OCN will exclusively live broadcast the '97th Academy Awards' taking place on March 3rd, Monday (local time in the U.S. on the 2nd at 7 PM) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, LA.
This year's Academy Awards features a variety of works that combine artistic merit, popularity, and buzz, including the biopic 'Complete Unknown' where global star Timothée Chalamet transforms into Bob Dylan, 'Dune: Part 2' which produced numerous 'Dune' fans, and 'Wicked', based on the representative Broadway musical, which gained further attention by casting Ariana Grande, as well as Demi Moore's sensational transformation in 'Substance'.
Additionally, among the strong contenders, 'Emilia Perez' is nominated in 13 categories, making it the most nominated film, while 'Brutalist', which won three awards at the 82nd Golden Globes, and 'Anora', directed by Sean Baker, who won the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, are expected to show fierce competition for awards due to their outstanding quality and global acclaim.
In the animation category, the results are highly anticipated, with fierce competition expected between 'Inside Out 2', which grossed $1.67513 billion, ranking first in the global box office for 2024 and eighth in all-time worldwide box office, attracting 8.79 million viewers domestically, 'Flow', which won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature at the 82nd Golden Globes, and 'Wild Robot', praised as DreamWorks' greatest masterpiece.
In the short animated film category, the short animation 'Alsa-tang', based on the picture book by Baek Hee-na, the author of the beloved fairy tale 'Cloud Bread', has garnered attention.
The work, based on Baek Hee-na's picture books 'Alsa-tang' and 'I Am a Dog', which won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2020, known as the 'Nobel Prize of Children's Literature', is produced by Toei Animation, Japan's largest animation studio, with the production team from 'The First Slam Dunk' joining in, creating a buzz.
This year's Academy Awards will be hosted by the famous American comedian Conan O'Brien. The exclusive TV live broadcast on OCN will be presented by broadcaster and interpreter Ahn Hyun-mo, pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon, and film director Lee Kyung-mi, who will vividly convey the excitement of the event.
The '97th Academy Awards', a festival for filmmakers around the world, will be exclusively live broadcast on OCN at 9 AM on March 3rd. It will also be available for real-time viewing on the OCN channel within TVING.
[Lee Da-gyeom, Star Today Reporter]
