Everything you need to know about the Oscars

It's Oscar Sunday, here's what you should read before the show  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Entertainment March 12, 2023 Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards The 2023 Oscars ceremony aims to bounce back a year after Will Smith's onstage slap and continued ratings woes. Here's what you need to know about the show. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Oscars 2023: Final predictions for all 23 categories Will "Everything Everywhere All at Once" take everything at the Oscars? Probably so, but there could be some surprises. SHARE       READ MORE Your 2023 Oscar party menu: Cake Blanchett and Michelle Yeohgurt face off Our punniest Oscars tradition is back: Times film critic Justin Chang serves up his annual party menu, from Andrea Rice Burrito to Paul Mezcal. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Can the Oscars be saved? Academy members can't even agree on what it would take After two bruising years, Oscar producers hope to bring the shine back to the ceremony. Insiders say structural changes will have to come first. SHARE       READ MORE 20 years later, we look back at a cringeworthy Oscars for the ages Much about the 2003 ceremony has aged poorly — or worse. Two decades on, we break down a night that portended a Hollywood reckoning to come. SHARE       READ MORE At the L.A. laundromat where it was made, an Oscar hopeful reflects '25 years of me' Kenny and Irene Majers are the real-life owners of the San Fernando laundromat featured in "Everything Everywhere All At Once." This is their story. SHARE       READ MORE Meet Shane Salerno, the 'Avatar' scribe who happens to be Hollywood's go-to book agent Shane Salerno helped write the new "Avatar" sequels, but "The Way of Water's" Oscar best picture nod is not the biggest thing that's happened to him this year. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading the Los Angeles Times Entertainment newsletter. Invite your friends, relatives, coworkers to sign up here. Not a subscriber? Get unlimited digital access to latimes.com. Subscribe here. Copyright © 2023, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, California, 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES | latimes.com *Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. If you're interested in placing an ad or classified, get in touch here. We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions here. You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from The Los Angeles Times. Manage marketing email preferences · Unsubscribe from this newsletter · Terms of service · Privacy policy · Do Not Sell My Personal Information · CA Notice of Collection FOLLOW US