It’s that magical time of year again, when all of Hollywood gathers to see which movies will be forever imprinted into cinema history.
This Sunday is the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco, both of whom received praise for their work this year. Franco is up for Best Actor for his performance in “127 Hours,” and though Hathaway didn’t receive an Oscar nomination, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy at this year’s Golden Globes for her role in “Love and Other Drugs.”
In addition to the excitement of discovering which actors, actresses and films win this year, viewers can tune in to the red carpet to see what designers are being worn.
“I love watching the dresses,” said Sara Jarrett, fashion merchandising sophomore. “Seeing all the different fashions is my favorite part of watching the Oscars.”
Keeping up with all the Oscar news can be difficult, but entertainment website Vulture keeps extensive track of all the nominees and evaluates their chances for Academy glory.
Fighting for Best Actor this year is Jeff Bridges, who despite numerous nominations throughout his career has only received one Oscar thus far, as well as Franco, Jesse Eisenburg, Javier Bardem and Colin Firth.
The coveted Best Picture award is a contest between “127 Hours,” “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Social Network,” “Toy Story 3,” “Black Swan,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone.”
“I hope Jeff Bridges wins Best Actor,” said Kerry Kennedy, philosophy junior. “I also think Best Picture will either be ‘Black Swan’ or ‘The King’s Speech.’ ‘The Social Network’ will be talked about a lot but won’t actually win anything.”
In the running for Best Actress are Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams.
“Natalie Portman is definitely going to win Best Actress,” said Victoria English, kinesiology junior. “And I think Colin Firth definitely deserves to win best actor. I’m not sure about Best Picture, though. There are a lot of really good movies that could win it.”   Related: Matticus Finch: Oscars honor ‘King’s Speech’ with most nominations
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