST IN A SINGLE EPISODE OF THE
CBS DRAMA "TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL" WHERE SHE PLAYS A SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT.
>> I WALK OUT OF THAT CLASS EVERY TIME I CAN HEAR THOSE KIDS.
OH, SPECIAL NEEDS. SHE MUST BE STUPID.
I'M NOT STUPID.
>> THE NEXT YEAR WOULD BE CAREER DEFINING AS SHE WAS CATAPULTED
INTO THE MAINSTREAM IN HER BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE ON ABC'S
COMEDY DRAMA SERIES "UGLY BETTY."
>> BETTY SUAREZ.
>> HI.
>> Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH IS NOMINATED FOR HER FIRST OSCAR
FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN "THE HOLDOVERS" AS THE HEAD COOK OF A
PREP SCHOOL WHO IS COPING WITH THE LOSS OF HER SON IN THE
VIETNAM WAR.
>> MY SISTER PEGGY AND HER SON INVITED ME TO ADVICE KNIT
ROXBURY. I FEEL LIKE IT'S TOO SOON.
>> SHE BEGAN HER JOURNEY NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO AS A MUSICAL
THEATER MAJOR STARRING AS THE WITCH IN PLAYS LIKE "INTO THE
WOODS" AND THE LEAD IN "MA R RAINY'S BLACK BOTTOM."
IN 2012 SHE AUDITIONED FOR AN UNDERSTUDY ROLE IN "GHOST THE MUSICAL".
>> I'M Da'VINE JOY RANDOLPH, CURRENTLY IN LONDON REHEARSING
FOR A ROLE IN "GHOST."
♪ I'M OUT OF HERE
>> SHE GOT THAT ROLE AND QUICKLY CAUGHT THE EYES OF CRITICS ON
BROADWAY EARNING HER A TONY AWARD NOMINATION.
IN 2013 SHE WAS FIGHTING FOR FAIR WAGES IN A SINGLE EPISODE
OF "THE GOOD WIFE."
>> DO YOU REALIZE WE GET PAID 10% LESS THAN STAFF AT OTHER
CHICAGO FIRMS OF OUR SIZE?
>> THE NEXT YEAR RANDOLPH WOULD BE CAST AS A NURSE IN THE FILM
REQUESTING THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN," ONE OF ROBIN
WILLIAMS' LAST FILMS, AN EXPERIENCE SHE SAYS SHE WILL
NEVER FORGET.
>> IT WAS QUITE LITERALLY, I WAS THE LOWEST PERSON ON THE TOTEM
POLE, AND I THINK HE MAY HAVE TALKED TO MO MORE THAN ANYBODY
ELSE, AND I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW THAT MAN WAS SO GENEROUS AND
SOUGHT ME OUT TO ENCOURAGE ME AND IMPART WISDOM.
>> EMILY BLUNT IS A FORCE AS KITTY OPPENHEIMER, THE WIFE AND
GUARDIAN OF THE FILM'S PROTAGONIST ROBERT J. OPPENHEIMER.
>> YOU SIT THERE DAY AFTER DAY LETTING THEM PICK OUR LIVES TO
PIECES. I WANT YOU FIRED.
>> SHE BEGAN HER CAREER OVER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN, AT THE AGE OF
18, SHE FIRST TOOK THE STAGE ALONGSIDE DAME JUDI DENCH TO
PLAY THE ROYAL FAMILY. FROM ROYALTY TO FIGHTING THE
ROMANS, THAT'S A YOUNG EMILY BLUNT AS A CELTIC PRINCESS IN
THE DRAMA "THE WARRIOR QUEEN." SHE WOULD JUMP FROM TELEVISION
TO FILM MAKING HER FEATURE DEBUT PLAYING A YOUNG WOMAN OF WEALTH
AND PRIVILEGE IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILM "MY SUMMER OF
LOVE" IN 2004.
>> SOME PEOPLE ARE PUT ON THIS PLANET WHO ARE MADE TO SUCCEED
OR JUST MADE TO BLOSSOM.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE TO --
>> SUCCEED SHE WOULD MAKING HER INTERNATIONAL DEBUT FROM THE
2006 CLASSIC "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA."
>> ANDREA?
>> YES.
>> GREAT. HUMAN RESOURCES HAS AN ODD SENSE
OF HUMOR. FOLLOW ME.
>> DANIELLE BROOKS SNAGS HER FIRST NOMINATION ALONGSIDE
COLMAN DOMINGO FOR HER PERFORMANCE AS SOPHIA IN "THE
COLOR PURPLE."
>> GOD KNOWS I DO, BUT I'LL KILL HIM DEAD BEFORE I LET HIM OR
ANYBODY BEAT ME.
>> ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO BROOKS MADE A SPLASH ON BROADWAY IN THE
VERY SAME ROLE CATAPULTING HER TO STARDOM.
>> I DON'T TELL YOU --
>> IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE SHE WOULD LEAD THE PRODUCTION TO
JOIN THE CAST OF "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK" AND BE INTRODUCED TO
AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE AS THE ICONIC CHARACTER TASTY JEFFERSON.
>> IF I WAS THINKING I WOULD HAVE KNOWN.
I NEVER HAD A CHANCE.
>> AND THE CHARACTER DEV.
>> LISTEN, YOU ARE GOING TO CALM DOWN.
YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ON A BIG OLD SMILE AND GET THIS MONEY.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
>> FROM GETTING CLIENTS ON "RAVEN LIVE" TO PLAYING A BIRD
HERSELF, THAT'S BROOKS AS THE VOICE IN THE ANIMATED FILM
"ANGRY BIRDS."
>> OH, I FELT A PECK.
>> JODIE FOSTER EARNED HER FIFTH OSCAR NOMINATION IN "NYAD" AS
THE COACH AND CONFIDANTE OF DIANA NYAD.
>> THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU OR YOUR DESTINY. THIS IS ABOUT ME, OKAY?
FOR ONCE THIS IS ABOUT ME.
>> LONG BEFORE SHE WAS TRAINING SWIMMERS BOAT SIDE ON THE WATERS
OF THE CARIBBEAN --
>> USE COPPERTONE.
>> -- SHE WAS PROMOTING COPPERTONE SUNSCREEN ON THIS
BOAT IN 1965 WHEN SHE WAS JUST 3 YEARS OLD.
SHE WOULD GET HER FIRST ON-SCREEN TELEVISION CREDIT AT
THE AGE OF 5 IN THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW "MAYBERRY."
>> WHEN HE KISSES HER, SHE WILL AWAKEN.
>> HER CHILDHOOD ACTING CAREER WOULD CONTINUE.
THIS CLASSIC 1969 EPISODE OF "THE DORIS DAY SHOW."
>> WHAT IS A FALSE ALARM?
>> WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO PUT OUT A FIRE AND THERE IS NO FIRE.
>> SHE PLAYS THE ADORABLE LITTLE SUSAN WHO, ALONG WITH HER
CLASSMATES, FALLS FOR THE NEW TEACHER IN "MY THREE SONS."
FOSTER WOULD BE CATAPULTED TO STARDOM WHEN AT THE AGE OF 14
SHE WOULD BECOME ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ACTRESSES IN HOLLYWOOD
HISTORY TO BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR HER BRILLIANT
PERFORMANCE IN MARTIN SCORCESE'S TAXY DRIVER.
>> WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO MY PARENTS? THEY HATE ME.
WHY DO YOU THINK I SPLIT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
THERE AIN'T NOTHING THERE.
>> WILL JODIE FOSTER PICK UP HER THIRD OSCAR OR WILL THERE BE A
NEW FACE IN ACADEMY AWARD HISTORY?
JODIE FOSTER'S NOMINATION FOR "NYAD" COMES 29 YEARS AFTER HER
LAST OSCAR BID IN 1995, BUT Da'VINE, SEEMS LIKE SHE'S THE
ONE TO BEAT THIS SEASON. IF I'M A BETTING MAN, AND YOU
KNOW ME, I THINK SOMEBODY WILL BE SINGING A VICTORY TUNE BEFORE
THE NIGHT IS OUT. WE'LL SEND THINGS BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF PEOPLE ONBOARD WITH
THAT. I LOVE SEEING THOSE EARLY CLIPS,
BY THE WAY. NOT SURE THE NOMINEES LIKE
SEEING THEM WHEN WE PUT THEM ON THE AIR, BUT IT'S FUN.
>>> COMING UP RIGHT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE RACE
FOR BEST ACTOR. WILL CILLIAN MURPHY FIN, OUT HIS
RUN WITH HIS FIRST OSCAR.
♪
>>> AND WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD.
WE ARE LIVE FROM OUR GREAT POSITION ALONG THE ARRIVALS
CARPET AT THE DOLBY THEATRE, THE SITE OF TONIGHT ANSWER 96th
ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A BIT MORE
TRAFFIC ON THE CARPET. HOPEFULLY THE NOMINEES WHO ARE
ON THEIR WAY ARE NOT HITTING TOO MUCH OF THAT TRAFFIC.
WE ARE GETTING WORD THE RED CARPET IS OFFICIALLY OPEN.
>> OPEN FOR BUSINESS, WHIT.
>> IT'S ON.
>> THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE HOLLYWOOD PARTY YOU DO NOT WANT
TO SHOW UP FASHIONABLY LATE. WE CAN IMAGINE THE FIVE TALENTED
MEN NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR ARE ALL WELL AWARE AND MINDFUL OF
THAT. HERE IS A REMINDER OF WHO IS
VYING FOR THE OSCAR IN THIS CATEGORY.
♪ 6.
>> I HAVE HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF TEACHING YOU THIS SEMESTER, AND
EVEN WITH MY OCULAR LIMITATIONS, I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND YOUR
GLAZED, UNCOMPREHENDING EXPRESSIONS.
>> SIR, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT'S GLARINGLY APPARENT.
>> I CAME TO YOU WITH THOSE CALCULATIONS, WE THOUGHT WE
MIGHT START A CHAIN REACTION THAT WOULD DESTROY THE ENTIRE
WORLD.
>> I REMEMBER IT WELL. WHAT ARE THEY?
>> I BELIEVE WE DID.
>> I'M FED UP WITH IT, THE BLACK PEOPLE IN POVERTY, BLACK PEOPLE
RAPPING, BLACK PEOPLE AS SLAVES, BLACK PEOPLE MURDERED BY THE
POLICE. ALL NARRATIVES ABOUT BLACK FOLKS
IN DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES WHO STILL MANAGE TO MAINTAIN THEIR DIGNITY
BEFORE THEY DIE.
>> AND I LOVE MUSIC. I LOVE MUSIC SO MUCH, IT KEEPS
ME GLUED TO LIFE EVEN WHEN I'M DEPRESSED, AND I CAN GET DEEPLY
DEPRESSED. BUT I HAVE A WORK ETHIC AND THAT
KEEPS ME AFLOAT.
>> ON THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN BLACK, I WAS ALSO BORN A
HOMOSEXUAL. THEY EITHER BELIEVE IN FREEDOM
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, OR THEY DO NOT.
>> SOME COMPELLING ROLES THERE. SO IS CILLIAN MURPHY STILL THE
ONE TO BEAT? CLAYTON DAVIS IS BACK WITH US TO
HANDICAP THIS RACE TWHA. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WE HAVE 12-TIME AWARD NOMINEE BRADLEY COOPER, PAUL GIAMATTI
HASN'T WON, JEFFREY WRIGHT HASN'T WON.
CILLIAN, THAT'S HARD TO BEAT. I THINK IT'S GOING ALONG WITH
THE "OPPENHEIMER" --
>> THE MOMENTUM IS THERE.
>> I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT PAUL GIAMATTI, SO WE'LL SEE.
>> SPOILER.
>> IT COULD HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU, CLAYTON. AS WE MENTIONED, THE RED CARPET
IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS. THE STARS HAVE STARTED TO
ARRIVE. SO MANY OF THEM PLAYING A ROLE
IN TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES INCLUDING OUR NEXT GUESTS WHO
ARE STANDING BY WITH CHRIS AND KELLEY.
>> HEY, GUYS. HERE I AM WITH CELEBRITY DEEJAYS
DEEJAY MLS AND KISS I AM FRIENDS WITH, TOO.
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR EIGHT OR NINE YEARS.
DOESN'T THE PRESSURE INCREASE AS YOU GET MORE AND MORE INTO THE
YEARS WITH THIS? WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU.
>> NOT REALLY. WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE BEING
HERE. WE'VE BEEN HERE EIGHT, NINE YEARS. WE UNDERSTAND THE CROWD.
>> IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR.
>> WHAT'S THE SONG THAT YOU PLAY THAT YOU WANT EVERYONE TO GET ON
THE DANCE FLOOR TO?
>> I WOULD SAY WE LIKE TO KEEP IT CLASSIC.
I WOULD SAY "DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU GET ENOUGH."
EVERYBODY HITS THE FLOOR.
>> DEFINITELY. OR PRINCE "KISS."
>> I LIKE THAT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A
WINNER OR NOMINEE FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG WALK INTO THAT
GOVERNS BALL? DO YOU TRY AND DROP THE TRACK?
WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU? IS THERE PRESSURE? NOT REALLY.
I REMEMBER WE'RE A BIG FAN OF THE ALBUM AND DROP A COUPLE TRACKS.
>> A LOT OF THE BEST SONG NOMINEES ARE -- THE BEST SONGS
ARE VERY CINEMATIC, SO THEY'RE NOT FOR A PARTY.
THEY WORK BETTER IN A MOVIE.
>> HOTTEST SONG THIS YEAR YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY WHAT
IS THAT GOING TO BE, THAT CAME OUT? A NEW SONG?
>> BEYONCE, 100%. IT'S NUMBER ONE RIGHT NOW.
>> IT'S NUMBER ONE ON MULTIPLE CHARTS SO YOU HAVE TO PLAY THAT TONIGHT.
>> SO WE'RE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
DOING A LINE DANCE AT THE PARTY?
>> A LOT OF LINE DANCING, YES.
>> TAKE ME BACK TO YOUR FIRST OSCARS AND THEN FLASH FORWARD TO
THIS ONE, WHAT'S BEEN THE JOURNEY FOR BOTH OF YOU
ESPECIALLY THAT YOU GET TO DO THIS TOGETHER, TOO?
>> FIRST OF ALL, IT'S LIKE A BLESSING.
TO BELIEVE AND GROW WITH MICHELLE.
THE SHOW HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IN THE LAST NINE
YEARS WE'VE GROWN.
>> IT'S A JOURNEY AND THE ANCHORS REALLY ANCHOR -- EXCUSE
ME, THE OSCARS ANCHORS THE YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
WHEN IT'S A COUPLE MONTHS OUT, WE START GETTING READY, WE START
GETTING EXCITED. AND IT'S JUST, LIKE I SAID, A
TREMENDOUS HONOR TO BE HERE AND HELP CELEBRATE ALL OF THE
NOMINEES AND WINNERS.
>> YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST. CELEBRITIES WILL BE LINE DANCING.
BACK TO YOU, WHIT AND LINSEY.
>> WE LOVE IT, ALL RIGHT. THE PARTY JUST GETTING STARTED.
KELLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU CAN SEE THE RED CARPET
REALLY STARTING TO GET MORE CROWDED, TOO.
WE HAVE MORE STARS ON THEIR WAY TO US, SO STAY TUNED.
WE'LL BE BACK FROM HOLLYWOOD
♪
♪ I WILL PROVE YOU WRONG
>>> AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE RED CARPET NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN, THE
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE FANS FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE
THEIR FAVORITE STARS IN PERSON. WE'RE ALL WONDERING WHO WILL BE
THE EARLY BIRD TODAY. WHO ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST
STARS TO SHOW UP? WE'LL BE THE FIRST TO FIND OUT.
THE RACE FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. IS THE
FRONT-RUNNER AFTER AN INCREDIBLE AWARDS SEASON ARRIVED.
THE CATEGORY IS STACKED WITH A LOT OF TALENTED ACTORS INCLUDING
A FIRST-TIME NOMINEE, A LEGEND MAKING HISTORY, REPEAT NOMINEES
AND, OF COURSE, A WHOLE LOT OF KENERGY.
>> KEN THIS IS MY DREAM HOUSE. IT IS MY DREAM HOUSE! IT'S MINE!
>> NO, THIS IS NO LONGER BARBIE'S DREAM HOUSE THIS WILL
BE KNOWN AS KEN'S MOJO DOJO CASA HOUSE.
>> I TALKED IT OVER WHILE YOU DO THIS --
>> TRIAL?
>> NO, NO TRIAL. YOU CAN'T GIVE OPPENHEIMER A PLATFORM.
>> RIGHT.
I'VE BECOME THE VERY THING I H HATE.
>> YOU TOLD THEM TO DO IT IN THE FRONT OF THE HEAD, WHY DID YOU
DO IT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD?
>> THE FRONT IS THE FRONT, THE BACK IS THE BACK.
>> HE HAS TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HE DONE IT HIMSELF.
IT LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
>> I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT LATELY ABOUT HOW DAD DIED NOT
KNOWING I'M GAY.
>> I THINK HE SUSPECTED IT.
>> MMM, HE MAY HAVE BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE.
>> STIFF COMPETITION. AGAIN, OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
ASSEMBLE. LET'S HANDICAP THIS RACE.
IS THIS A DONE DEAL FOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR.?
>> YES, BUT --
>> IT IS?
>> BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS, THERE'S ALWAYS A SURPRISE ON THE
NIGHT. NO ONE IS EXPECTING IT IN THIS
CATEGORY BUT RYAN GOSLING, PEOPLE WHO LOVED "BARBIE," SAY
HE'S THE FUNNIEST PART OF THAT MOVIE AND WHAT KIND OF A WIN
WOULD THAT BE? ONE OF THE BEST THE ACADEMY EVER
CHOSE. BUT MARK RUFFALO, FOUR-TIME
NOMINEE, HASN'T WON YET. WE'LL SEE IF "IRON MAN" CAN BEAT
"THE INCREDIBLE HULK." I THINK HE CAN.
>> HE WAS HILARIOUS IN "POOR THINGS."
>> HE WAS.
>> AND CHRIS AND KELLEY, YOUR THOUGHTS AS WELL?
>> I MEAN, YES, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. ABSOLUTELY IS A LOCK FOR
THIS WIN TONIGHT. HOWEVER, IF THERE'S A SURPRISE,
I'M GOING TO PUT SOME MONEY, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO WIN ME MUCH,
MONEY ON STERLING K. BROWN BECAUSE I LOVED HIS PERFORMANCE
IN "AMERICAN FICTION." I THOUGHT HE WAS SO BRILLIANT,
CAPTIVATING, AND IN A SEASON, QUITE FRANKLY, NO ONE WAS
TALKING ABOUT HIM BEING IN CONTENTION, I THOUGHT THE OSCARS
MIGHT BE THE PLATE WHERE HE SHOWS UP AND, LO AND BEHOLD, ON
NOMINATION DAY, HE SHOWED UP. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO RIGHT.
>> AS YOU HEAR THE CHEERS FOR RYAN GOSLING FOLLOWING HIS
PERFORMANCE FOR "I'M JUST KEN" YOU'LL WONDER WHY HE'S NOT
WINNING THIS AWARD. HERE IS WHY. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. HAS ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT CAREERS IN HOLLYWOOD. HIS CASTING AS IRONMAN
TRANSFORMED WHAT THE MARVEL MOVIES COULD BECOME AND THE KIND
OF TALENT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CAST IN FUTURE MOVIES AND HIS
JOURNEY TO SOBRIETY IS ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING STORIES IN
THIS TOWN. HE WILL WIN AND IT WILL MEAN A
LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. WHIT AND LINSEY?
>> ABSOLUTELY. INCREDIBLY INSPIRING STORY AND A
LOT OF THOSE STORIES WE'RE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE OF THE DAY. THANKS TO EVERYONE.
WE ARE NOT DONE YET WITH OUR OSCARS PREDICTIONS. STAY WITH US.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL FIND OUT WHICH FILM IS FAVORED TO
TAKE HOME THE BIGGEST PRIZE OF THE NIGHT.
AS WE GO TO BREAK, AGAIN, ANOTHER LOOK AT THE STARS
ARRIVING IN ALL THEIR OSCAR SPLENDOR.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE RED CARPET.
♪ PARTY, KARAMU FIESTA FOREVER
>>> BACK NOW ON THE RED CARPET AT THE DOLBY THEATRE IN
HOLLYWOOD, AS WE COUNT DOWN TO TONIGHT'S OSCARS, ALL THE
EXCITEMENT IS BEING BROADCAST TO YOU LIVE RIGHT HERE ON ABC
LEADING UP TO TONIGHT'S BIG AWARDS SHOW.
>> YEP, AND AS WE MENTIONED, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE ROOTING
FOR COLMAN DOMINGO, A JOURNEYMAN ACTOR, WHO COULD MAKE HISTORY
WITH A WIN TONIGHT. I SAT DOWN WITH THE BREAKOUT
STAR OF "RUSTIN" WHOSE ACTING CAREER SPANS NEARLY 30 YEARS.
>> YOU CALL IT TROUBLE, I CALL IT AN OPPORTUNITY.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT RBYRON RUSTIN. WHAT DID YOU KNOW?
>> I LEARNED ABOUT HIM WHEN I WAS 19 YEARS OLD AS A STUDENT AT
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY. I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MY OWN
PERSONAL HISTORY. I THOUGHT, WHO IS THIS?
AND HE ORGANIZED THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND HE WAS OPENLY GAY.
MY MIND WAS BLOWN AS A 19-YEAR-OLD.
OH, HERE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS REALLY OWNING HIS POWER AND
VIGOROUSLY CHALLENGING SOCIAL NORMS IN MANY WAYS, YET HE WAS
MARGINALIZED IN THE HISTORY BOOKS BECAUSE HE WAS OPENLY GAY.
WE ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER THE LARGEST PEACEFUL PROTEST IN THE
HISTORY OF THIS NATION.
>> HOW BIG?
>> 100,000 PEOPLE.
>> YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY FOR THREE DECADES, DOING
OFF-BROADWAY GIGS, BARTENDING IN BETWEEN, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
YOU TO BE AN OSCAR NOMINEE?
>> I ACTUALLY HOPE THIS IS
INSPIRATIONAL TO MY FELLOW JOURNEYMEN.
THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK FOR A LONG TIME. I'M ONE OF THEM.
IT CAN HAPPEN FOR YOU WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO DEDICATE YOURSELF TO
THE WORK.
>> IT HAS TO BE TRULY MEANINGFUL FOR YOU.
>> IT IS IN SUCH EXTRAORDINARY WAYS, WAYS I NEVER IMAGINED.
I AM ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND SEE THAT ALL THE TIMES WHERE I
WASN'T INVITED TO THE TABLE OR I DIDN'T GET THAT AUDITION, IT WAS
ALL BUILDING TO THE PERSON I AM NOW.
>> ANOTHER BIG ROLE, "THE COLOR PURPLE."
THIS ICONIC ROLE PLAYING MISTER.
>> YOU'RE BACK. YOU'RE POOR. YOU'RE UGLY.
YOU'RE A WOMAN. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT YOU UNDER MY
SHOE.
>> I HAD TO PUT MY ARMS AROUND MISTER AND I HAD TO LOVE HIM AND
UNDERSTAND WHY WAS HE HURTING. HE WASN'T THAT FAR AWAY FROM THE
IMPACT OF SLAVERY WHEN IT COMES TO BLACK MEN OF AMERICA, IN
GENERATIONAL TRAUMA.
>> AND YOU, THROUGH THIS FILM, AND OTHERS RECENTLY, HAVE BECOME
CLOSE WITH OPRAH. TRUE OR FALSE, THOUGH, YOUR
MOTHER USED TO WRITE LETTERS TO OPRAH IN OPENS ONE DAY SHE WOULD
SEE YOU AND RECOGNIZE YOUR TALENTS?
>> TRUE. AS A YOUNG ACTOR, ARTIST TRYING
TO FIND THEIR WAY, I'M A MAMA'S BOY. I WOULD TALK TO MY MOTHER A
COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. MY MOTHER WOULD SAY, I WROTE
OPRAH TODAY. WHY? BECAUSE OPRAH HELPS PEOPLE. OKAY.
OKAY, MOM. YEARS LATER, WE STARTED
ORGANICALLY BECOMING FRIENDS. AND SUDDENLY IT CAME TO ME, CAN
I TELL HER THIS? YES, HEY, OH, DO YOU KNOW THAT
MY MOTHER WROTE YOU I THINK AT LEAST SIX TIMES?
AND SHE'S LIKE, REALLY? SHE WANTED US TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2006, AND I THINK I JUST REALIZED HER
LETTERS REACHED YOU.
>> SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE LETTERS. BUT --
>> SHE RECEIVED THEM.
>> SHE BELIEVED THAT --
>> RECEIVED THE MESSAGE.
>> YES.
>> EXACTLY. EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED,
EVEN ME SITTING HERE WITH YOU, I THINK OF MY MOTHER.
I WANT TO BE A RESPECTED ACTOR THAT WORKED IN SMALL
PROFESSIONAL THEATERS. MY MOTHER SAW BIGGER THINGS FOR ME.
>> AND IF YOUR MOTHER, EDITH, COULD SEE YOU AND SPEAK TO YOU
RIGHT NOW, OSCAR NOMINEE, WHAT WOULD SHE SAY?
>> I KNOW SHE WOULD SAY THE THING SHE ALWAYS SAID TO ME.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> ONE BIG SMILE. THERE YOU GO.
>> HE WAS SO FUN TO TALK TO. BY THE WAY, HE DID PROMISE ME
COFFEE WHEN HE CAME ON THE RED CARPET, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY
WILL ALLOW IT. THE ORDERS ARE IN, YOU HEARD IT
FIRST. TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE BIGGEST
PRIZE OF THE NIGHT, OF COURSE, BEST PICTURE, AND WE'RE GOING TO
BRING IN ALL OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS FOR THIS ONE.
BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, LET'S PUT UP THE GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN
TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE TEN FILMS NOMINATED.
>> OKAY, GUYS, WITH THE TIME WE HAVE, CUT TO THE CHASE.
TELL US WHICH PICTURE YOU THINK IS GOING TO WIN FOR BEST PICTURE.
CLAYTON, LET'S START WITH YOU.
>> IT'S "OPPENHEIMER" BECAUSE THE OSCAR GODS SAID SO, AND IT'S
THE MOST AWARDED FILM SINCE "ARGOT" HAD A PERFECT SEASON.
>> "OPPENHEIMER," TOO. THAT TIDAL WAVE IS UNSTOPPABLE.
>> IS EVERYBODY GOING TO SAY --
>> I LIKED IT AND IT FELT GRAND AND BIG AND LIKE HOLLYWOOD, LIKE
YOU EXPECT IT TO BE. SO "OPPENHEIMER."
>> INLOVE A SURPRISE. "AMERICAN FICTION."
>> YES! LOVE THAT. SWITCH IT UP.
LET'S GO TO CHRIS AND KELLEY. YOUR PREDICTIONS.
>> I MEAN, "OPPENHEIMER" IS GOING TO WIN.
WHO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WIN IS "AMERICAN FICTION," OR I LOVE
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON," TOO.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY "PAST LIVES" BECAUSE SOMEBODY SHOULD BUT
"OPPENHEIMER" WILL WIN IN THE CLASSIC ACADEMY STYLE LIKE
SCHINDLER'S LIST, EVEN PETER JACKSON FOR THE LAST LORD OF THE
RINGS MOVIE. YOU NOTICED YOU HAD A BIG
COMMERCIAL HIT A FEW YEARS AGO AND IT REWARDS YOU FOR YOUR
SERIOUS FILM, HENCE "OPPENHEIMER." WHIT, LINSEY?
>> OKAY. KELLEY AND CHRIS, I ALSO WANT TO
ASK YOU A LOT OF HUGE PERFORMANCES TONIGHT.
WE KNOW ALL THE NOMINEES FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG WILL PERFORM.
WE TALKED ABOUT BILLIE EILISH, ABOUT RYAN GOSLING SINGING "I'M
JUST KEN." WHAT ARE YOU BOTH LOOKING
FORWARD TO IN TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCES TONIGHT?
>> I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING RYAN GOSLING PERFORM BUT
BILLIE EILISH KILLED IT AT THE GRAMMYS.
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE. I WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE WILL BRING.
>> THE EMOTIONAL SPEECHES THAT COME FROM THE HEART.
LILY GLAD TSTONE AND ROBERT DOWY JR.
AT THE END OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY FOR BOTH OF THEM, IT WILL BE
FASCINATING TO HEAR THEIR WORDS AND FEELINGS AT THAT MOMENT.
>> AGREED.
>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING MOST FORWARD TO?
>> SOME REGGAE WITH BECKY G. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
>> THE BREAKOUT FORWARD AND SEEING OUR POP STARS, ARIANA
GRANDE WILL BE PRESENTING AND ZENDAYA WILL BE HERE.
SEEING WHAT THEY WEAR WILL BE A SURPRISE, TOO.
>> EVA, DeMARCO?
>> I'M LOOKING TO SEE WHO THE DATES ARE.
I'M WATCHING ALL NIGHT. DO THEY CHANGE THEIR DATES LATER
IN THE NIGHT?
>> WE'LL HAVE ALL THE TEA SPILLED ON "GMA3" TOMORROW.
>> WHO IS COMING WITH BRADLEY COOPER?
>> WE HAD A LOT OF FUN TODAY. THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF OUR
CONTRIBUTORS, THE WHOLE TEAM, FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK TODAY.
BEFORE WE SIGN OFF, A REMINDER OUR EXCLUSIVE LIVE RED CARPET
COVERAGE FOLLOWS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BROADCAST ON OUR
STREAMING PLATFORM ABC NEWS LIVE FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M.
EASTERN. THAT'S 1:00 TO 3:30 P.M. FOR
THOSE OF HOW ARE WATCHING OUT WEST, AND WE HAVE MANY NOMINEES
HEADED OUR WAY RIGHT NOW, SO DON'T MISS THAT.
>> YOU CAN HEAR SOME OF THE APPLAUSE AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY
DOWN. THEN AT 6:30 P.M. EASTERN, 3:30
P.M. PACIFIC, BACK TO ABC TELEVISION FOR THE OFFICIAL
OSCARS PRESHOW. THE BIG TELECAST, THE 96th
ANNUAL OSCARS RIGHT HERE ON ABC. ALSO, OF COURSE, STREAMING LIVE
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LIVE ON SEVERAL PLATFORMS THAT CARRY ABC. LOTS OF WAYS TO WATCH.
>> YES. LOTS OF WAYS TO WATCH.
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JOINING US FROM HOLLYWOOD. ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE TEAM
HERE ON THE RED CARPET, HAVE A GREAT OSCAR SUNDAY. CHEERS, GUYS.
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