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The Academy Awards are back at the Dolby Theatre tonight with three hosts and over a dozen performers and presenters.

Follow our live blog all night from the red carpet to the final award.

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Jamie Lee Curtis wore a "ribbon ring" to honor Ukrainian refugees on the #Oscars red carpet. "The ribbon is about the refugee crisis," Curtis said.

“The exodus of human beings is a crucial story for our time right now."

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"Dune" is cleaning up in the pre-show categories, following up its best sound #Oscar with victories in the original score, film editing and production design races.

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Powerhouse entertainers Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes are co-hosting the show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California and officially kicked it off with their joint opening monologue. This #Oscars is the first to have a host since 2018. Image
Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater and Shaun White just introduced a video package paying tribute to the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise.

"What we love best is he was and is never afraid to take things to the extreme," White said of Bond.

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"Encanto," Disney's magical celebration of family ties and personal resilience, scooped up the #Oscar for best animated feature.

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The best supporting actor #Oscar goes to Troy Kotsur for his touching performance as a gleefully profane but kind-hearted fisherman in “CODA.”

He is the first Deaf man in film history to win an acting Oscar.

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The #Oscars held a moment of silence acknowledging the war in Ukraine. Up until the moment, which featured slides with a message of support, the only other official acknowledgment of the conflict came from actor Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine.

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Will Smith appears to hit Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith during the #Oscars.

It was not clear if the incident was real or a rehearsed bit.

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Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell took home the #Oscar for best original song with "No Time To Die" in the highly competitive category, beating out Beyoncé and Lin Manuel Miranda.

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The best director #Oscar goes to Jane Campion for the brooding Western “The Power of the Dog.”

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Will Smith, accepting the best actor #Oscar in "King Richard," apologized to the film academy and his fellow nominees as tears streamed down his face.

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The best actress #Oscar goes to Jessica Chastain for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Messner, the ex-wife of televangelist Jim Bakker, in Michael Showalter’s biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”


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"CODA" crowned best picture at #Oscars.

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