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♪

>>> HELLO FROM HOLLYWOOD. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE SHOT OF

THE MOST FAMOUS ARRIVALS CARPET IN THE WORLD, AND IN JUST A FEW

HOURS, THE BIGGEST STARS ON THE PLANET WILL BE HERE ALL DRESSED

TO IMPRESS AND CELEBRATE THE BEST IN MFILM.

>> IT IS OSCAR SUNDAY, AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THE 95th ANNUAL

ACADEMY AWARDS.

>> THIS IS AN ABC NEWS SPECIAL. RIGHT NOW, OSCAR SUNDAY HAS

ARRIVED. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN

HOLLYWOOD, AND THE STARS ARE ALMOST HERE.

YOUR FAVORITES ARE BACK.

>> YOU GUYS! OH, MY GOSH.

>> AND SO IS THE MOST FAMOUS RED CARPET IN THE WORLD.

⎣> LOOK AT ME NOW. I DID IT.

>> IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THE BIGGEST MOVIE STARS ON THE

PLANET WILL BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE BEST IN FILM.

>> I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW, I COULD CRY.

>> WHO WILL TAKE HOME OSCAR GOLD?

>> WHAT IS THIS?

>> AND WHAT WILL SURPRISE THOSE WATCHING AROUND THE GLOBE?

>> THAT WAS A -- THE GREATEST NIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF

TELEVISION.

>> JIMMY KIMMEL IS BACK.

>> I HAVE A STOPWATCH. THE MOMENT YOU ARE HANDED THAT

OSCAR, THE CLOCK WILL START TICKING.

SO GET UP HERE, GRAB IT, AND GO.

>> WE ARE BRINGING YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO

GET READY FOR THE BIG SHOW. INTERVIEWS WITH TONIGHT'S BIG

NOMINEES.

>> OKAY, IS THIS YOUR GO-TO FIRST QUESTION?

>> HERE WE ARE.

>> I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M AN OSCAR NOMINATED ACTOR.

>> PLUS, WE OPEN THE VAULT TO

BRING YOU THE RARELY SEEN EARLY

PERFORMANCES, AND THE LOOKS THAT WILL DAZZLE, AS HOLLYWOOD SHINES

FOR THE CAMERAS. THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN

TO THE 95th OSCARS. AND IT BEGINS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT

HERE ON ABC. HERE NOW, LINSEY DAVIS AND WHIT

JOHNSON.

♪

>>> AND GREETINGS FROM THE DOLBY THEATRE HERE IN HOLLYWOOD.

IT MAY SOUND A LITTLE CLICHE, BUT I THINK IT'S TRUE, THAT YOU

CAN JUST FEEL THE EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION GROWING ALREADY,

LEADING UP TO TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES.

>> THERE'S A BUZZ IN THE AIR, THE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING, PEOPLE

ARE COMING THROUGH. AND BY TONIGHT, ACTUALLY, WE

MEAN THIS AFTERNOON HERE IN LOS ANGELES, THE NOMINEES,

PRESENTERS, AND THEIR GUESTS WILL MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN THIS

STORIED CARPET STARTING AROUND 2:00 P. M. LOCAL TIME.

MOTHER NATURE SO FAR APPEARS TO BE COOPERATING.

WE HAVE THE UNUSUALLY RAINY, COLD TEMPERATURES IN CALIFORNIA.

THE RECENT SNOWFALL JUST A FEW MILES HERE.

THE ACADEMY WAS PREPARED FOR SOMETHING, WITH A COVERED

CARPETS ARRIVAL. BUT TODAY IT'S DRY WITH

TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s. THE STARS WILL BE SHINING BRIGHT

AND WILL BE COMFORTABLE AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY OUT OF THEIR CARS

AND DOWN THIS CARPET.

>> THE STARS CERTAINLY ALIGNED WEATHER-WISE AT LEAST.

WE SHOULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT FAMOUS CARPET, USUALLY A

RED CARPET FIGURATIVELY, LITERALLY. BUT NOT THIS YEARS.

FOR WEEK THERE'S BEEN A SPECULATION THAT THE ACADEMY

WOULD MAKE A CHANGE OF COLOR, AND THIS YEAR IT'S BEEN REPLACED

BY A CHAMPAGNE CARPET. THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1961 THAT

THE CARP ED IS NOT RED. THE CADNY SAYS THE LIGHTER COLOR

CARPET WAS WARRANTED BECAUSE OF THE DRAPING OVERHEAD.

MANY PEOPLE WILL STILL REFER TO IT AS THE "RED CARPET."

>> A LOT OF DEBATES OVER THE

COLOR, BEIGE, CHAMPAGNE.

THERE'S NO EATING ON THE CARPET, BUT NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY.

BUT RED CARPET IS A STATE OF MIND. WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT.

WE ARE IN THE RIGHT STATE OF MIND TODAY TO BRING YOU OUR

SPECIAL COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE ALL THE NOMINATED FILMS OR

PERFORMANCES, WE'LL BRING YOU UP TO SPEED.

OUR OSCARS EXPERTS ARE HERE TO HANDICAP ALL THE RACES.

CHRIS AND KELLY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO UNCOVER WHAT'S

GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, INSIDE THE THEATER AND WITH THE

ACADEMY. AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE NOMINEES

COMING UP. OF COURSE, THOSE OSCAR FASHIONS.

SO GRAB A SNACK, MAYBE A DRINK, AND GRAB THAT OSCAR SCOREBOARD,

BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED TODAY.

>> A LITTLE COCKTAIL OR SOMETHING.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

>> WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH DETAILS ABOUT TONIGHT'S BROAD

CAST. INSIDE TONIGHT, OSCARS AND PRODUCERS ARE STILL REHEARSING.

THE ACADEMY DID RELEASE A FEW PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY'S

REHEARSALS. FORMER NOMINEE KATE HUDSON

PRACTICED HANDING OUT AN OSCAR

STA STATUETTE. AND HUGH GRANT AND ANDY McDOWELL

CO-STARS IN "FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL" THEY WILL REUNITE

TONIGHT. AND WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF WHAT

YOU CAN EXPECT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> I'M EXCITED. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE OSCARS

BEFORE. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE, AND

THE WAY YOU PEOPLE GO THROUGH HOSTS, IT'S PROBABLY MY LAST

TIME. SO I'M GOING TO ENJOY THIS WHILE

I'M HERE.

>> HE DEFINITELY SPOKE TOO SOON, BECAUSE TONIGHT, JIMMY KIMMEL

WILL RETURN FOR A THIRD TIME TO HOST THE 95th ACADEMY AWARDS.

>> ABC HAS TASKED US WITH FINDING A MOST WHO IS

UNFLAPPABLE AND UNSLAPABLE.

>> THAT'S GOOD. I CAN'T GET SLAPPED. I CRY A LOT.

>> WHILE HE HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO CATCH UP WITH BOB HOPE'S

RECORD OF HOSTING THE OSCARS, 19

TIMES, HE WILL BE A 3-PEATER.

WITH HIS RETURN, THE ACADEMY HOPES TO RECAPTURE THE GLORY

DAYS WHEN MORE THAN 30 MILLION VIEWERS TUNED IN TO WATCH

HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT, A STEEP CLIMB FROM THE 2021 YEAR

OF 10.5 MILLION. NAVIGATING THE UNEXPECTED GOES

HAND IN GLOVE WITH HOSTING DUTIES.

LIKE THE BEST PICTURE MIXUP IN 2017.

>> THIS IS NOT A JOKE. "MOONLIGHT" HAS WON BEST PICTURE.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN MANY UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS AT THE

OSCAR, FROM THIS CELEBRATION TO GENERAL FUR LAWRENCE TRIPPING ON

HER WAY UP TO ACCEPT AN AWARD.

>> YOU GUYS ARE STANDING UP BECAUSE YOU FEEL BAD I FELL.

>> BUT PERHAPS NONE MORE SHOCKING THAN 2022.

>> I'M OUT HERE --

[ LAUGHTER ]

OH, WOW! WOW!

>> AFTER THE CAMERAS STOPPED ROLLING ON THE 94th OSCARS,

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SLAP.

EVEN AFTER WILL SMITH RESIGNED FROM THE ACADEMY AND ISSUED AN

APOLOGY.

>> CHRIS, I APOLOGIZE TO YOU.

>> THE ACADEMY RELEASED A DECISION, STATING THE BOARD HAS

DECIDED, FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, FROM APRIL 8, 2022, MR.

SMITH SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND ANY ACADEMY EVENTS OR

PROGRAMS.

>> THE CAVEAT IS HE STILL CAN BE NOMINATED AND WIN FOR A FILM

THAT HE'S NOMINATED FOR. HE JUST WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO

ATTEND THE CEREMONY ITSELF.

>> BUT THE REPERCUSSIONS ARE STILL REVERBERATING ONE YEAR

LATER. WHILE SMITH'S LATEST MOVIE "EMANCIPATION" WAS TOUTED BY

SOMEONE AS AN AWARDS CONTENDER, IT DIDN'T RECEIVE A SINGLE

NOMINATION. IN THE CATEGORY OF BEST ACTOR,

IT'S HARD TO RECALL A MORE CONTESTED RACE IN THE LAST TWO

DECADES. AUSTIN BUTLER AND BRENDAN FRASER

ARE DRUMMING UP A STORM OF PREDICTIONS.

IT'S THE HOLLYWOOD HEARTTHROB WHO CAME OUT ON TOP OF THE

GLOBES VERSUS THE HOLLYWOOD COMEBACK FROM SNAG THE SAG.

WHICH FILM IS THE FAVORITE WIN TONIGHT'S PRIZE?

THERE IS THE COMEDY DRAMA NOMINATED FOR 11 ACADEMY AWARDS

TONIGHT. EVEN WITH A LOT OF MOMENTUM

BEHIND THE FILM, IT WILL COMPETE WITH A LARGE GROUP OF OTHER

CROWD PLEASERS. IN AN EFFORT TO ALLOW A MORE

DIVERSE GROUP OF CONTENDERS, THE ACADEMY REQUIRED TEN BEST

PICTURE NOMINEES. TWO HEAVY HITTER SEQUELS THAT

HAD FANS FLOCKING TO THE AWARD. "TOP GUN: MAVERICK," WHICH RAKED

IN $1.4 BILLION AT THE BOX OFFICE.

AND JAMES CAMERON'S MUCH-ANTICIPATED "AVATAR: THE

WAY OF WATER," WHICH BROUGHT IN $2.3 BILLION WORLDWIDE.

BUT BOX OFFICE EARNINGS DON'T ALWAYS EQUATE TO AN OSCAR WIN.

THERE ARE STORIES LIKE "TAR," A STORY ABOUT CANCEL CULTURE.

"WOMEN TALKING," A LOOK AT A -R.

>> WE CANNOT FORGIVE BECAUSE WE ARE FORCED TO.

>> "THE FABELMANS" BASED ON THE REAL-LIFE STORY OF STEVEN

SPIELBERG. "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT

ONCE" NABBED FOUR ACTING NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING THE BEST

SUPPORTING ACTRESS FOR JAMIE LEE CURTIS, HER FIRST OSCAR

NOMINATION EVER.

>> DID YOU SEE THESE?

YOU DON'T GET ONE OF THESE UNLESS YOU SEE A LOT OF BULL

[ MUTED ], EXCUSE MY FRENCH.

>> AND RIHANNA IS SET TO TAKE THE OSCARS BY HOME TONIGHT.

♪

AND "NAATU NAATU" FROM THE MOVIE "RRR."

WILL WE SEE THOSE HIGH ENERGY DANCE MOVES WE HAVE COME TO

LOVE? JOINING US NOW AS THEY DO EVERY

YEAR WITH MORE INSIGHTS INTO THIS EVENING'S BIG SHOWS, CHRIS

CONLEY AND KELLY CARTER. LOOKING SO DASHING AND STUNNING

TONIGHT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> LOOK AT YOU GUYS.

>> SO OF COURSE, PEOPLE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE SLAP.

WE HEARD ABOUT -- FORGET ABOUT JIMMY KIMMEL IS UNSLAPABLE.

HE JOKED THE REASON THE ACADEMY

DIDN'T NEED RED CARPET TONIGHT IS NOBODY WILL GET SLAPPED.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE ACADEMY FEELS THAT THE FOLKS IN

THE FIRST 15 ROWS NOT FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BE A TARGET FOR

COMEDY. LOOK FOR A FUN AND FUNNY NIGHT.

>> THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS IT, BUT THEY DON'T WANT

IT TO BE THE FOCUS. THE MOVIES, OF COURSE.

KELLY, THIS IS A MILESTONE YEAR FOR NOMINEES, OLDER THAN 60.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THEM AND SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE?

>> IT SAYS A LOT. EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT ANGELA

BASSETT, JAMIE LEE CURTIS,

MICHELLE YEOH. THESE WOMEN ARE INCREDIBLE,

THEY'RE KILLING IT, AND THEY'RE OSCAR NOMINEES TONIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT BEST ORIGINAL SONG.

PEOPLE ARE CALLING IT THE BATTLE OF THE DIVAS BETWEEN RIHANNA AND

LADY GAGA. ONLY ONE WILL PERFORM TONIGHT.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

>> WE'LL SEE. I THINK "NAATU NAATU" IS THE

THING EVERYBODY IS DATING TO SEE, NOT JUST THE SONG, BUT THE

PERFORMANCE. BUT RIHANNA UP ON STAGE, SING

THING POWERFUL SONG FROM "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER," WHICH

HAD ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE DOLBY THEATRE.

>> CHRIS IS POINTING OUT THAT HE DOES HAVE HIS SUSPENDERS ON

TODAY, SO HE'S READY FOR THE "NAATU NAATU" DANCE.

>> I GOT MY HOOK STEP GOING.

>> HE'S BEEN PRACTICING.

>> MY WIFE TOLD ME NOT TO NOT TO DANCE ON THE SHOW.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW HER LEAD ON THAT.

WE'LL TALK TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE BROAD CAST HERE,

THE NEXT THREE HOURS, OF COURSE. COMING UP, SO MUCH MORE.

INTERVIEWS WITH ANGELA BASSETT, AND YOUNG ACTING PHENOM AUSTIN

BUTLER. AND WHAT WOULD THE OSCARS BE

WITHOUT A REVIEW OF THE GREAT FASHION THAT WE'LL SEE.

>> A QUESTION FOR YOU AS WE GO TO BREAK.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU HERE.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE BEST

ACTRESS NOMINEE FEATURED IN THIS ROLE?

EVERYONE HAS TO START SOMEWHERE. THE ANSWER WHEN WE RETURN.

STAY WITH US.

>>> I WOULD LOVE TO THANK MY MOTHER FORGIVING ME NOT JUST

STORIED INSPIRATION FOR MY FILMS, BUT ALSO JUST IMBUING ME

WITH THIS SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND BELIEF IN MYSELF EVER SINCE

I WAS LITTLE.

♪

>>> WELCOME BACK. SHE THANKED HER MOM, BUT I KNOW

SHE'S THANKFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THOSE

NOMINEES WILL WALK IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS.

>> AND WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. I'M LINSEY DAVIS WITH MY ABC

NEWS COLLEAGUE MY WHIT JOHNSON HERE AT THE DOLBY THEATRE IN

HOLLYWOOD, COUNTING DOWN TO TONIGHT'S BIG AWARD CEREMONY.

WE WANT TO TURN TO SOMETHING THAT'S BECOME A TRADITION FOR

US.PEVERY YEAR, WHIT, I KNOW YO BEEN DIGGING INTO THE CRATES FOR

THIS.

>> A LOT OF RESEARCH. WE PUT OUR INVESTIGATIVE

DEPARTMENT ON THIS AND DIGGING IN LONG BEFORE TONIGHT'S

NOMINATED ACTORS AND ACTRESSES WERE READY FOR THEIR MOMENT IN

THE SPOTLIGHT. THEY WERE ASPIRING ARTISTS

LOOKING FOR A BIG BREAK, AND SOME GET THAT BREAK IN SMALL TV

ROLES OR TELEVISION COMMERCIALS. WHILE THEY LIKE TO SOMETIMES

FORGET THEM, WE LOVE THEM. WE WANT TO SHOWCASE THEM FOR YOU

AT HOME. SO HERE NOW TO START IT OUT IS A

LOOK BACK AT BEST ACTRESS CONTENDERS LONG BEFORE THEY WERE

OSCAR NOMINEES. MICHELLE YEOH, NOMINATED FOR

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE."

>> SHE TURNED OUT TO BE STUBBORN, DANGEROUS, A MESS.

JUST LIKE HER MOTHER.

>> I CAN'T SEE! HOLD ON.

>> YOU MAY REMEMBER HER AS A BOND GIRL IN "TOMORROW NEVER

DIES" IN 1997 WITH PIERCE BROSNAN.

>> DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.

>> HER FIRST ON SCREEN ROLL, A WATCH COMMERCIAL WITH JACKIE

CHAN, WHICH LED TO DECADES OF WORK IN MARTIAL ARTS ACTION

FILMS.

BUT HER FIRST STAGE WORK, REPRESENTING MALAYSIA AT THE

MISS WORLD BEAUTY PADGETT IN 1983.

>> I'M A GRADUATE AND I COME FROM MALAYSIA.

>> MICHELLE WILLIAMS IS NOMINATED FOR HER ROLE AS A MOM

IN "THE FABELMANS."

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?

♪

>> SHE WAS A STAR THE MOMENT SHE DEBUTED IN "DAWSON'S CREEK" AS A

17-YEAR-OLD IN 1998.

>> YOU'RE DAWSON. YEAH, I KNOW. WE MET BEFORE.

I'M JEN.

>> ON "STEP BY STEP" --

>> PERHAPS YOU NOTICED ME AROUND CAMPUS?

>> YEAH, YOU'RE THE KID EVERYBODY IS STICKING IN THE

TOILET.

>> AND ON "BAY WATCH" IN 1993, HER FIRST APPEARANCE ON

TELEVISION.

>> I'M HAVING A PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO COME?

>> YEAH, SURE.

>> GREAT. WE'LL MAKE IT A BEACH PARTY.

>> ANA de ARMAS STUNS AS MARILYN MONROE IN "BLONDE."

♪

>> SURVIVES THE FAMILY IN "KNIVES OUT."

>> YOU'VE HAD A LONG DAY. WANT TO DO DRUGS?

>> AND HOLDS HER OWN AS A BOND GIRL IN "NO TIME TO DIE."

SHE CAN'T TRUST HER HUSBAND IN "WAR DOGS."

>> FIVE MONTHS PS PREGNANT. BUT KEANU SHOULDN'T TRUST HER IN

"KNOCK, KNOCK."

>> NOT EVERYONE WOULD JUST LET TWO TOTAL STRANGERS INTO THEIR

HOUSE.

>> AND TRUST US, THIS GUY SAID YES WHEN SHE ASKED HIM TO DANCE

AT AGE 16.

THIS WAS IN 2006. ANDREA RISEBOROUGH PLAYS AN

ALCOHOLIC MOM IN "TO LESLIE" LOOKING FOR REDEMPTION.

>> WHERE YOU BEEN?

>> YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

>> I'VE BEEN ALL OVER TOWN LOOKING FOR YOU.

>> I WENT LOOKING FOR A JOB.

>> A JOB?

>> YEAH. FIGURE OUT MY PLAN.

>> MANY OF HER EARLY FILMS SAW HER PLAYING BRITISH ARISTOCRACY,

A GIRLFRIEND OF THEN PRINCE CHARLES IN "WHATEVER LOVE MEANS"

IN 2005.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

>> NO, THANK YOU. NO ONE TREATS ME LIKE THAT, NOT

EACH YOU.

>> AND FACING REALITY IN "W. E."

>> YOUR FAMILY AND THE PRIME MINISTER WON'T STAND FOR IT.

>> THEN I'LL GIVE UP THE THRONE.

>> THEN I WILL BE THE MOST DESPISED WOMAN IN THE WORLD.

>> AS MARGARET THATCHER ERTHATC.

>> I WOULD BE REMISS IF I HADN'T STUDIED THE CAREER OF THE MAN I

INTEND TO SUCCEED. PREPARATION IS EVERYTHING.

>> AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE BOND, SHE PORTRAYS TOM CRUISE IN

"OBLIVION."

>> I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TECHNICIAN.

HE'S UNFIT FOR SERVICE.

>> CATE BLANCHETT, NOMINATED FOR PLAYING A WORLD CLASS CONDUCTOR

IN "TAR."

♪

>> I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE A TOUCH OF MALARIA.

BUT IN ONE OF HER EARLIEST ROADS IN 1993, SHE WAS IN A JAPANESE

PRISON CAMP. IRONICALLY, IT'S GLENN CLOSE

PLAYING CONDUCTOR. AS A PANICKED BRIDE IN "THE

WEDDING PARTY."

>> HOW DO YOU FEEL?

>> I FEEL PRETTY GOOD. NO, I FEEL AWFUL.

>> AND IN THE EARLY '90s, PLAYING THE REBEL BIANCA IN THE

MINI SERIES "BORDER TOWN."

>> HEY, LOOK AT THIS.

>> AND EVERYONE GETS THEIR START SOMEWHERE.

YEP, THAT'S EIGHT-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE, TWO-TIME WINNER CATE

BLANCHETT IN AN AD.

>> I WANT A PACKET OF TIM TAMS THAT NEVER RUNS OUT.

>> YOU HAVE TWO WISHES LEFT.

>> WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

>> NOW I'M HUNGRY FOR THOSE BISCUITS.

SHE NAILED THAT PERFORMANCE IN THE COMMERCIAL. SO FUN.

WE HAVE UP COVERED A LOT MORE OF THOSE VINTAGE CLIPS FOR

EVERYBODY. LATER, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THE

OTHERS MADE THEIR FIRST IMPRESSIONS ON SCREEN.

>>> ALSO COMING UP, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT TOM CRUISE BACK IN

A FLIGHT SUIT OR ANGELA BASSETT BACK UNDER A ROYAL CROWN?

ONE THING IS A GUARANTEED BOX OFFICE HIT.

THAT AND MUCH MORE WHEN WE RETURN LIVE TO HOLLYWOOD.

STAY WITH US.

>>> HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BOOK HOLLYWOOD WHERE, IN

JUST A FEW HOURS, THIS CARPET WILL BE LINED WITH THE BIGGEST

STARS IN ENTERTAINMENT. NOT JUST THE NOMINEES, BUT

SUPERSTAR PRESENTERS LIKE DWAYNE JOHNSON, HARRISON FORD, AND

MICHAEL B. JORDAN.

>> AS THE COUNTDOWN TO THE AWARDS CONTINUES, WE WANT TO

LOOK AT THE ACTING CATEGORIES AND HANDICAP WHO THE FAVORITES

ARE TO WIN LATER TONIGHT. OUR EXPERT ALSO BE HERE IN A

MOMENT TO HELP US WITH THAT. BUT FIRST, LET'S REMIND

EVERYBODY WHO IS NOMINATED IN THE BEST ACTOR CATEGORY.

>> SO MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT RIGHT

NOW.

♪

♪

>> THERE IT IS.

TALKING TO ME, ARE YOU?

>> NOW I REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ALIVE.

>> WHAT'S YOUR SISTER'S NAME?

>> SOPHIE.

I'M HER DAD ACTUALLY.

>> DO YOU EVER GET THE FEELING THAT PEOPLE ARE INCAPABLE OF NOT

CARING?

>> JUST TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCES THERE.

I KNOW THAT OSCAR VOTERS HAD TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME CHOOSING A

WINNER. I DID NOT HAVING A HARD TIME

SAYING YES WHEN I WAS INVITED TO ATTEND THE LUNCHEON IN

HOLLYWOOD. I HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH

SEVERAL OF THE NOMINEES, INCLUDING ONE OF THE TALENTED

ACTORS, HOLLYWOOD VETERAN COLIN FARRELL.

HE JOINED ME WITH HIS CO-STAR FROM "THE BANSHEES OF

INISHERIN," BRENDAN GLEESON.

>> I'VE DONE SOMETHING, TELL ME. I JUST DON'T LIKE YOU NO MORE.

>> YOU LIKED ME YESTERDAY.

>> WHAT IS IT LIKE TO GET THE NOD?

>> IT'S REALLY LOVELY. IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL MOMENT.

IT FEELS LIKE A MUCH MORE COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE THAN IT

MIGHT HAVE OTHERWISE.

>> IT FEELS LIKE A GOOD YEAR FOR IRISH ACTORS IN GENERAL.

>> YEAH.

>> IT'S AMAZING. I HADN'T MET PAUL BEFORE.

I LOVE HIS WORK ANY WAY. SO IT GAVE US CONFIDENCE BACK

HOME TO LOOK TOWARDS DOING THIS QUALITY OF WORK.

IT DOES GIVE EVERYBODY A LIFT FOR SURE.

>> LAST NIGHT WAS JUST THE WHISKY TALKING.

>> LAST NIGHT?

>> WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?

>> YEAH, I CAN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF IT, BUT I REMEMBER THE GIST

WASN'T THE BEST.

>> GIVE US A SENSE OF THE SCENE SET FOR US WHEN YOU FOUND OUT

THAT YOU GOT THE NOMINATION.

>> I WAS GOING TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, SO I WAS IN BED.

I KNEW WHEN THE CALL CAME IT'S EITHER TIME TO GET UP OR IT'S

SOMETHING ELSE.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> AND IT WAS FANTASTIC. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO GO TO WORK

THE NEXT DAY. BUT I WAS HERE, SO IT WAS NICE.

WE COULD MEET UP THAT EVENING.

>> YEAH, WE MET UP THAT EVENING, ALL OF US.

WE LOVED DOING THE FILM. IT MEANT A LOT TO US IN OUR OWN

INDIVIDUAL WAYS AND IN SHARED WAYS, TOO.

SO THERE IS A SWEETNESS TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN.

>> YOU ALL WORKED TOGETHER IN 2008.

>> YOU'VE BEEN THE WORST TOUR N IST IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

>> KIND OF A SIMILAR IDEA OF FRIENDS, AND THEN THIS CONFLICT.

WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU GUYS, WHO ARE FRIENDS IN REAL LIFE, TO

GET TO WORK TOGETHER?

>> IT'S A JOY. IT'S EASY. I MEAN, IT'S EASY IN THAT

THERE'S PERMISSION FOR IT TO BE HARD WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE HARD,

AND PUSH EACH OTHER IN A WY TO BE CREATIVE.

THERE'S A KIND OF ORGANIC ELEMENT THAT DENIES ANY

UNDERSTANDING ON MY PART.

>> IT'S INTERESTING NOT FULLY KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EXERCISE IN ITS PROPER WAY.

>> FIRST MOVIE THAT YOU SAW MADE A BIG IMPRESSION ON YOU?

>> "BAMBI." BAMBI'S MOTHER DYING, THAT KID

ME.

>> "E. T." DYING KILLED ME. SPIELBERG, OFTEN AT THE CORE OF

HIS PRESENTATIONS, ARE FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING.

SO YEAH, IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE OF A VERY DOMESTIC BUT VERY REAL

TURBULENCE GOING ON IN THE FAMILY.

AND WHEN THE TIME CAME THAT "E.T." DIED IT SHOOK ME TO MY

CORE.

>> THIS ISLAND, A SMALL IRISH ISLAND, TWO FRIENDS WITH A

CONFLICT. SOMEWHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS MOVIE

THAT SEEMS VERY SIMPLE BUT THAT IS RESONATING WITH SO MANY

PEOPLE?

>> ONE OF THE GREAT CERTAINTIES OF LIFE IS WE'RE ALL GOING TO

DEAL WITH LOSS AT A CERTAIN POINT.

THE FEAR CAN ASSAIL YOU WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEBODY THAT MEANT SO MUCH

TO YOU. JUST THAT KIND OF SIMPLE, SIMPLE

DYNAMIC OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO

BE LEANING INTO OR FIND A LITTLE BIT OF HEALING IN, OR A LITTLE

BIT OF RECOGNITION.

>> WE CAN'T ALL BE YOU, CAN IT?

>> YES, IT CAN. THERE'S TWO OF US IN THIS.

>> NO, THERE ISN'T.

>> BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAD TO BRING SOMETHING TO AN END THAT

HASN'T BEEN PLANNED, IT WAS VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS IT.

AND JUST THE PAIN THAT'S INVOLVED IN IT, AND ALL THE

DILEMMAS THAT ARE INVOLVED.

>> BEFORE I WAS AN ACTOR, FILM MADE ME FEEL LESS ALONE.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO BE A PART OF.

>> SO WILL COLIN FARRELL TAKE HOME AN OSCAR TONIGHT?

HERE TO HELP US HANDICAP THE RACE ARE TWO HOLLYWOOD INSIDERS,

CHIEF CORRESPONDENT ELIZABETH

WAG DONALD TRUMP MEISTER AND CLAYTON DAVIS.

GIVE US A SENSE, WE'RE TALKING

ABOUT BEST ACTOR CATEGORY, WHO WILL WIN, WHO SHOULD WIN AND WHO

COULD BE THE DARK HORSE?

>> WHO WILL WIN? THIS IS REALLY A TOUGH RACE.

IN MY MIND, THIS IS BETWEEN BRENDAN FRASER AND AUSTIN BUTLER.

NOW, I THINK THAT BRENDAN FRASER WILL WIN, AND I AM ROOTING FOR

ALL THEM, BUT I'M ROOTING FOR HIM BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN SUCH

AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK. EVERYBODY HAS JUST LOVED TO SEE

THIS RENAISSANCE, AS WE LIKE TO CALL IT. WHO SHOULD WIN?

I THINK AUSTIN OR BRENDAN SHOULD WIN. THEY HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE

PERFORMANCES THAT WERE INCREDIBLE.

BUT THE DARK HORSE, YOU ASKED EARLIER, WOULD COLIN FARRELL WIN?

I DO THINK HE COULD, AND I THINK HE WILL BE THE DARK HORSE.

>> CLAYTON, WHO WILL WIN, SHOULD WIN AND POSSIBLE SLEEPER PICK?

>> I THINK AUSTIN BUTLER IS GOING TO WIN.

HIS PERFORMANCE AS ELVIS PRESLEY DOMINATED.

HE WON THE GOLDEN GLOBE, INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IS GOING

TO COME THROUGH. I THINK COLIN FARRELL IS THE BIG

UPSET HERE. IT WAS ON THIS PROGRAM TWO YEARS

AGO, I SAID CHADWICK BOSEMAN. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID HE WILL WIN

BUT I'M VOTING FOR ANTHONY HOPKINS.

I THINK COLIN IS A SLEEPER.

>> THAT SCENE WITH THE DONKEY IN "BANSHEES" --

>> NO SPOILERS.

>> FOR ANIMAL LOVERS, THAT ONE GOT ME.

WE'LL STAY TUNED AND CHECK BACK LATER ON.

MORE PREDICTIONS COMING UP, AS WELL AS MORE INTERVIEWS WITH

SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE NOMINEES, AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'LL TALK

ABOUT THOSE OSCARS FASHIONS. OUR STYLE EXPERT JOINS US NEXT.

STAY WITH US.

>>> IT HAS BEEN AMAZING. IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN IN WORDS,

BECAUSE IT'S A MIXTURE OF SORT OF LIKE DISBELIEF, BUT ALSO PURE

JOY.

>> AND THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE TALENTED NOMINEES YOU MAY NOT

RECOGNIZE IN THE SPOT LIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE WORLD'S BIGGEST

MOVIES HERE AT THE 95th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS, AND THE FAMOUS

CARPET THEY WILL WALK DOWN.

>> 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF THIS CHAMPAGNE CARPET.

TONIGHT'S CEREMONY WILL BE BROAD CAST LIVE IN MORE THAN 200

COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD.

SIT A GLOBAL SPECTACLE TO SAY THE LEAST.

>> MANY ADMIT THEY LOVE THE OSCAR AS MUCH FOR THE FASHION AS

THE AWARDS. IN A WAY, THE RED CARPET, OR

CHAMPAGNE CARPET THIS YEAR, IS THE BIGGEST FASHION RUNWAY IN

THE WORLD.

>> I COUNT MYSELF AS ONE OF THOSE FANS THAT LOVE TO SEE WHAT

THE STARS ARE WEARING. FIRST OF ALL, YOU ARE LOOKING

EXTRAORDINARY. I TRIED TO TELL WHIT, DON'T BE

AFRAID TO GO WITH THE BIG BOW TIE.

>> I HAVE BOW TIE ENVY. BUT YOU WEAR IT MUCH BETTER.

>> I'VE GOT TO PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS.

OF COURSE, IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK AGAIN WITH YOU GUYS THIS

YEAR. JUST TO RECAP WHAT'S BEEN A STELLAR AWARD SEASON WHEN IT

COMES TO FASHION, FROM RELIABLE RED CARPET ICONS TO BREAKOUT

STYLE STARS, HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LOOKS AND TRENDS WE

HAVE SEEN LEADING UP TO TONIGHT.

AWARD SEASON GLAM IS BACK, BABY. THIS SEASON HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT

BIG VOLUME. BRIGHT COLORS.

>> I FEEL LIKE FORRESE, LESS WAS MORE. OH, NO, MORE IS MORE.

WE'RE GOING FULL MAKEUP. IT USED TO BE ABOUT FRESH SKIN.

NO, NO, THE EYES ARE BACK. JAMIE LEE CURTIS, HER MAKEUP

PAIRED WITH THE HAIR, HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.

I'M LOVING THE WAY THAT THE PIXIE KIND OF PLAYS OFF THE

ENTIRE OUTFIT SHE'S BEEN WEARING. SHE'LL GIVE US EYE WEAR.

AND THEN THERE'S A SMOLDERING EYE UNDERNEATH.

>> WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SMOLDERS, HOW ABOUT THOSE

SMOLDERING GAZES INTO THE CAMERA FROM AUSTIN BUTLER.

>> WE COULD GO ON ABOUT THE

PERFECT HAIR, IT STANDS STRAIGHT UP, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT HIS

EYES, IT'S LIKE HE'S STAIRING INTO YOUR SOUL.

ASIDE FROM THE FABULOUS TUXEDOES THAT HE'S GIVEN US, IT'S A

BEAUTY MOMENT FOR AUSTIN. I THINK ELVIS WOULD BE PROUD.

>> ANA de ARMAS IS NOMINATED FOR PLAYING ANOTHER ICON IN

"BLONDE."

BUT IT WAS RED CARPET QUEEN S

SENSAYA.

>> WE'VE SEEN IT ON OTHERS, WITH THOSE REALLY ROMANTIC WAVES.

IT ADDS TO THAT EVENING GLAMOUR WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF.

>> WE'VE SEEN BIG SLEEVES, BIG SHOULDERS, LOTS OF SPARKLE ON

FASHION'S BREAKOUT STARS.

AND RELIABLE RED CARPET ICONS.

>> ANGELA BASSETT DID THE THING. I HAD TO DO IT.

SHE'S DONE THE THING EVERY SINGLE TIME SHE STEPS ON THE

CARPET. THE HAIR IS DRAMATIC. THE DRESSES ARE DRAMATIC.

THE MAKEUP IS FLAWLESS.

>> EIGHT-TIME NOMINEE AND RED CARPET ROYALTY CATE BLANCHETT IS

CEMENTING HER STYLE ICON TAT TUS BY CONTINUING TO SHOP HER

CLOSET, REWEARING MULTIPLE PAST LOOKS THIS SEASON.

UPDATING HER 2015 OSCAR DRESS,

AND HER ARMANNI LOOK AT THE S.A.G. AWARDS WAS THE THIRD TIME

SHE WORE THE GOWN. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IF SHE

RECYCLES ONE OF THESE ICONIC LOOKS TONIGHT, WHETHER OR NOT

SHE TAKES HOME THAT GOLDEN GOD. OF COURSE, CATE BLANCHETT ISN'T

THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DIGGING BACK THROUGH HER FASHION

ARCHIVES. THIS SEASON, WE HAVE SEEN SOME

OF THE YOUNGER STAR LETS WEARIN VINTAGE PIECES OLDER THAN THEY

ARE. AND ZENDAYA WAS IN VERSACE FROM

2002. AT THAT SAME SHOW, SHE CHANGED

MID SHOW FROM VINTAGE PRADA FROM 1993.

JUST TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT, SHE WAS BORN IN 1996.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, OLIVIA RODRIGO.

THESE ARE CLEARY BY STELLA McCARTNEY PANTS FROM 2001.

OF COURSE, THEY'RE ALSO SEEN ON CARRIE BRADSHAW IN AN EPISODE OF

"SEX IN THE CITY." OF COURSE, IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR

THESE YOUNG STARS TO WANT A CUSTOM GOWN, NOW THEY HAVE TO GO

ARCHIVE DIVING.

>> WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME ARCHIVE DIVING AROUND HERE BY THE WAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I NOTICED THERE? AUSTIN BUTLER, THE JUMBO BOW TIE.

>> YOU MISSED OUT.

>> I HAVE IT IN MY BAG.PWHEN YO JAMES BOND.

WHEN I WEAR IT, I LOOK LIKE BOZO THE CLOWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AS YOU MENTIONED, CATE BLANCHETT IS OFF AND ON THE BEST DRESSED

LIST, AND ALREADY A TWO-TIME OSCAR WINNER IS NOMINATED

TONIGHT FOR HER PORTRAYAL OF A TROUBLED MUSE CAM CONDUCTOR IN

"TAR" AND CHRIS CONLEY HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH HER.

>> NOW IS THE TIME TO CONDUCT MUSIC THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRES

SOMETHING OF YOU. NEW MUSIC THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS

BT WILL HEAR DIFFERENTLY WHEN YOU INTERPRET IT FOR THEM.

>> I'M STRUCK BY HOW BRILLIANTLY YOU INHABIT THE INTELLECTUAL

UNDERSTANDING OF BEING A CONDUCTOR.

DOES THAT BECOME SOMETHING THAT ENHANCES YOUR OWN LIFE, THE

KNOWLEDGE YOU TAKE ON AS YOU PLAY A ROLE LIKE THIS?

>> LOOK, IT'S A FORM OF ACTIVE ANTHROPOLOGY FOR ME, IN A WAY.

ACTING, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND TOO --

>> GO RIGHT AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT.

BUT IT'S A WAY OF ACTUALLY FINDING OUT ABOUT A POPULAR LIFE

THAT YOU THINK YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD BUT YOU REALIZE YOU

KNOW NEXT TO NOTHING ABOUT. SO I APPRECIATE A CLASSICAL

MUSIC AS A PUNTER, BUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO GIVE LANGUAGE TO

THE FEELING I HAD. AND SO TO EMBODY LIDIA TAR WAS

TO SORT OF BRING THE HEART AND MIND TOGETHER.

♪

MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT PRESENCE. YOU BREATHE IN THE INSPIRATION,

AND THE MUSIC SOUNDS AS EX-HILATION.

SO IT'S ALL ABOUT BREATHING WITH

THE AUDIENCE AND THE ORCHESTRA.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> I WAS PREPARING DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO ALL OF THIS WAS

HAPPENING FOR ME ONLINE. BUT TO WATCH THESE CONDUCTORS

AND HOW ID IDYOSYNCRATIC, GIVEN

THAT CONDUCTING IS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION, ACTING IS A FORM

OF COMMUNICATION. IT'S A WAY OF BRINGING, I

SUPPOSE, A SKILLSET THAT I LOVE TO A SKILLSET THAT I KNEW

NOTHING ABOUT.

>> SO GREAT TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT AMAZING PERFORMANCE.

IF ANY OF YOU SAW "TAR" AND THE WEIRD AL YANUKOVYCH TV MOVIE

"WEIRD" YOU KNOW WHAT A YEAR IT WAS FOR MAJOR STARS PLAYING THE

ACCORDION ON SCREEN. SO WHEN SHE ACCEPTED HER AWARD

IN JANUARY, SHE PRAISED THE WORK OF ANDREA RISEBOROUGH FOR HER

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A LITTLE SEEN FILM CALLED "TO LESLIE."

NINE DAYS LATER, SHE SHOCKED THE WORLD BY BACKING AN ACADEMY

AWARD NOMINEE. IT'S BECOME THE FOCUS OF A MAJOR

CONTROVERSY. HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS FOR MORE?

>> ABSOLUTELY, CHRIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.

WE WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT CONTROVERSY, SO WE BROUGHT BACK

ELIZABETH AND CLAYTON WHO COVERED THAT STORY.

CLAYTON, WHAT WAS IT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ANDREA

RISEBOROUGH CAMPAIGN THAT MADE IT CONTROVERSIAL?

>> SHE RECRUITED A LOT OF HEAVY HITTERS, SALLY FIELD, JANE

FONDA, COMING OUT TO BAT FOR HER. MARY McCORMICK, THE WIFE OF

MICHAEL MORRIS, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF "TO LESLIE," CAME IN

THERE, WERE GETTING DIRECT CALLS TO MEMBERS, WHICH IS A BIG

NO-NO. AND THEN THEY HAD, OBVIOUSLY,

THEIR BIG GATHERING OF EVENTS, PRIVATE EVENTS.

YOU CANNOT DO THAT IN THE ACADEMY CIRCLES.

AND THEY GOT, YOU KNOW, CALLED OUT FOR IT.

BUT THIS HAPPENS A LOT IN THE BUSINESS, BUT THEY WERE MUCH

MORE LOUDER ABOUT IT.

>> ELIZABETH, THE ACADEMY DID ALLOW HER TO KEEP HER NOMINATION.

DO YOU THINK THAT GOING FORWARD, THE GUIDELINES SHOULD BE CHECKED

OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE?

>> I THINK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE.

THE ACADEMY DID SAY THEY WERE CONDUCTING A REVIEW AND THEY

WILL LOOK AT THE GUIDELINES FOR NEXT YEAR IN THIS AGE OF SOCIAL

MEDIA. A LOT OF THIS PLAYED OUT ON

INSTAGRAM AND ACROSS DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS BECAUSE

AS CLAYTON MENTIONED, A LOT OF A-LISTERS WERE CAMPAIGNING FOR

HER. OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T SAY NO CAMPAIGNING ON INSTAGRAM.

BUT ONE OF THE BIG NO-NOES THAT WENT AGAINST ACADEMY GUIDELINES

IS MENTIONING ANOTHER NOMINEE. YOU CAN'T MENTION SOMEONE ELSE

THAT COULD BE NOMINATED IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS YOU.

AND BY THEY, I MEAN, THEY POSTED A REVIEW THAT MENTIONED CATE

BLANCHETT.

>> FOR PEOPLE NOT INSIDERS IN ALL THIS SAYING WHAT ABOUT THE

BIG BUDGET MOVIEMAKERS, THE STUDIOS OUT THERE WHO ARE DOING

THESE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CAMPAIGNS, HOW IS THIS ANY

DIFFERENT?

>> THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS, NOT

ALL ACTRESSES ARE CREATED EQUAL,

RIGHT? VIOLA DAVIS "THE WOMAN KING" NOT

NOMINATED. WE ARE 21 YEARS AFTER HALLE

BARRY BECAME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WIN BEST ACTRESS, AND

WE HAVE YET TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE. IT'S NOT ANDREA RISEBOROUGH'S

FAULT, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT SAME ENERGY FOR BLACK WOMEN IN THIS

BUSINESS WHEN THEY NEED SOME EXTRA HELP TO GET THEM OVER THE

FINISH LINE. WHAT IS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU

DON'T HAVE THOSE BIG A-LISTER FRIENDS, WHAT CAN ONE DO?

>> THAT'S THE QUESTION HERE. WAS SHE AND THE FILM, WERE THEY

BEING SAVVY AND SMART BY GATHERING THEIR A-LIST FRIENDS

OR GOING AGAINST THE RULES? IN THE BEGINNING WHEN THIS

NOMINATION CAME OUT, I WAS WITH CHRIS CONLEY, WE WERE ON "GOOD

MORNING AMERICA" WE WERE SHOCKED WHEN HER NAME WAS ANNOUNCED.

THE FIRST REACTION WAS, THIS IS WONDERFUL.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY HAS THIS $100 MILLION BUDGETS FOR MARKETING

AND OSCAR CAMCAMPAIGNS. BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE

MUDDYING THE WATERS.

>> SHE DID HAVE A GREAT PERFORMANCE.

I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION.

THERE'S SOMETHING VERY REAL ABOUT HER PERFORMANCE IN THIS

FILM. BUT RULES ARE RULES AND YOU HAVE

TO FOLLOW THEM.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, BECAUSE HER PERFORMANCE WAS INCREDIBLE,

AND NOBODY CAN DENY THAT.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THAT SOME WERE SNUBBED.

MORE ON THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. A LOT MORE COMING UP ON OUR

COUNTDOWN. UP NEXT, MY CONVERSATION WITH

THE LEGENDARY ANGELA BASSETT. AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF

HER EARLIEST ACTING ROLES BEFORE SHE WAS FAMOUS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>>> WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD AND OUR COUNTDOWN TO THE 95th

ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS. YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE OUTSIDE THE

SCENE OF THE DOLBY THEATRE WHERE THOSE COVETED GOLD STATUETTES

WILL BE HANDED OUT.

>> HERE'S A LITTLE OSCAR TRIVIA ABOUT THOSE STATUETTES.

THEY ARE SOLID BRONZE AND PLATED IN 24 CARAT GOLD.

BUT DURING WORLD WAR II, DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF METAL, THEY WERE

MADE WITH PAINTED PLASTER. FOLLOWING THE WAR, THEY TRADED

THEM IN AND GOT THE REAL THING EVENTUALLY.

AND WINNERS OFTEN COMMENT ABOUT HOW HEAVY THE OSCAR IS.

HE WEIGHS 8 1/2 POUNDS AND HAS NOT GAINED AN OUNCE SINCE 1929.

WE GOT TO HOLD HIM THE OTHER DAY, TOO.

>> YOU DID. I DID NOT. OSCAR LOOKS QUITE LIKE YOU WITH

THE HIGH CHEEKBONES, THE CUTE LITTLE SAW.

>> YOU ARE GIVING THAT OSCAR STATUE A RUN FOR HIS MONEY WITH

THAT DRESS TODAY.

>> WE TURN NOW TO THE TALENTED WOMEN NOMINATED FOR BEST

SUPPORTING ACTRESS. EACH ONE WILL TELL YOU THAT SHE

SPENT A LOT OF TIME EARLY ON JUST TRYING TO GET NOTICED BY

THE RIGHT MOVIE PRODUCER ON A SITCOM OR TV COMMERCIAL.

>> WHETHER IT WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE OR A

BROADWAY SHOW, THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES WORKED VERY HARD TO GET

HERE TONIGHT. AND HERE NOW ARE THOSE BEST

SUPPORTING ACTRESS CONTENDERS BEFORE THEY WERE NOMINEES.

>> I WAS JUST HOPING THAT YOU COULD EXPLAIN THIS.

>> JAMIE LEE CURTIS PLAYED A GRUMPY IRS INSPECTOR IN

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE."

>> NOW, YOU MAY ONLY SEE A PILE OF BORING FORMS AND NUMBERS, BUT

I SEE A STORY.

>> SHE ADMITS THAT GROWING UP THE CHILD OF HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY

HELPED HER GET A FOOTHOLD IN MID '70s TELEVISION.

SHE WAS STILL A TEENAGER ON "QUINCY."

HERE AS A WAITRESS ON "COLUMBO."

>> I CAN COME BACK.

>> AND ON "CHARLIE'S ANGELS," A PRO GOLFER NEEDING PROTECTION.

>> IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO KILL YOU --

>> NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I'M NOT BACKING OUT.

>> AND A GUEST SPOT ON "THE LOVE BOAT."

>> THE LAST TIME I HAD CORNISH GAME HEN IS THE NIGHT YOU

PROPOSED ME.

>> EVEN HER MOM SHOWS UP ON BOARD.

BUT WE LOVE FIND THING RARE GEM.

>> WHEN DID THE PENAL SYSTEM GO COED?

>> JAMIE PLAYING A PRISONER ON "BUCK ROGERS."

>> I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU, SO STOP PRETENDING LIKE YOU CARE

FOR ME AND LEAVE ME ALONE!

>> SO CUTE.

>> HER CO-STAR, STEPHANIE SHU, BRAVES THE MULTIVERSE IN

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE."

>> HEY, EVALYN. BAGEL.

>> HER BREAKOUT ROLE PLAYING MAY, EXPLORING HER INTERRACIAL

RELATIONSHIP WITH JOEL IN 1960s NEW YORK.

>> WHAT'S THE SONG ABOUT?

>> THE USUAL STUFF. BOY MEETS GIRL, BOY LOSES GIRL,

GIRL BUYS KNIFE WITH 12-INCH BLADE.

>> AND PROTESTING RACIAL STEREOTYPES.

>> THE WHOLE PORTRAYAL IS FACIAL. A GEISHA, SERIOUSLY?

WHY WOULDN'T SHE BE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN OR A PROFESSOR OR

STAY AT HOME DAD?

>> I LOVE THAT PILLOW. THAT WILL LOOK SO GOOD IN MY

APARTMENT.

>> PLAYING GWYNETH PALTROW'S ASSISTANT.

THAT'S HER, STEALING ITEMS FROM THE GREEN ROOM FOR GWYNETH.

AND "GMA" WENT BEHIND SCENES WHEN "BE MORE CHILL" APPEARED ON

BROADWAY IN 2018. KERRY CONDON IS NOMINATED FOR

HER ROLE AS COLIN FARRELL'S SISTER IN "THE BANSHEES OF

INISHERIN."

>> LUCKILY YOU WON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH US MORE THAN ONE NIGHT.

SO TRY EATING WITH YOUR MOUTH CLOSED.

>> SHE PLAYS THE DAUGHTER OF HITMAN MIKE ON "BETTER CALL

SAUL."

>> WOW.

>> AND TRIES TO SURVIVE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE ON "THE WALKING

DEAD."

>> I CAN'T DO THINGS LIKE THIS. LET ME BE WITH HIM.

>> YOU NEVER SEE HER, BUT IN CAPTAIN AMERICA'S SILVER WAR, DO

YOU RECOGNIZE THAT ACCENT?

AND HUNG CHAU IS NOMINATED FOR "THE WHALE."

WE FOUND HER AS A CHATTY WAITRESS ON "GOOD LUCK CAB."

AS A LAB TECH ON "NCIS."

>> WE THINK YOU HAVE A DOUBLE HOMICIDE ON YOUR HAD.

>> A SECRETARY TURNED BOSS IN "HOME COMING WITH BOBBY."

>> I'M A PROBLEM SOLVER.

>> YOU WERE A PROBLEM SOLVER. BUT NOW YOU ARE A PROBLEM.

I WANT YOUR HOUSE.

>> AND A PREDATORY TRILLIONAIRE IN "THE WATCHMAN."

>> HOLD ON A MINUTE HERE.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE A MINUTE.

>> I HAVE TO GO WITH THESE GUYS TO NORWAY.

>> AND WOWS US IN "DOWN SIZING."

>> I'M SO HAPPY. THANK YOU.

>> THE LEGENDARY ANGELA BASSETT IN "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA

FOREVER."

>> AND I WARNED YOU ABOUT TAKING MY DAUGHTER ON THIS MISSION, AND

YOU LOST HER.

>> BACK IN 1985, SHE'S A GRIEVING DAUGHTER ON "SPENCER

FOR HIRE." BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS HER AS A

TV REPORTER IN THE THRILLER "FX."

SHE'S SINGING IN "THE FLASH" AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN

"KINDERGARTEN COP." SHE GIVES UP HER SON IN "BOYS IN

THE HOOD."

>> I CAN'T TEACH HIM HOW TO BE A MAN. THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

>> AND RECLAIMS HER DAUGHTER ON "227."

AND HER APPEARANCES ON "GUIDING LIGHT." "SEARCH FOR TOMORROW."

>> YOU'RE MAD, RIGHT?

>> ONLY DOGS GET MAD.

>> AND BACK IN 1987, ONE OF HER

VERY FIRST ROLE ON "RYAN'S HOPE."

>> DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME.

>> THESE ARCHIVES ARE EVERYTHING. ALL DAY.

KEEP THEM COMING FOR SURE. CAN'T BELIEVE ANGELA BASSETT

SPENT SO MUCH TIME ON SOAP OPERAS BEFORE FILM.

BUT THOSE ROLES PREPARED HER FOR THIS ICONIC CAREER.

I KNOW YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH HER RECENTLY.

>> JUST AS TALENTED AS SHE, IS SHE'S JUST AS STUNNING.

SHE'S 64 YEARS OLD. SHE'S THE ORIGINAL BENJAMIN

BUTTONS, AGING BACKWARDS AT THIS POINT.

HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE SHE RECEIVED HER

FIRST OSCAR NOMINATIONS. TALKING ABOUT WHEN SHE DID

TEACHA TEACH -- DID TINA TURNER. AND NOW IN "BLACK PANTHER:

WAKANDA FOREVER."

>> CONGRATULATIONS ON NOMINATION NUMBER TWO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LAST TIME WAS 30 YEARS AGO. HOW IS THIS TIME DIFFERENT?

>> IT SEEMS A LITTLE MORE HECTIC, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO

TAKE IT IN. IT WAS A TOTAL SHOCK, YOU KNOW.

THERE WAS A SURPRISING ELEMENT FOR THIS.

BUT IT'S ALL EXCITING, IT'S ALL GREAT.

>> WE KNOW WHAT YOU WHISPER.

♪

>> AS YOU WERE JUST MENTIONING,

THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR --

>> HAVE I NOT GIVEN EVERYTHING!

>> HAVE I NOT GIVEN EVERYTHING, RIGHT?

DID YOU REALIZE THE MAGNITUDE OF YOUR PORTRAYAL AND HOW IT COULD

REALLY LAND IN SUCH AN IMPACTFUL WAY?

>> OH, NO, I DIDN'T THINK THAT FAR AHEAD.

BUT I KNOW -- I FELT THE POWER, EVEN IN THE FIRST READING OF THE

SCRIPT, OF THAT LINE, OF THAT MOMENT. AND THE TRUTH OF IT.

YOU KNOW, HOW IT RESONATES FOR SHE TRULY HAS, YOU KNOW, HER

ENTIRE FAMILY. AND SHE'S GIVEN HER LIFE AND

ENERGY TO HER COUNTRY.

>> TELL ME ABOUT THE DEPTH OF THAT CHARACTER, BECAUSE SHE'S

STRONG, BUT YET SHE'S VULNERABLE. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF WIDE

RANGING EMOTION, DO YOU ENJOY PLAYING A CHARACTER LIKE THAT?

>> ABSOLUTELY. IN ALL MY CHARACTERS, I TRIED TO

FIND THAT. I DON'T THINK WE'RE ONE THING,

JUST STRONG.

YOU KNOW, STRONG WITHOUT THAT

COUNTERBALANCE.

>> MY MOTHER TOLD STORIES ABOUT THIS.

>> WHO ARE YOU?

>> I LOOK FOR THAT IN THE CHARACTERS ALSO, THE JOY AGAINST

THE GRIEF.

>> CURIOUS HOW WITH CHADWICK'S PASSING, AND YOU HAVE REAL WORLD

GRIEF, HOW YOU BROUGHT THAT INTO YOUR DELIVERY INTO THE MOVIE?

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR FOR THAT. THAT LIVES IN US.

HE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT AROUND IMPRINT ON EACH OF US ON THAT

SET. OF COURSE, ON AUDIENCES AROUND

THE WORLD.

>> IT IS YOUR TIME TO BE KING.

>> WE LIVE WITH THE MEMORY OF HIM AND HOW KIND AND MARVELOUS

OF A HUMAN BEING AND ACTOR HE IS.

>> THE KEEQUEEN IS STATELY AND STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL.

CURIOUS WHAT YOU HOPE YOUNG BLACK GIRLS, AND PERHAPS ALL

GIRLS WILL TAKE AWAY FROM SEEING YOUR PORTRAYAL?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S MARVELOUS, IT'S GRACEFUL. IT IS ENOUGH.

AND THEY TRULY CAN RISE AND BECOME ANYTHING THAT THEY

DESIRE, THAT THEY PUT THEIR HEART AND MIND TO, THAT THEY

GIVE FULL MEASURE OF THEIR DEVOTION. THEY CAN RISE.

>> I TALKED TO SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CAST THERE, AND

THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING, THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO

MANUFACTURER ANY GRIEF. THAT WHAT WE SAW WAS REAL

BECAUSE OF THE PASSING AFTER CHADWICK.

>>> FROM A HOLLYWOOD ICON TO A BREAKOUT STAR, WHEN WE RETURN,

WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM AUSTIN BUTLER WHOSE TURN AS ELVIS

PRESLEY HAS GENERATED SO MUCH AWARD THIS AWARDS SEASON.

♪

>>> YOU HAVE TO BE BRAVE, YOU HAVE TO BE AUDACIOUS, YOU HAVE

TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND DON'T BE AFRAID OF SOUND EFFECTS.

WOMEN CAN DO SOUND EFFECTS AS WELL AS MEN CAN.

LEARN YOUR COMPUTER STUFF AND, YOU KNOW, WORK ON STUDENT FILMS,

WORK ON IT FOR ANYBODY -- EVERYBODY NEEDS A SOUNDTRACK.

PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE, MAKE RELATIONSHIPS. YOU CAN DO IT.

>> AND WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD.

WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY THEATRE WHERE, IN JUST A FEW

HOURS, SOME EXCITED AND NERVOUS NOMINEES WILL BE DREAMING ABOUT

WALKING HOME WITH AN OSCAR.

>> FORM ERWINERS --

>> RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO TURN TO WHAT HAS BECOME A PRETTY

BANKABLE GENRE IN HOLLYWOOD, THE BIOPIC, WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF

ONE OF OUR CULTURAL ICONS IN A NEW WAY.

WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT ELVIS, MARE ILYN MONROE AND STEVEN

SPIELBERG THROUGH OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS THIS YEAR.

BUT THEY ARE NOT THE FIRST B BIOPICS TO CATCH OUR ATTENTION.

KELLY HAS MORE.

>> BUYIOPICS HAVE LONG BEEN A STAPLE IN HOLLYWOOD.

THE GREAT ONES FOUND THEIR PLACES IN HISTORY, BUT IT CAN BE

A REAL CHALLENGE TO TELL THOSE STORIES. TAKE A LOOK. THE ICON.

>> HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME WITH ME SING IN TEX WARNER'S

WANT?

>> SO MANY GONE TOO SOON.

>> IF YOU LOVED ME AT ALL, YOU WOULD FEEL SORRY FOR THE

TERRIBLE TROUBLES I'VE BEEN THROUGH.

>> BUT THEIR IMPACT WILL LAST FOREVER.

>> I CAN CARRY WITH ME THE PRESENT MEMORIES OF MY STAY IN

THE MIDST OF THE POOR PEOPLE OF EAST LONDON.

>> "TILL" WAS MY FAVORITE BIOPIC OF THIS YEAR AND IN SEVERAL

YEARS. A BIOPIC WORKS BEST WHEN WE

LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT A FIGURE WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT.

♪

>> THANKS TO THE POWER OF BIOPIC FILMS, WE GET A TASTE OF THEIR

GREATNESS AND A GLIMPSE OF WHERE IT BEGAN.

2022 WAS A GREAT YEAR OF BIOPICS.

>> ARE YOU READY TO FLY?

>> I'M READY.

>> FROM THE KING OF ROCK,

"ELVIS," WONDERFUL PORTRAYED BY AUSTIN BUTLER.

>> ARGUABLY, IT'S ONE TO HAVE BEST OF TEN PICTURES.

>> AND THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL, REINCARNATED BY A RAW AND

RIVETING ANA de ARMAS. TO ONE OF THE GREATEST DIRECTORS

OF ALL-TIME, STEVEN SPIELBERG. THE PIONEER OF MODERN

BLOCKBUSTERS, SHARING HIS LIFE.

>> A GOOD BIOPIC IS ABOUT A MOMENT, A TIME IN PLACE, A VERY

SPECIFIC THING. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS AN

AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN PART ABOUT STEVEN SPIELBERG.

BUT IT WASN'T ABOUT STEVEN SPIELBERG AS MUCH AS IT WAS

ABOUT THE CAMERA. AND THE CAMERA FOR ME WAS SUCH A

METAPHOR FOR LIFE. AND THE WAY THIS CAMERA CAPTURED

HUMAN HOMES AND HUMAN INTEREST, I THOUGHT THAT PART WAS

BRILLIANT.

>> THEIR STORIES FOLLOWING THE BLUEPRINT OF MANY CLASSICS OVER

THE YEARS. SW

>> WHO HE IS?

>> LAWRENCE ARABIA CONSIDERED A

SIN SE CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE.

>> THERE ARE MOMENTS IN IT THAT ARE OFFENSIVE.

FOR ME, THOSE MOMENTS DO NOT NEGATE THE POWER OF THE MOVIE.

>> I DEMAND IT OF YOU.

>> AND THERE'S "CLEOPATRA" IN

1963, WINNER OF FOUR ACADEMY

AWARDS.

>> "AMADAYUS" IN 1984, STILL A

GOLD STANDARD OF CINEMA.

>> YOU ARE NOT AN AMERICAN. WE DIDN'T LAND ON PLYMOUTH ROCK,

PLYMOUTH ROCK LANDED ON US.

>> IT WAS SPIKE LEE'S MALCOLM X BIOPIC THAT EARNED DENZEL

WASHINGTON A BEST ACTOR NOD.

>> HE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE EVOLUTION OF MALCOLM X'S

IDEOLOGY. THAT IS SO DIFFICULT TO PORTRAYA

MOVIE, IS THE EVOLUTION OF IDEALOLOGY.

♪

>> AND WHO WOULD FORGET "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" THAT

PORTRAYAL OF FREDDIE MERCURY'S LIFE, GROSSING OVER $900

MILLION, MAKING IT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSIC BIOPIC OF ALL

TIME, AND EARNING SOME FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS.

HISTORY LESSONS, CELEBRATING AND REFLECTING ON THE UNIMAGINABLE.

THIS YEAR, THE BIOPICS COULD ONCE AGAIN TAKE CENTER STAGE AT

THE OSCARS, REMINDING HOLLYWOOD THERE'S STILL MANY GREAT STORIES

TO BE TOLD.

AGAIN, THE TRUE BIOPIC CAN SERVE A GREAT PURPOSE.

BUT IT'S THOSE FILMS THAT TAKE LIBERTY WITH THE STORIES THEY

TELL THAT POSE THE RISK OF TAINTING HISTORY.

BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> KELLY, THANKS SO MUCH. THE SUCCESS OF THIS YEAR'S HIT

FILM "ELVIS" HAS CATAPULTED AUSTIN BUTLER TO A NEW LEVEL OF

FAME IN HOLLYWOOD. MANY PREDICT THE 31-YEAR-OLD

FIRST-TIME NOMINEE WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE OSCAR TONIGHT.

IT'S BEEN CERTAINLY A TRIUMPHANT AND E MOTIONALLY BROUGHT AWARD

SEASON FOR THE ACTOR. HERE NOW IS CHRIS CONLEY.

♪

>> WHEN YOU THINK OF ALL THAT WORK YOU PUT IN, ALL THOSE HOURS

DURING COVID YOU WERE JUST STARING AT YOUR WALLS, WHERE YOU

HAD PUT UP AN ENTIRE LIFE OF ELVIS PRESLEY AROUND YOU?

>> YEAH, THAT'S -- I THINK BACK TO THAT TIME, WHICH -- THAT WAS

THE SIX MONTHS THAT WE SHUT DOWN FOR COVID, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IF

THE FILM WAS GOING TO COME BACK. I STAYED IN AUSTRALIA AND PASTED

ALL THE IMAGES I HAD OF ELVIS AROUND THE WALLS, FROM JUST

FLOOR TO CEILING, A DETECTIVE SCENE, YOU KNOW?

>> YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON I COULD EVER HOPE TO WORK FOR.

THIS IS SOMETHING I AIN'T NEVER SAID TO NOBODY BEFORE, BUT I

BELIEVE I CAN BE GREAT TOO.

>> OUR CINEMATOGRAPHER, I'M JUST SO PROUD AND HAPPY FOR HER.

SHE'S ONE OF THREE FEMALE DPs IN 90 WHATEVER YEARS THAT HAS BEEN

NOMINATED. AND SHE FIGURED OUT THE SPECIAL

ANGLES THAT FLATTERED YOUR FACE, THAT KNEW IT WAS JUST RIGHT.

>> SHE WAS THERE FROM DAY ONE, WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING

WITH BAZ. I NEVER HAD THAT EXPERIENCE WITH

A CINEMATOGRAPHER BEFORE, WHERE YOU ARE DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AS

YOU ARE PREPARING TOGETHER.

>> WE SAT TOGETHER, YOU AND ME, AND LISA MARIE IN THE JUNGLE

ROOM AT GRACELAND.

>> YEAH.

>> AND SHE TALKED ABOUT HER AFFECTION FOR YOU.

>> MY CHILDREN AND I JUST FELL IMMEDIATELY IN LOVE WITH HIM.

AND PROTECTIVE OF HIM. I FEEL SO PROTECTIVE OF HIM.

AND I THINK RILEY DOES, TOO. BUT WE JUST LOVE YOU, AND WE

FEEL THIS LOVE AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH LOVE.

IT WAS VERY -- IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT.

HE'S DONE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB THAT WE FEEL SO CONNECTED TO

HIM. SWEET THING. HE'S SUCH A SWEET HEART.

>> WHAT DID THAT MEAN TO YOU, TO HAVE THOSE FEELINGS FROM HER?

>> IT'S SO HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS, BECAUSE I HAD JUST MET

HER THE DAY BEFORE WE DID THAT INTERVIEW TOGETHER.

BUT I HAD SO MUCH TIME OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HER FATHER, TRYING

TO BE INSIDE HIS MIND AS MUCH AS I COULD.

AND THEN YOU ADD IN THE WHOLE LAYER OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE

ON IN EITHER ONE OF OUR LIVES THAT, YOU KNOW, LOSSES, AND THE

LOSS OF HER SON.

>> THE LOSS OF YOUR MOTHER.

>> YEAH.

>> IT WAS AS IF THE TWO OF YOU WERE HEALING SOMETHING BY

CONNECTING.

>> YEAH. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME UPSTAIRS

TOGETHER.

SHE SHOWED ME MANY THINGS, HIS BOOKS, ALL THESE SPIRITUAL BOOKS.

>> WAS THERE A GUITAR INVOLVED?

>> YEAH, THERE WAS A GUITAR JUST LAYING ON THE CARPET ON THE

FLOOR. I GOT TO PLAY THAT IN THE JUNGLE

ROOM. AND THAT WAS -- THAT WAS -- IT

WAS NOT ONLY THE GUITAR THAT HE HAD FROM THE '50s THAT HE USED

AND ALL THOSE EARLY FILMS OF HIS.

>> FROM NOW ON, KID, YOU'RE NOT BORROWING MY AX. HEY, SUZY.

>> THAT'S FOR YOU FROM TEX.

>> FROM HERE ON IN, YOU'RE BUSTING YOUR OWN STRINGS.

>> AND THAT'S THE SAME GUITAR HE PLAYS IN THE '70s, AS WELL.

WHEN YOU WATCH "THAT'S THE WAY IT IS" AND YOU SEE HIM ON STAGE

IN VEGAS, THAT'S THE SAME GUITAR HE WAS PLAYING SINCE THE '50s.

♪

>> IS YOUR LAST MEMORY OF LISA MARIE THAT NIGHT OF CELEBRATION

AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES?

>> YEAH, THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER.

>> I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL RIGHT NOW.

>> WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT NIGHT THAT BRINGS A SMILE

TO YOUR FACE?

>> BEING ON STAGE AND GETTING TO LOOK DOWN INTO HER EYES.

>> LISA MARIE, PRISCILLA, I LOVE YOU FOREVER.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THERE'S MANY MEMORIES FROM THAT NIGHT THAT MAKE ME SMILE.

>> YOU BROUGHT HER GREAT JOY.

>> I HOPE SO.

>> WOW. IT IS AMAZING TO SEE JUST HOW

COMPOSED AUSTIN BUTLER HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S

HAPPENED IN RECENT MONTHS. THAT MOMENT WITH LISA MARIE ON

THE COUCH, JUST INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. JUST 31 YEARS OLD.

THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF HIS LIFE.

>> YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT VERY EASILY.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ROOTING FOR HIM.

WHICH LEAD ACTRESS ARE YOU ROOTING FOR TO TAKE HOME AN

OSCAR TONIGHT? A LOOK AT ALL FIVE PERFORMANCES

♪

♪ EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY

♪

>> YOU KNOW THAT IS MY JAM RIGHT THERE.

I WAS FIST PUMPING OFF CAMERA. THAT IS LADY GAGA'S OSCAR

NOMINATED SONG "HOLD MY HAND" FROM "TOP GUN: MAVERICK."

AND WE ARE SHOWING YOU THAT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE ARE

GETTING SOME BREAKING NEWS AS WE SPEAK.

>> WE ARE JUST LEARNING THAT LADY GAGA IS IN THE BUILDING.

SHE'S GOING TO BE PERFORMING ON THE OSCAR STAGE TONIGHT.

>> AND WE KNOW RIHANNA'S GOING TO PERFORM.

"NAATU NAATU" IS HAPPENIG. SO VERY EXCITING STUFF, THAT

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT HERE FROM THE CHAMPAGNE CARPET.

WE TURN NOW TO SOME TALENTED ACTRESSES.

OF THE FIVE WOMEN NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS TONIGHT, THREE ARE

FIRST-TIME NOMINEES. ONE OF THOSE, MICHELLE YEOH,

MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST SOUTHEAST ASIAN WOMAN TO BE

NOMINATED IN THE LEAD ACTRESS TERRITORY.

>> MANY ARE PREDICTING SHE WILL WIN BUT FACES TOUGH COMPETITION.

HERE IS A REMINDER OF WHO IS COMPETING FOR THE OSCAR IN THIS

CATEGORY.

♪

>> THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE GOT TO

TELL YOU.

♪

>> THE THINGS THEY MAKE UP. I KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET

USED TO IT, BUT I JUST CAN'T.

>> I LOST EVERYTHING. I FILED FOR BANS KRUPTCY.

SO YEAH, I LEFT HIM.

♪

>> YOU KNOW THE ONE WITH THE

CHEF, AND HE MAKES BAD FOOD.

AND THEN YOU CONTROL HIM AND HE COOKS GOOD FOOD.

♪

>> WANT TO DANCE, YOU HAVE TO SUBMY

SUBLIMATE YOURSELF, YOUR EGO.

ALL RIGHT.

>> SO MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES THERE.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF THOSE TALENTED

NOMINEES, MICHELLE WILLIAMS. THIS IS HER FIFTH OSCAR

NOMINATION, HONORED FOR PLAYING STEVEN SPIELBERG'S REAL-LIFE

MOTHER IN "THE FABELMANS."

>> THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU.

HE LOOKS LIKE ME THAT SOMEBODY

COULD BE WRONG --

COULD YOU CLIMB ON THE ROOF TO ADJUST THE ANTENNA SO I CAN

WATCH CHANNEL? AND HE DOES.

>> IS THERE STILL THE SAME EXCITEMENT EACH TIME?

>> MAYBE A LITTLE MORE.

>> HOW SO?

>> IT'S NOT EASY TO GET HERE. AND TO SEE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW,

THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH BEFORE AND TO SEAL LIKE THINGS ARE

RETURNING. THERE'S THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU

BUILD WHEN YOU MAKE A MOVIE, AND THEN THERE'S THE LARGER

COMMUNITY. IT'S JUST SO NICE TO BE UNITED

WITH PEOPLE AND BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER.

>> TELL ME ABOUT THE PRESSURE. I'M ASSUMING TO PLAY STEVEN

SPIELBERG'S MOM. HE OPENED UP THE VAULT FOR YOU,

WAS SHOWING YOU HOME VIDEOS AND PICTURES.

WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE TO REALLY MAKE THIS ROLE SAFE?

>> IT FELT LIKE PRESSURE FOR A SECOND, UNTIL YOU REALIZE HE

LOVED HIS MOM. HE'S MAKING THIS TO HONOR BOTH

OF HIS PARENTS, AND HE HANDS YOU THE THIS WAS, HE'S JUST OPEN

LIKE THIS. IT'S JUST POURING OUT OF HIM.

AND IT VERY QUICKLY GOES FROM FEELING LIKE OH, GOSH, HOW AM I

GOING TO DO THIS, TO FEELING EXCITED AND INSPIRED AND PART OF

HIS FAMILY. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A LOT

MORE NERVOUS THAN I WAS. I WAS REALLY JUST EXCITED TO GO

TO WORK AND EXCITED TO MAKE HIS MOM COME BACK TO LIFE.

>> HOW DID YOU CHANNEL YOUR OWN MOTHERING INTO THE ROLE OF MISSY?

>> I THOUGHT SO MUCH ABOUT WHO WAS THE MOTHER THAT MADE THESE

CHILDREN, THAT RAISED THESE CHILDREN, THAT WENT OFF AND

LIVED THEIR INDIVIDUAL, EXPRESSIVE, FULL ADULT LIVES?

THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. WHO WAS SHE?

WHY ARE THEY STILL SO ENAMORED WITH HER?

I THINK IT WAS SO MUCH ABOUT THEIR CHILDHOOD, HER ACCEPTANCE

OF THEM, THE ATTENTION SHE GAVE TO THEM.

I REALLY THINK SHE MAKES A BOLD CHOICE IN THE FILM.

SHE MAKES A DECISION FOR HERSELF. WHAT I THINK SHE DID IN THAT

MOMENT TROULY, WAS THAT BY ALIGNING HERSELF WITH HER

PASSION AND DESIRE AND CHOOSING TO LIVE SO BOLDLY, SO HONESTLY,

I THINK SHE GAVE HER CHILDREN THE SAME ABILITY AS ADULTS.

>> SO BEAUTIFUL WHAT YOU MADE, DARLING.

>> I THINK THEY SAW THEIR MOM DO IT FIRST.

>> I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU WERE SO SUCCESSFUL AT CREATING THIS

EMPATHETIC CHARACTER? BECAUSE ON ITS FACE, WHEN WE

THINK OF OH, THIS MOM WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR, AND SHE CHOSE THAT

LIFE AS ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS SAYS, YOU'RE BEING SO SELFISH.

AND YET WE HAVE COMPASSION FOR HER, AND I THINK THAT HAS A LOT

TO DO WITH THE DEPTH THAT YOU POUR TRRTRAYED HER.

HOW DID YOU DO THAT SO SUCCESSFULLY?

>> THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK SHE WAS LIVING IN

TUNE WITH HERSELF.

>> THIS IS THE MOST SELFISH THING I HAVE EVER DONE, BUT I'VE

GOT TO DO THIS NOW, BECAUSE, SAMMY, YOU DO WHAT YOUR HEART

SAYS YOU HAVE TO. SO YOU DON'T OWE ANYONE YOUR

LIFE. NOT EVEN ME.

>> SHE WAS SO ALIGNED. SHE WAS AN ARTIST, A PIANO

PLAYER. HER SPIRIT WAS SO EXUBERANT AND

SO EX-WIQUISITELY TUNED. THEY ULTIMATELY KNEW SHE WAS

DOING WHAT SHE HAD TO DO. WHILE IT MAY BE PAINFUL IN THE

MOMENT.

>> YOU TALKED TO CONGRESS ABOUT PAY EQUITY, AND HOW PURPOSEFUL

AND MEANINGFUL THAT DAY WAS FOR YOU.

WHERE DO YOU THINK WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITH THAT IN HOLLYWOOD, AND

WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SPEAK OUT?

>> I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING CALLED UPON.

I FELT LIKE I FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MOMENT AND I

BETTER LEARN TO SPEAK UP. AND I STEPPED INTO IT, AND IT

MAY BE THE THING I'M MOST PROUD OF PROFESSIONALLY. I SEE A SHIFT.

I SEE A SHIFT BECAUSE I HEAR THERE'S A SHIFT.

PEOPLE COME UP TO ME, MEN, WOMEN, MEN WHO OWN BUSINESSES

AND SAY I REALIZED SOMETHING AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL I HEARD

YOUR EXAMPLE. THAT'S WHEN I FEEL LIKE CHANGE

IS HAPPENING.

>> THE FIRST MOVIE THAT YOU SAW THAT IMPACTED YOU?

>> "EMPIRE."

>> PERSON YOU'RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO BUMPING INTO ON THE

RED CARPET?

>> PEOPLE I MADE THE MOVIE WITH. WE ALL LOVED EACH OTHER SO MUCH.

>> SUCH A GREAT CONVERSATION, AND SHE WENT THERE TALKING ABOUT

PAY EQUITY, AS WELL. SO WILL MICHELLE WILLIAMS SNAG

AN OSCAR ON HER FIFTH TRY? JOINING US AGAIN TO HANDICAP THE

RACE, ELIZABETH AND CLAYTON. CLAYTON, WE'LL START WITH YOU.

WHO WILL WIN, WHO SHOULD WIN, AND POSSIBLE SURPRISE PICK.

>> LISTEN, THIS IS A TIGHT RACE BETWEEN CATE BLANCHETT AND OUR

FIRST-TIME NOMINEE MICHELLE YEOH WHO, AT 60, IS FINALLY GETTING

HER DUE. IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO

MAKE HISTORY. IT'S MICHELLE YEOH, ALL DAY,

EVERY DAY.

>> DO YOU AGREE?

>> I DO AGREE THAT MICHELLE YEOH SHOULD WIN, BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN A

RACE WITH CATE BLANCHETT, NOBODY IS SAFE.

BUT MICHELLE YEOH, REALLY HISTORY MAKING, SUCH A GREAT,

UNIQUE PERFORMANCE. AND IT'S CRAZY THAT SHE'S NEVER

BEEN NOMINATED BEFORE. I THINK SHE WILL BE ONE OF MANY

FROM THE TEAM OF "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" THAT

WILL SWEEP TONIGHT.

>> AND SURPRISE PICKS?

>> ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO WOULD BE A SHOCKER.

I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE TWO FOR SURE.

AND CATE BLANCHETT WILL ONLY BE THE THIRD PERSON TO WIN THREE

OSCARS.

>> AND DO IT IN JUST 18 YEARS, THE FASTEST.

>> WE'LL CHAT WITH YOU MORE LATER ON.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE COMING UP ON OUR COUNTDOWN TO THE 95th ANNUAL

ACADEMY AWARDS. WHEN WE RETURN, WE'LL SHOW YOU

SOME OF THE EARLIEST ROLES TONIGHT'S BEST SUPPORTING ACTORS

TOOK WHEN STARTING OUT.

>> AND CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ACTOR GAVE A HAUNTING PERFORMANCE AS

COUNT DRACULA? THE ANSWER COMING UP.

♪

>>> BE PATIENT. THERE'S A LOT WITH WHAT WE DO.

THAT'S A LOT OF TRAINING AND WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

BUT IT'S SO SATISFYING. EACH SET THAT YOU BUILD, IT'S UP

FOR A WEEK, A DAY, AND THEN IT'S GONE.

IT'S THERE, IT'S PHOTOGRAPHED, ON FILM FOREVER.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING THINGS.

>> WE WERE CERTAINLY HONORED TO SIT DOWN WITH MANY OF THOSE

TECHNICIANS AT THE OSCARS LUNCHEON.

>> YEP. AND THROUGH THE YEARS, THE

ACADEMY HAS BEEN STEADFAST IN HONORING AS MANY OF THE CRAFTS

AWARDS ON THE MAIN OSCARS BROAD CAST EVERY YEAR, AND TONIGHT

WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.

>> FOR NOW, WE ARE GOING TO TURN

TO THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR.

>> THEY CAN ALL RELATE TO THE FEELING OF TRYING TO GET NOTICED

EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS. FOR SOME, LIKE KE HUY QUAN, A

SUCCESSFUL ADULT CAREER DID NOT COME EASY AFTER SUCCESS AS A

CHILD ACTOR.

AL HERE IS A LOOK AT THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTORS.

>> WERE YOU NOT PAYING ATTENTION BEFORE?

>> OF COURSE. YOU'RE JUST VERY BAD AT IT.

>> KE HUY QUAN HAS BEEN LIVING A CINDERELLA STORY THIS AWARDS

SEASON, WITH THE CLAIM FOR HIS PORTRAYAL IN "EVERYTHING

EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE."

>> I'M NOT THE WANG WHO WANTS TO DIVORCE YOU, I'M THE WANG SAVING

YOUR LIFE. YOU CAN EITHER COME UP TO ME AND

LIVE UP TO YOUR POTENTIAL OR STAY HERE AND LIVE WITH THE

CONSEQUENCES.

>> PUT ME DOWN!

>> HE WASN'T EVEN A TEENAGER WHEN STEVEN SPIELBERG CAST HIM

IN HIS FIRST ROLE EVER AS SHORT ROUND.

>> SHORT ROUND, STEP ON IT!

>> OHOKIE DOAKY.

>> IN INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM" IN 1984.

CONTINUING HIS ADVENTURING AS A CHILD ACTOR IN "THE GOONIES."

>> THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE NOT HERE. AHHH!

>> HE'S A BRAINIAC TRYING TO FIT IN ON THE SMALL SCREEN IN "HEAD

OF THE CLASS."

>> TUSKIN AND COMPOSITE.

>> CORRECT.

>> I'M READY NOW. BRING THEM ON.

>> AND CROSSING PATHS WITH FELLOW NOMINEE BRENDAN FRASER IN

THE COMEDY "ENCINO MAN."

>> THE COMPUTER CLUB FEELS YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE A VALUABLE

ASSET TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

>> COMPUTER CLUB, COMPUTER CLUB.

>> OH, BOY.

>> WHO COULD END UP ON THAT OSCAR STAGE TONIGHT.

BARRY KEOGHAN IS NOMINATED FOR PLAYING A TROUBLED YOUNG MAN IN

"THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN."

>> THERE'S SO MUCH WE HAVE IN COMMON.

JUST MAKES ME WANT TO ASK YOU EVEN MORE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON.

>> DON'T SKIP AHEAD.

>> ALSO, A CHILD ACTOR, MANY OF HIS ROLES WERE AS TROUBLED TEENS

LIKE THIS ONE ON THE IRISH CRIME SHOW "JACK TAYLOR."

>> WE KEEP STEALING THEM, SO WE'RE SORRY.

>> CONTEMPLATING ABOUT SCHOOL IN "STAY."

>> MOST OF THE STUFF YOU TEACH YOU WILL BE OUTDATED BY THE TIME

I LEAVE. IF IT'S REALLY THAT IMPORTANT, I

CAN ALWAYS JUST GOOGLE IT.

>> IN HIS ROLE IN "THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER" ALSO STARRING

COLIN FARRELL.

>> IT'S JUST LIKE YOU THINK, YOU HAVE TO KILL A MEMBER OF YOUR

FAMILY TO BALANCE THINGS OUT.

>> AND DELIVERING PIECES IN "LIFE'S A BREEZE."

>> EXCUSE ME? IT'S A FAMILY MATTER, OKAY?

>> CAN YOU WAIT IN THE HALL, PLEASE?

>> YEAH, OKAY. SORRY.

>> COLIN FARRELL'S BEST FRIEND IN "THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN,"

BRENDAN GLEESON IS STRONG WILLED IN HIS RESOLVE TO PART WAYS.

>> PLEASE, DON'T TALK TO ME TO MORE.

>> IN "BRAVEHART" WITH MEL

GIBSON, HE'S JUST CRAZY STRONG.

BACK IN 1991, HE PLAYS THE IRISH REVOLUTIONARY MICHAEL COLLINS,

FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE.

>> I MADE THEM FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES.

I ADMIT, I'M NO BRAIN SCIENTIST, BUT THERE'S NO WAY A CROCODILE

CAN BE IN MAINE.

>> BUT IT MAY HAVE TAKEN ALL HIS STRENGTH NOT TO LAUGH WHEN

PLAYING THIS SHERIFF, TRYING TO SAVE HIS COMMUNITY FROM A

VICIOUS REPTILE IN "LAKE PLACID." BRIAN TYREE HENRY IS NOMINATED

FOR HIS ROLE IN "CAUSEWAY."

PLAYING A SECURITY GUARD ON "LAW & ORDER."

>> LANDLORD PUT THEM UP THERE, MOSTLY FOR SHOW.

>> A MAN WRONGLY CAUSED OF MURDER IN "THE GOOD WIFE."

>> A YEAR AGO, I CAME HOME TO FIND MY WIFE STABBED, A WIFE I

LOVED.

>> AND HE'S A DEFENSE ATTORNEY ON "HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER."

>> MY CLIENT HAS AGREED TO THIS RECORDING WHO WISHES TO SHOW

REMORSE PRIOR TO SENTENCING.

>> AND HERE HE IS AS THE GENERAL IN BREDWAY'S LONG-RUNNING HIT

SHOW "THE BOOK OF MORMON" FROM THE 2011 TONY AWARDS.

JUDD HIRSH IS NOMINATED FOR HIS ROLE IN STEVEN SPIELBERG'S "THE

FABELMANS."

>> HOLLYWOOD?

IT'S HAIMISH WITH DOUG LAS FAIRBANKS. SOY WENT.

>> RISING TO PROMINENCE FOR HIS ENDEARING PORTRAYAL OF ALEX

EAGER ON "TAXI" WHICH DEBUTED IN 1978.

HE'S A COP GUARDING AL PACINO IN A TINY ROLE IN ONE OF MISFIRST

FILMS, 1973'S "SERPICO."

IN "THE LEGEND OF VALENTINO," HE PLAYS A CASTING DIRECTOR.

>> THE WHOLE WORLD'S GONE CRAZY BECAUSE IT FOUND OUT PICTURES

CAN MOVE AND IT'S RAINING MONEY ALL OVER HOLLYWOOD.

GRAB A BUCKET. GET ALL YOU CAN.

>> BUT OUR GREATEST DISCOVERY IS POSSIBLY SOMETHING HE NEVER

WANTED ON EARTH.

>> COME ON.

>> YES, THAT'S JUDD HIRSH, STARRING AS THE DISCO LOVING

COUNT DRACULA IN THE HALLOWEEN THAT ALMOST WASN'T.

>> ONE OF THESE DAYS, I WISH I WAS DEAD AND STAY DEAD.

>> I'VE GOT TO SAY, ALL THE FASHION AND FAME AROUND US IS

FUN. BUT THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE

PARTS, JUST SEEING HOW EVERYBODY GOT THERE, ESPECIALLY COUNT

DRACULA.

>>> COMING UP, WE LOOK AT THE POWER OF THE SEQUEL.

>> THESE ARE A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITES THIS SEASON, WHETHER

IT'S A RETURN TO THE SKIES WITH MAVERICK OR A JOURNEY INTO THE

WATER WITH AVATAR. WHY HOLLYWOOD IS REVISITING

FAMILIAR FACES AND PLACES.

>>> HEY, FOLKS, WE ARE BACK HERE IN HOLLYWOOD.

IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE, THIS CARPET WILL BE SHOULDER TO

SHOULDER WITH ALL THE NOMINEES THE RED CARPET IS ACTUALLY

CHAMPAGNE THIS YEAR. THE ACADEMY JUST FELT THE

COMBINATION OF A LIGHTER COLORED CARPET WITH THE RED DRAPES

LOOKED GOOD.

>> YEAH. SO WE'RE GOING TO TURN NOW TO A

TOPIC THAT'S PARAMOUNT FOR HOLLYWOOD SURVIVAL, SUCCESS AT

THE BOX OFFICE. HOLLYWOOD TOOK A BIG HIT DURING

THE PANDEMIC WITH SO MANY THEATERS CLOSING AND PRODUCTIONS

CANCELED OR DELAYED. BUT THIS YEAR, WE'RE SEEING THE

TRUE POWER OF A FILM INDUSTRY RECOVERING FROM THOSE SETBACKS.

RECORD BOX OFFICE NUMBERS IN 2022 HAVE PEOPLE FEELING BETTER

ABOUT 2023.

>> THIS YEAR'S BEST PICTURE NOMINEES HAVE GROSSED ABOUT $4

BILLION AT THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE, LED BY "AVATAR: THE WAY

OF WATER" AND "TOP GUN: MAVERICK."

THAT'S THE HIGHEST COMBINED FILM REVENUE SINCE 2010.

KELLY CARTER IS BACK WITH US TO TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT'S

FUELLING THAT SUCCESS. KELLY?

>> YEAH, SEQUELS CAN BE GAME CHANGERS.

AND HOW THEY'RE MADE CAN BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHEN THEY'RE

MADE. HOLLYWOOD IS CERTAINLY TAKING

NOTE OF THE POWER OF THE SEQUEL. TAKE A LOOK.

OUR SEQUELS HOLLYWOOD'S NOT SO SECRET WEAPON?

HISTORY TELLS US THEY MIGHT BE THE KEY TO BOX OFFICE, AND EVEN

OSCAR GOLD.

>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHOW BUSINESS.

WELL, THE SEQUEL IS A SHOW THAT IS MADE FOR BUSINESS REASONS.

IT HAS A BUILT-IN AUDIENCE. MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOVED THE

FIRST MOVIE ARE GOING TO PAY THE SECOND.

>> MOVIES GIVE YOU A GOOD FEEL. SO THE REASON WHY SEQUELS ARE SO

IMPORTANT, WE WANT TO RELIVE NOT ONLY THE MANIC OF THE MOVIE, BUT

THE MAGIC OF THE MOMENT WE WERE IN WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE.

>> JUST LOOK AT "THE BRIDE OF FRA FRANKENSTEIN" IN 1935.

THE SEQUEL HAILED AS A MASTERPIECE AFTER FOLLOWING THE

ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN. "THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE

UGLY" ANOTHER SEQUEL IN 1966, SO SUCCESSFUL IT MADE AN

INTERNATIONAL STAR OF THIS GUY.

♪

>> TALK TO ME, HUDSON.

>> FAST FORWARD 20 YEARS TO 1986.

FINDING ITS PLACE AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS WORD WILD

AND WENT ON TO WIN TWO ACADEMY AWARDING.

"THE GOD FATHER 2" SEQUEL.

>> IT'S A MOVIE THAT SOME PREFER TO THE ORIGINAL.

THAT IS THE RAREST OF ALL MOVIES IN HOLLYWOOD, THE SEQUEL THAT

CAN BE ARGUABLY BETTER THAN THE FIRST.

>> AND "STAR WARS" EPISODE FIVE. THAT EPIC BLOCKBUSTER GARNERED

TWO OSCARS.

>> GOOD MORNING, AVIATORS. THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING.

>> "TOP GUN" AND "AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER," YOU NEED TO SEE

IT ON A BIG SCREEN. THESE ARE SEQUELS WITH A LARGER

PURPOSE, THAT DREW PEOPLE BACK

TO THEATERS AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

>> YOU CANNOT TALK ABOUT SEQUELS WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT "ROCKY."

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SEQUELS OF MOVIE FRANCHISE

HISTORY. SO MANY THINGS, THERE THE FIGHT

SCENES TO THE ICONIC PHILLY STEPS TO "EYE OF THE TIGER."

EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG I THINK ABOUT "ROCKY" AND NOW WE

HAVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE SEQUELS WITH W"CREED" WITH

MICHAEL B. JORDAN MAKING HIS

EDITORIAL DEBUT WITH "CREED III."

>> AND "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER," EARNING FIVE OSCAR

NODS.

>> IT DEFEATED THIS TROPE THAT A BLACK-LED CAST COULDN'T CARRY

THE BOX OFFICE GLOBALLY. WELL, "BLACK PANTHER" PROVED IT

TO BE WRONG FOR ANY OTHER STUDIO THAT IS THINKING OR NOT THINKING

ABOUT GREEN LIGHTING A BLACK ENSEMBLE, BECAUSE THAT TROPE NO

LONGER EXISTS WHY THEY DIDN'T GREEN LIGHT IT.

SO THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF IT, THERE WAS THIS BRILLIANT FILM

MAKING.

>> IN ALL, MORE THAN A DOZEN MOVIE SEQUELS HIT THE BIG SCREEN

IN 2022, AND DELIVERED BIG-TIME. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WE'RE STILL

LONGING TO SEE?

>> HEY, YOU GUYS! JUST HOW CRAZYH

ASIANS NOW? KEEP THEM COMING, HOLLYWOOD.

WE WANT MORE.

>> IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE, YOU DO NOW.

THERE IS POWER IN THE SEQUEL, AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A GREAT

FILM WITH ALMOST AS BIG A NAME WILL GUARANTEE THERE WILL BE A

SEQUEL IN THE MAKING BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE

MONEY TO BE MADE.

>> I'M ALL ABOUT THE SEQUEL. ALL RIGHT, KELLY, MAYBE ANOTHER

"GOONIES," I COULD BE UP FOR THAT, TOO.

COMING UP HERE, WE GO FROM THE BOX OFFICE HITS TO THE BIGGEST

WINNERS, WE WILL TELL YOU WHO IS

>>> WELCOME BACK. YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THIS

YEAR'S CHAMPAGNE COLORED OSCARS ARRIVAL CARPET.

WE'RE STILL GETTING USED TO SAYING THAT, BUT THE PICTURES

ARE LOOKING GOOD SO FAR. WHILE THE NOMINEES AND

PRESENTERS WILL BE LINED UP IN FRONT OF DOZENS FROM AROUND THE

WORLD.

>> YOU SEE REPORTERS FROM AS FAR

AWAY AS EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, ASIA BROADCASTING LIVE BACK HOME.

MANY OF THOSE FANS ARE ALL ABOUT THE FASHION, WHICH BRINGS US TO

OUR STYLE EXPERT. SO LET'S TAULK ABOUT WHO THE

WINNERS IN PASSION, OTHER THAN WHIT JOHNSON.

>> I'M GIVING YOU FASHION LINGO HERE.

>> IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FASHION WINNERS, I HAVE TO GIVE

A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO MICHELLE YEOH FOR MANY REASONS.

SHE'S BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES WITH HER NOMINATION AND BEING A

FRONT-RUNNER TO TAKE HOME THE GOLDEN GUY TONIGHT.

BUT WE HAVE SEEN ON THIS ENTIRE AWARD CIRCUIT, THAT SHE'S DONE

INCREDIBLE STYLE BY PROVING YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE YOUNG TO BREAK

THROUGH. WE ALWAYS HEARD PEOPLE SAY 50

AND FABULOUS. HOW ABOUT SMOLDERING AND 60.

SHE'S REALLY DOING THOSE MOMENTS, SHE'S BEEN DARING,

HASN'T BEEN PREDICTABLE OR BORING.

AND SOMETIMES THOSE ICONIC MOMENTS, WHEN THEY WIN, THE

DRESS BECOMES AS ICONIC.

WE HEAR HALLE BARRY.

OR JEVEN JULIA ROBERTS.

>> THEN WE'LL SEW A LOT OF THE KNOCKOFFS.

>> ALWAYS, ALWAYS.

>> WHO ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT AS FAR AS A BREAKOUT FASHION EXPERT

TONIGHT?

>> WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF BREAKOUT STARS.

I LOVE STEPHANIE HSU FROM

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE."

>> IT'S LIKE SHOPPING YOUR CLOSET, SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A

POINT --

>> SUSTAINABILITY. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> AND JEN ORTEGA. FLORENCE, WHO WAS RECENTLY AT

THE VALENTINO SHOW IN PARIS AND THE PAPARAZZI WENT CRAZY FOR HER.

THEY ARE GETTING THEIR BILLING, AS WELL.

>> AND SINCE YOU'VE BEEN WALKING ME THROUGH THIS, LET'S TALK

ABOUT THE FELLOWS. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR TODAY?

>> THE GUYS ALWAYS GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK. NO MORE.

ONCE UPON A TIME GEORGE CLOONEY WOULD SAY, I JUST GOT MY TUXEDO

3 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW. NOW THEY'RE SITTING DOWN WITH

STYLISTS MONTHS IN ADVANCE, DESIGNING WHAT THEY WANT TO WEAR.

TIMOTHY HAS BROKEN BROGROUND TO

WHAT MEN CAN BE DRESSED LIKE ON THE RED CARPET.

>> I WAS GOING TO WEAR THAT TODAY.

>> MICHAEL B. JORDAN IS PRESENTING TONIGHT.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT HE'S WEARING.

BRIAN TYREE HENRY WHO HAS BEEN GREAT WITH ACCESSORIES THIS

SEASON. AND HE'S REALLY PUSHING THE

BOUNDARIES, IN A TUXEDO JUMP SUIT.

OF COURSING AUSTIN BUTLER IS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY A SUPERMODEL

AT THIS POINT. AND PAUL MESCAL, WHO I ALSO LOVE.

>> SHOULD WE GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANDRE IN BROOKLYN?

>> THAT'S RIGHT. BESPOKE FASHIONS, ANDRE WOMACK,

THANK YOU FOR THE TUXEDO. I SHOP LOCAL. THANK YOU, JOE.

>> THANKS, JOE.

>>> COMING UP NEXT, THE EARLY

ROLES THAT GOT THE ACTORS FIRST NOTICED, DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE

TEENAGER YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE? HERE IS A HINT.

NOTICE THE GUITAR IN HIS HANDS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

♪

>>> AS WE CONTINUE OUR COUNTDOWN TO TONIGHT'S AWARDS, WE TURN TO

THE FIVE TALENTED ARTISTS VYING FOR THE BEST ACTOR OSCAR.

ALL FIVE IN THIS CATEGORY ARE FIRST-TIME NOMINEES, SO FOR

THEM, THIS IS KIND OF A COMING OUT PARTY.

BUT THEIR PATH TO THE OSCARS WAS ANYTHING BUT DIRECT.

HERE THEY ARE LONG BEFORE THEY WERE IN THE OSCAR SPOTLIGHT.

>> SHE WASN'T TRYING TO HURT HIM, SHE WAS TRYING TO HELP HIM.

>> BRENDAN FRASER IS RIDING A CAREER HIGH FOR HIS NOMINATION

FOR "THE WHALE."

>> DO YOU EVER GET THE FEELING THAT PEOPLE ARE INCAPABLE OF NOT

CARING?

>> NOT SO CELEBRATED, HIS ROLE AS THE CLINICAL TRIAL PATIENT -

CANDY" 1996.

>> MY FACE TELLS ME IT'S SUGAR.

>> HE PLAYS SAILOR NUMBER TWO IN THIS EARLY FILM "DOGFIGHT"

BEFORE FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM IN HIS BREAKOUT RULE "SCHOOL TIES"

IN 1992.

>> YOU PEOPLE ARE VERY DETERMINED, AREN'T YOU?

>> SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BE, SIR.

>> WITH A SUPPORTING CAST THAT INCLUDED MATT DAMON, BEN AFFLECK

AND CHRIS O'DONNELL.

>> FIND IF I ASK, HOW DID YOU WIND UP HERE?

>> FOR THE FANS, HE'LL ALWAYS BE "ENCINO MAN."

>> I'LL BE BACK.

>> AND REUNITING WITH PAULEY SHORE FOR THIS CAMEO IN

"SON-IN-LAW."

>> YOU WORE A COSTUME.

>> OH, GROSS!

>> PAUL MESCAL IS NOMINATED FOR PLAYING A DAD NAVIGATING HIS

DAUGHTER'S TEENAGE YEARS IN "AFTERSUN."

>> I LOVE TO DANCE.

>> HE'S A CABANA BOY IN "THE LOST DAUGHTER."

AND CHECK THIS OUT.

♪

THAT'S PAUL IN THE ROLLING STONE'S OFFICIAL VIDEO OF THEIR

SONG "SCARLET."

♪

>> BILL NIGHY IS NOMINATED FOR

PLAYING A DYING MAN IN "LIVING."

>> IF ONLY TO BE ALIVE LIKE THAT FOR ONE DAY.

>> WE REMEMBER HIM AS BILLY MAC FROM "LOVE ACTUALLY."

TURNS OUT HE HAD PRACTICE FOR THE ROLE YEARS EARLIER IN 1998'S

"STILL CRAZY."

♪

♪ WALKING FROM THE GATES OF

EDEN, I COULD HEAR THE SOUNDS OF FREEDOM ♪

>> IN "BLOW DRY" HE WAS A HAIR DRESSER IN A RUTHLESS

COMPETITION.

>> THE COMPETITION HAS STARTED.

>> AND JUST LOOK AT HIM AS DIANE KEATON'S ACTING BUDDY FROM "THE

LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL" IN 1984.

>> WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?

>> COLIN FARRELL DISCOVERS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LOSE A FRIEND IN

"THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN."

>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU USED TO BE?

>> NO, WHAT DID I USED TO BE?

>> NICE. YOU USED TO BE NICE!

>> ON "SCRUBS," GIVING LIFE LESSONS.

>> YOU HAVE TO GET OUT ON THE STREETS AND TALK TO A STRANGER,

DRINK A BEER WITH BREAKFAST. TAKE THE UGLIEST GIRL HOME.

>> AND IN HIS FIRST APPEARANCE, HE'S WATCHING WITH HIS BUDYS IN

1995. AND JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO,

BREAKING HEARTS IN "FALLING FOR A DANCER."

>> CARE TO DANCE?

>> OH, WELL.

>> AUSTIN BUTLER CAPTIVATES AS ELVIS.

♪

JUST LIKE ELVIS, BUTLER GOT HIS START AS A HEARTTHROB.

>> HI, I'M LUCAS' COUSIN, DEREK.

>> YES, YOU ARE.

>> HIS FIRST TV ROLE ON "HANNA MONTANA" IN 2006.

>> IT'S JUST A MOVIE, IT'S JUST A MOVIE.

>> WE'RE SAFE.

>> IT'S IRONIC NOW THAT ON I-CARLY, HE PLAYED A SINGER WHO

COULDN'T CARRY A TUNE.

♪ YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL, I NEED

THE WORLD TO SEE ♪

>> HOW'S THAT?

>> AND WHILE GATHERING PHRASE FOR MASTERING THE VOICE OF THE

KING --

>> THIS IS SOMETHING I AIN'T NEVER SAID TO NOBODY BEFORE, I

BELIEVE I CAN BE GREAT, TOO.

>> WE LOVE EVEN MORE HIS ATTEMPT AT THIS CANADIAN ACCENT IN KEVIN

SMITH'S "YOGA HOSERS, HEY."

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. HE'S SUCH A SITCOM.

I GUESS I GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY THERE. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> SO IS HE GOING WITH COMEDY WITH THAT CANADIAN ACCENT?

>> NOT SURE ON THAT ONE. MORE ELVIS THAN THAT ONE.

>> I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM IF WE SEE HIM LATER ON.

>> WE ARE ALSO GETTING CLOSER TO SEEING THE NOMINEES LIVE ON THE

CARP NET A COUPLE OF HOURS. FOUR OF THEM IN THE ACTING

CATEGORIES COME FROM THE SAME MOVIE, AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING FOR

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE," WHICH SNAGGED A TOTAL OF

11 NOMINATIONS. WE WILL HEAR FROM THE MOVIE'S

DIRECTORS, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> AND THE STARS ARE ARRIVING ON THE CHAMPAGNE CARPET.

THAT'S LAVERN COX JUST ARRIVING AND LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

>> WE'RE GETTING THE PICTURES TAKEN.

>> THEY HAVE A WIND MACHINE.

>> THEY HAVE IT ALL GOING ON OUT HERE.

CLOSER TO THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY OF THE 20 ACTING NOMINEES, WE'RE

GETTING CLOSER TO THAT TONIGHT. FOUR ARE OF ASIAN DESCENT.

THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THREE OF THOSE NOMINEES ARE FROM

A FILM THAT MAY TAKE HOME THE PRIZE TONIGHT, THE BEST PICTURE.

>> THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH BUZZ ABOUT "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL

AT ONCE." IT'S THE MOST NOMINATED FILM OF

THE YEAR WITH 11 NOMINATIONS

TONIGHT, INCLUDING BEST DIRECTOR

FOR DANIEL KWAN AND DANIEL SCHEINERT.

TH DIRECTOR'S FAVORITE GO-TO KARAOKE SONG IS "TORN."

>> WHICH ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO

ENTERTAIN ME BY BELTING OUT "TORN?"

>> THAT'S MORE OF YOUR KARAOKE SONG.

♪

♪ THIS IS HOW I FEEL

♪ LYING NAKED

>> IS THIS YOUR GO-TO FIRST QUESTION?

>> PRETTY MUCH. CATE BLANCHETT JUST STARED AT ME

WHEN I ASKED HER THAT. SO YOU GUYS MET AS COUNSELORS AT

A CAMP?

>> WE MET IN SCHOOL, THEN WE GOT A SUMMER JOB AS LIKE PAs AT A

FILM SUMMER CAMP. OUR JOB WAS TO SUPERVISE KIDS

WHILE THEY MADE SHORT FILMS. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE

INCREASINGLY STRANGE AND MILDLY DANGEROUS SHORT FILMS AND GET

PAID FOR IT.

>> IT WAS THE BEST JOB. WE WERE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME

WITH THESE KIDS THAT WE GOT JELL LOSS.

ONE DAY AFTER WORK, IT WAS LIKE 2:00 IN THE MORNING.

THE FIRST THING WE MADE TOGETHER WE PUT ONLINE AND THAT IS HOW

EVERYTHING STARTED. IT WAS JUST US PLAYING AROUND.

>> PLAYING AROUND ON A SWING SET.

YOU DESCRIBED YOURSELVES AS HYPE MEN WHEN IT COMES TO BEING

DIRECTORS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY

THAT?

>> I FEEL LIKE I'M A CHEERLEADER AT TIMES.

>> THAT'S HIS SUPERPOWER.

>> I JUST LOVE TO CURATE PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE TALENTED.

WE MET OFFICIAL AND WE COULD TELL THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE TO

MICHELLE YEOH. SO THAT CAME THE FUN, JUST TO

REMIND HER HOW FUNNY AND

VULNERABLE AND STRANGE SHE IS.

>> WHAT THE?

>> LIKE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE

THIS CHARACTER SO UNIQUE.

>> WHAT DID IT MEAN TO YOU TO SEE MICHELLE YEOH IN THAT

INTERVIEW SHE DID WITH "GQ" RESPOND SO EMOTIONALLY TO WHAT

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, TO BEING SEEN IN A WAY SHE HAD NEVER BEEN

SEEN BEFORE?

>> THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, FOR A LONG TIME,

THAT'S GOING TO GIVE ME THE

OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW MY FANS, MY FAMILY, MY AUDIENCE, WHAT I'M

CAPABLE OF.

>> IT WAS SO POWERFUL. IT MADE ME CRY, AND PART OF ME

WAS LIKE, WHY DIDN'T SHE EVER SAY THAT TO MY FACE?

>> MICHELLE HAS BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY A LONG TIME, SO BECAUSE

OF THAT, SHE'S HAD TO BE GUARDED. HE EVEN TOLD US THAT.

HOLLYWOOD, YOU HAVE TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR HER, FOR BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE THIS

INDUSTRY FOR THE DECADES THAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING.

YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T EVEN FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER WE FINISHED

SHOOTING THE MOVIE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE WAS AT THE TOP OF

THE CALL SHEET IN HOLLYWOOD. THE FIRST TIME SHE WAS THE STAR

OF A HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION, EVEN THOUGH INTERNATIONALLY SHE'S AN

ICON.P>> YOU HAVE SO MUCH GOING. IT'S SO CREATIVE AN INVENTIVE

AND SO MUCH OF THE MOMENT. YET AT ITS HEART, IT'S SUCH A

POWERFUL, INTIMATE FAMILY STORY. HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO SUSTAIN

BOTH OF THOSE QUALITIES WHILE MAKING IT, AND THEN EDITING IT?

>> I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT WE DECIDED TO DIVE

INTO THIS MOVIE. WE WANTED TO REFLECT THE CHAOS

OF MODERN LIFE.

>> WAIT, WAIT, NO TIME TO WAIT.

>> AND ALMOST TEACH OURSELVES HOW WE COULD SURVIVE IN IT, HOW

WE COULD THRIVE IN IT. WHEN WE DISCOVERED THAT, THAT

WAS THE PRIORITY, RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHAOS.

CAN THESE TWO THINGS CO-EXIST, CAN THE SMALL, FAMILY DRAMA

STILL SHINE THROUGH? IF IT CAN MANAGE TO PULL THAT

OFF, MAYBE WE CAN DO THAT IN OUR OWN LIVES.

HAVING THIS CAST PORTRAY THAT FAMILY IS WHAT PUSHES IT OVER

THE EDGE.

>> STOP.

>> OUCH! HI, DAD.

>> AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL WIN OR NOT, BUT "EVERYTHING

EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" WOULD BE THE IDEAL BEST PICTURE FOR A

REINVIGORATED ACADEMY EAGER TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER AUDIENCE OF

FANS. IT'S MADE BY ON THE RISE DIRECTORS WHO SCORED TEN YEARS

AGO WITH THE "TURN DOWN FOR WHAT" MUSIC VIDEO.

IT LIVES IN THE MULTIVERSE, AND IT'S LIFTED UP AT LEAST THREE

ABSOLUTELY BELOVED ACTOR'S CAREERS TO GLORIOUS NEW HEIGHTS

AND HAPPINESS. AND IT WAS A BOX OFFICE HIT, TOO.

SO WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE OR ROOT FOR? LINSEY?

>> THEY WENT TO THE CHAMPAGNE CARPET OF HOLLYWOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE

ROOTING FOR THIS MOVIE. IT WILL BE AN EXCITING NIGHT FOR

THAT TEAM. STAY TUNED. WE HAVE A LOT MORE AHEAD TO THE

COUNTDOWN OF THE 95th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

WHEN WE RETURN, WE REMEMBER THE MOST ICONIC MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

IN OSCARS HISTORY, INCLUDE THING HIT FROM CELINE DION.

♪

>>> JUST GET TRAINED. JUST TRAIN, TRAIN AS MUCH AS YOU

CAN. IT'S VERY HARD NOW TO GET THE

TYPE OF TRAINING I HAD, WHICH I APPRENTICED AT THE BBC, I WENT

TO COLLEGE FOR THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS BEFORE I WAS IN FRONT OF A

CAMERA. IT'S HARD TO GET THAT NOW.

BUT GET AS MUCH TRAINING AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, AND REALLY EXPAND

YOUR SKILLS.

>> THOSE APPRENTICESHIPS PAY OFF.

WE ARE BACK LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE DOLBY THEATRE HERE IN HOLLYWOOD,

COUNTING DOWN TO TONIGHT'S ACADEMY AWARDS, WHICH WILL

FEATURE LIVE APPEARANCES FROM SEVERAL OF THE BIGGEST STARS

LIKE DWAYNE JOHNSON, RIHANNA, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, LADY GAGA,

AND ONE NAME THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED THAT EVERYBODY IS

EXCITED ABOUT, MAVERICK HIMSELF, TOM CRUISE.

OF COURSE, HE'S CREDITED AS ONE OF THE PRODUCERS OF "TOP GUN:

MAVERICK." IF THEY WIN, HE WILL GO UP ON

THE STAGE WITH THE TEAM TO ACCEPT.

>> IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN TO MEET ALL OF THE ACTORS AND

FILMMAKERS NOMINATED TONIGHT. BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

SEEING THE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TONIGHT.

SO MANY GREAT ARTISTS ARE NOMINATED THIS YEAR.

WHO KNOWS WHICH WILL GO FROM MUSIC ICON TO OSCAR ICON?

AND THERE IS SUCH A RICH HISTORY OF BLOCKBUSTER PERFORMANCES ON

THE OSCARS. SO WE ASKED CHRIS CONLEY TO OPEN

UP THE VAULT FOR US.

>> NOTHING FIRES UP THE OSCAR AUDIENCE LIKE LIVE MUSIC

PERFORMED INSIDE THE DOLBY DOES. LAST YEAR'S RETURN OF THE BEST

ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES GETTING PLAYED

PLAYED, THERE'S SURE TO BE MORE IN STORE.

TO ADD TO THE LIST OF SUPERSTAR PERFORMANCES.

♪ IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE ALIVE

>> AFTER THE RELEGATION TO THE PRESHOW IN 2021, THE BEST

ORIGINAL SONG PERFORMANCES IN 2022 SHOWCASED WHAT A DIFFERENCE

A POP STAR CAN MAKE.

>> I WANTED TO HAVE ALL OF THE NOMINEES FOR ORIGINAL SONG TO

PERFORM. TO ME, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE

OSCARS. IT GOES PART AND PARCEL WITH THE

CELEBRATION OF THE MOVIES.

>> FROM BEYONCE HONORING SERENA

AND SVENUS --

♪

>> BILLIE EILISH'S HEART POUNDING BALLAD, BY THE YOUNGEST

ARTIST TO EVER DO ONE.

♪

>> YEAR AFTER YEAR, ONLY THE ACADEMY AWARDS CAN BRING OUT THE

BIGGEST SUPERSTARS IN MUSIC JUST WHEN THEY'RE AT THEIR VERY

HOTTEST, FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES THAT ENDURE.

♪

>> ONE OF BARBRA STREISAND'S TWO OSCARS, FROM THE 1976 VERSION OF

"A STAR IS BORN." THE FILM SHE ONCE WOULD CO-STAR

ELVIS PRESLEY. TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE GREAT

DONNA SUMMER, PERFORMING THE

GRAMMY, GOLDEN CLUB AND KACADEM

AWARD WINNING SONG "THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY."

♪

1991, MADONNA SERVED UP HOLLYWOOD GLAM IN A MARILYN

MONROE STYLE PERFORMANCE OF "SOONER OR LATER."

♪

>> NOT ONLY WERE EYES ON MADONNA FOR HER SULTRY PERFORMANCE, SHE

ATTENDED WITH MICHAEL JACKSON, WHO WAS NO STRANGER TO THE

OSCARS. GOING BACK TO HIS 1973 DEBUT ON

THE SHOW.

>> IT WILL BE SUNG BY A YOUNG MAN WHOSE TALENT IS MATURE BUT

WHOSE AGE SUGGESTS MAYBE HE SHOULDN'T BE UP THIS LATE.

>> 14, THE SECOND YOUNGEST ARTIST TO EVER NOTCH A NUMBER

>> TRY LISTENING TO A MUSIC WITHOUT MUSIC.

IT'S ANOTHER CHARACTER.

♪

>> BEST ORIGINAL SONG PERFORMANCES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO

SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATED OSCARS IN HISTORY, LIKE IN 1998, WHEN

CELINE DION BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE WITH "TITANIC."

♪ OUR HEARTS WILL GO ON

>> JUST TEN YEARS AGO, TADELE HD

THE SPECTACULAR "SKY FALL."

♪

>> MOVIES CAPTURE OUR IMAGINATION.

BUT MUSIC, YOU CAN REMEMBER EACTLY WHAT YOU WERE DOING

SPECIFICALLY WHEN YOU HEARD THAT FIRST SONG.

YOUR FIRST KISS, YOUR FIRST DATE, WHAT WAS PLAYING.

>> WITH THEIR STAR IS BORN CHEMISTRY IS ON FULL DISPLAY,

LADY GAGA AND BRADLEY COOPER HAD AUDIENCES SWOONING AND RELIVING

THE MOMENT IN 2019.

♪

>> AND AT THE 85th OSCARS, JENNIFER HUDSON NEEDED JUST A

SINGLE LINE TO MELT THE STAGE AND THE HEARTS OF MU VERSE.

PURE SUPERSTAR GREATNESS THAT ONLY OSCAR PROVIDES.

♪

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> AND YES, AS WE HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU, LADY GAGA WILL BE

PERFORMING LIVE ON TONIGHT'S SHOW, TO GIVE US A LITTLE DAY OF

SHOW EXCITEMENT AND THRILLS WITH A LAST-MINUTE DEVELOPMENT.

>> FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE THOUGHT SHE WAS OUT AND RIHANNA

WAS IN. NOW THEY'RE BOTH IN. JUST ONE MORE SURPRISE TO MIX IN.

CHRIS, THANK YOU.

>>> COMING UP, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE RACE FOR BEST

SUPPORTING ACTRESS. WILL ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD

VETERANS NOMINATED, ANGELA BASSETT OR JAMIE LEE CURTIS,

WALK AWAY WITH THE OSCAR TONIGHT? OUR EXPERTS WAY IN WHEN WE COME

>>> WELCOME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD. WE ARE LIVE FROM OUR GREAT

POSITION ALONG THE ARRIVALS CARPET AT THE DOLBY THEATRE.

THE SITE OF TONIGHT'S 95th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A BIT MORE TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH ON THE

CHAMPAGNE CARPET HERE. HOPEFULLY THE NOMINEES ON THEIR

WAY ARE NOT HITTING THAT VERY NOTORIOUS L. A. TRAFFIC.

>> YOU DON'T WANT THAT. THIS IS ONE HOLLYWOOD PARTY THAT

YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOW UP FASHIONABLY LATE FOR.

THAT MAY BE JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS ON THE MINDS OF THE FIVE

NOMINATED TONIGHT FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS.

HERE IS A REMINDER WHO IS VYING FOR THE OSCAR IN THIS CAD GOIR.

-- CATEGORY.

♪

>> DO NOT THINK FOR A SECOND THAT WAKANDA HAS LOST HER

ABILITY TO PROTECT OUR RESOURCES.

>> YOU SAY YOU'RE SORRY FOR ONE MORE TIME, I WILL SINK THIS

KNIFE RIGHT INTO YOU, I SWEAR TO GOD.

>> WAIT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, DOMINIC.

>> I SEE A STORY.

I SEE A STACK OF RECEIPTS THAT I CAN TRACK DOWN YOUR LIVES.

♪

>> I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THAT WORD.

>> I CERTAINLY HAD A LOT OF FUN WHEN I GOT A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN

WITH ONE OF THOSE NOMINEES. STEPHANIE HSU FROM "EVERYTHING

EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE." TAKE A LOOK.

>> JOY? WHY DO YOU LOOK SO STUPID?

>> ARE YOU SUPER EXCITED?

>> I AM EXCITED. I MEAN, ALL MY FRIENDS ARE IN

THERE.

>> IF THERE'S SOMEBODY YOU COULD BUMP INTO ON THE RED CARPET, WHO

WOULD IT BE?

>> STEVEN SPIELBERG. I DO FEEL LIKE EXTENDING MY

GRATITUDE FOR WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY.

>> WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THE NOMINATION?

>> I WAS ON AN AIRPLANE. I WAS FLYING BACK TO AMERICA

FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. I'M FILMING A MOVIE THERE RIGHT

NOW. MY PHONE JUST STARTED EXPLODING.

ONE OF MY FRIENDS, SHE WAS THE FIRST ONE WHO JUST SAID LIKE,

HOLY BLEEP.

>> I FEEL LIKE THE MOVIE ITSELF IS A WILD RIDE.

IT'S A DRAMA, COMEDY, BUT ALSO

AK ACTION PACKED. WHAT DID YOU THINK?

>> I THINK THE DANIELS AND I ARE CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH WHEN IT

COMES TO BIG HEARTED, BIG-THOUGHT STORIES.

>> HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT? YOU ARE PLAYING TWO TOTALLY

DISTINCT CHARACTERS. JOY, THE DAUGHTER WHO IS

DEPRESSED AND STRUGGLING FOR ACCEPTANCE.

AND THEN YOU'RE JOBU AT THE SAME TIME, THE VILLAIN.

>> THEY ARE TWO EXTREMES OF THE SAME CORE, AND THAT CORE IS

NIHILISM.

>> WHAT IS THE TRUTH?

>> NOTHING MATTERS.

>> I HAD TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT UNDERNEATH ALL THAT WAS STILL

THAT SAME DAUGHTER THAT IS JUST LONGING FOR HER MOTHER TO SEE

HER.

>> TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS AS FAR AS REPRESENTATION.

BECAUSE THE HEART OF IT, IT'S A STORY ABOUT IMMIGRATION, BUT IT

GOES SO FAR BEYOND THAT.

>> IT'S SO WILD, SO BIG HEARTED

THAT IT TRANSCENDS IDENTITY POLITICS.

IT BECOMES ABOUT A FAMILY AND IT'S REACHED SO MANY PEOPLE OF

ALL DIFFERENT BACK GROUNDS AND IS A PIECE OF ART.

I FEEL EXCITED ABOUT THAT SPACE THAT'S OPENED UP, WHERE WE GET

TO HAVE A MORE DIVERSE FAB TRICK OF STORYTELLERS, BUT THE THINGS

WE MAKE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE

DIFFERENT. IT CAN ACTUALLY JUST BE ABOUT

WHAT'S INSIDE OF US, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE AND HOW WE

ARE TRYING TO PROCESS.

>> WHEN YOU WERE DOING THE ROLE, DID YOU FEEL ANY OF THE

PARALLELS WITH YOUR OWN LIFE, WITH YOU AND YOUR MOTHER?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I DEFINITELY THINK OUR STORY,

OUR FILM DOES SUCH A GOOD JOB OF DESCRIBING FIRST GENERATION,

SECOND GENERATION EXPERIENCE IN AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY.

THERE WERE DEFINITELY A LOT OF OVERLAPS.

>> FOR SOME REASON WHEN I'M WITH YOU, I JUST -- IT JUST HURTS THE

BOTH OF US.

SO LET'S JUST GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS, OKAY?

JUST LET ME GO!

>> WHAT'S REALLY COMPLEX ABOUT HER IS THAT HER ROLE, SHE PLAYS

SO MANY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. SO WILL THE MOW MENTUM OF

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" HELP HER WIN AN OSCAR?

ALL RIGHT, ELIZABETH, WHO WILL WIN, WHO SHOULD WIN, WHO COULD

WIN?

>> WHO WILL WIN? ANGELA BASSETT.

I THINK SHE'S GOING TO DO THE THING AS EVERYBODY HAS BEEN

SAYING. NOW, WHO SHOULD WIN? I'M GOING TO GO WITH ANGELA

BASSETT. I THINK IT IS DUE TIME THAT SHE

HAS THAT STATUE. NOW, WHO COULD WIN?

STEPHANIE HSU WAS INCREDIBLE, BUT IF THERE IS GOING TO BE

ANYONE BESIDES ANGELA, IT WILL BE JAMIE LEE CURTIS.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOMENTUM FOR HER.

>> CLAYTON, YOUR PICKS?

>> THE MOST WIDE OPEN RACE OF THE NIGHT.

KERRY CONDON I BELIEVE IS GOING TO WIN THIS ONE FOR "THE

BANSHEES OF INISHERIN." IT'S THE ONE THAT PEOPLE LOVE.

INTERNATIONAL VOTE AGAIN. STEPHANIE HSU, IT WOULD BE --

SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE. BUT THE DARK HORSE, JAMIE LEE

CURTIS. SHE COULD PULL IT OFF.

>> NO ANGELA BASSETT FOR YOU?

>> NO. LISTEN, IN A JUST WORLD.

BUT HER MOVIES FACE A LOT OF BIASES.

>> PROVEN BY HER BEING THE FIRST MARVEL ACTOR TO BE NOMINATED FOR

AN OSCAR.

>> YOU MADE THIS EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE. THANKS TO YOU BOTH.

WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE ACTOR WHO SAYS HIS

CAREER WAS DEAD FOR YEARS AFTER HIS EARLY SUCCESS AS A CHILD

STAR. BUT TONIGHT, HE'S A VERY HAPPY

OSCAR NOMINEE. STAY WITH US.

>>> OF COURSE, THE CARPET IS NOT RED THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S ABOUT TO

GET RED HOT AS THE BIGGEST STARS ARRIVE AT THE 95th ANNUAL

ACADEMY AWARDS. WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOLBY

THEATRE FEELING THE EXCITEMENT GROW.

>> THE CHAMPAGNE CARP ETD. THEY'VE BEEN ALL OFFER, SO IT'S

PRISTINE ON THE CARPET TODAY. WELCOME BACK TO OUR ABC COVERAGE.

WE ARE THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE OSCARS, OF COURSE.

SO DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL ON THIS OSCAR SUNDAY.

RIGHT NOW, WE TURN TO THE RACE

FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR.

FEATURING FOUR FIRST-TIME NOMINEES AND ONE VETERAN WHO HAS

BEEN HERE BEFORE.

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>> I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS, BUT I DON'T LIKE YOU.

IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION LEFT OPEN TO ME.

>> YOU HAVE LOADS OF OPTIONS LET OPEN TO YOU.

>> ART IS NO GAME. ART IS AS DANGEROUS AS A LION'S

MOUTH. IT WILL BITE YOUR HAND OFF.

>> YOU PROBABLY WOULD NEVER WANT TO, I DON'T KNOW, FALL IN LOVE

WITH A BOY LIKE ME, WOULD YOU?

>> I JUST REMEMBER LOOKING IN HER EYES.

IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS SAYING, BYE.

SEE YOU LATER.

>> SO MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR.

AND ONE OF THOSE NOMINEES, ALREADY HAVING A GREAT AWARDS

SEASON IS KE HUY QUAN, THE TALENTED ACTOR WHO PLAYS THE

BELEAGUERED HUSBAND IN THE FILM "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT

ONCE." HERE HE IS WITH KELLY CARTER.

>> KE, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OSCAR NOMINATION.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M AN OSCAR

NOMINATED ACTOR!

>> YOU MAY BE IN GRAVE DANGER. NO TIME TO EXPLAIN. HOLD THIS.

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> PAY ATTENTION.

>> OH, MY GOD, EVER SINCE THE MOVIE CAME OUT, THIS WHOLE

JOURNEY HAS BEEN SO EMOTIONAL. I GOT EVERYTHING I WANT, LANDING

THIS ROLE, BEING IN A MOVIE WITH MICHELLE YEOH.

THE AUDIENCE RESPONDING WITH SO MUCH POSITIVITY AND KINDNESS

WITH MY RETURN, AND NOW THIS IS -- WOW, I'M SO GRATEFUL.

>> WHAT DOES THIS MOMENT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY AT THIS

POINT IN YOUR CAREER?

>> YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS.

WHEN I GOT THE ROLE OF RAYMOND, I WAS SO EXCITED.

IT WAS VERY A DREAM COME TRUE. I ALREADY FELT LIKE I WON THE

LOTTERY. TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AGAIN, YOU

KNOW, STEPPING AWAY WAS PAINFUL FOR ME.

SO TO BE ABLE TO BE BACK IN FRO FRONT OF THE CAMERA AGAIN, I

DON'T WANT TO TAKE FOR GRANT IT HOW THIS FEELS FOR ME.

>> TALK TO ME ABOUT STEPPING AWAY.

MAYBE IT'S NOT THAT YOU STEPPED AWAY, BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE A LOT

OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ACTOR THAT LOOKED LIKE YOURSELF.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

>> I WAS LUCKY WHEN I STARTED MY CAREER.

STEVEN SPIELBERG GAVE ME NOT ONE, BUT TWO AMAZING MOVIES.

"INDIANA JONES" AND "THE GOONIES."

I THOUGD I HT I WOULD HAVE AN AMAZING CAREER AFTER THAT.

BUT I HAD TWO THINGS GOING AGAINST ME.

ONE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO TRANSITION FROM A CHILD TO ADULT

ACTOR. AND SECOND, BACK THEN, BEING AN

ASIAN ACTOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE THERE WAS JUST NOT A LOT

OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US. WHEN EVERYONE IN THEIR LATE

TENS AND EARLY 20s AND THE WHOLE FUTURE IS AHEAD OF THEM,

ALL I SAW FOR MYSELF WAS A DEAD END.

THERE WAS NO ROLE FOR ME TO GO ANY FURTHER.

THAT WAS A VERY CONFUSING TIME. I WAS SO LOST.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY

DISSPIRITED. STEPPING AWAY WAS MY ONLY CHOICE.

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE WHEN YOU GOT THE CALL FOR THIS ROLE?

WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU? DID THAT FEEL LIKE A WELCOME

BACK?

>> IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.

IT WAS THE BEST PHONE CALL THAT I'VE EVER GOTTEN IN THE LAST 30

YEARS. I WAS SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF MY

LUNGS, JUMPING UP AND DOWN. MY WIFE WAS IN THE NEXT ROOM.

SHE CAME RUNNING IN, NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY AGENT, AND MY "GOONIES" BROTHER,

JEFF COHEN. THEY WERE TELLING ME THE GOOD

NEWS. SHE CAME RUNNING IN, AND THE

MINUTE SHE SAW ME, I HAD -- I HAD TEARS COMING DOWN BY EYES.

WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO SPEAK ONE WORD.

SHE CAME OVER AND GAVE ME THE BIGGEST HUG.

SHE ALREADY KNEW THAT I GOT THE ROLE. AND HERE I AM.

>> YES, HERE YOU ARE. THE VICTORY HAS ALREADY

HAPPENED, BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE WITH THIS NOMINATION.

IT'S AMAZING AND PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.

BUT IF YOU WIN THE OSCAR FOR THIS ROLE, WHAT WILL THAT SAY TO

YOU AND WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR YOU?

>> OH, MY GOSH, I HAVEN'T GIVEN THAT A THOUGHT YET, AND I DON'T

WANT TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF. BUT TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,

GETTING THIS NOMINATION WAS SUCH A HUGE WIN.

THINGS ARE SO DIFFERENT FOR ME NOW THAN THEY WERE WHEN I WAS

MUCH, MUCH YOUNGER. THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY.

WE GOT FOUR ASIAN ACTORS BEING NOMINATED IN MAJOR ACTING CAT

GOIS -- CAT GOEGORCATEGORIES.

IT ENFORCES MY LEAF THAT CHANGE CAN HAPPEN.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CHANGE.

>> IF JUST HEARING THAT HE GOT THE ROLE WAS ONE OF THE BEST

DAYS OF HIS LIFE, IMAGINE WHAT TONIGHT FEELS LIKE.

KELLY'S BACK WITH US WITH CHRIS CONLEY.

TELL US, IS THIS DREAM FOR KE HUY QUAN ABOUT TO GET EVEN

BETTER TONIGHT?

>> I MEAN, I HOPE SO. WATCHING THAT SEGMENT AGAIN GOT

ME ALL EMOTIONAL ALL OVER AGAIN. I WANT TO SEE HIM WALK AWAY WITH

THE WIN TONIGHT.

>> JUST A PHENOMENAL INTERVIEW BY KELLEY BY THE WAY.

I FEEL LIKE I'M SNEEZING IN THE PUNCH BOWL HERE.

YOU CAN LOVE HIS JOURNEY AND PERFORMANCE, YOU CAN LOVE

EVERYTHING THAT HE'S BROUGHT TO THIS OSCARS SEASON AND STILL

THINK THAT BARRY KEOGHAN FROM "THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN" GAVE

THE BEST PERFORMANCE, AND WILL WIN THE OSCAR FOR BEST

SUPPORTING ACTOR, WHICH IS WHAT I BELIEVE.

HIS SCENE WITH KERRY CONDON IS ONE OF THE BEST SCENES IN MOVIES

ALL YEAR, AND THIS ACADEMY WILL SHOCK THE WORLD AND ACKNOWLEDGE

THAT TONIGHT.

>> I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT. FOR ME, IT'S KEOGHAN.

IF ANYONE ELSE COULD COME THIS THERE AS A DARK HORSE, IT WOULD

BE BRIAN TYREE HENRY.

>> YHE DID CERAMICS ON "THE

BULLETTRAIN."

>> I JUST GOT TO SAY, KELLEY, EVERY TIME KE OPENS HIS MOUTH,

IT'S SO INSPIRING WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT HIS JOURNEY.

HOW DID YOU KEEP A DRY EYE WHEN YOU WERE TALKING TO HIM?

>> IT WAS HARD. HONESTLY, I PROBABLY, OVER THE

COURSE OF MY CAREER, HAVE ONLY SHED A TEAR MAYBE TWO OR THREE

TIMES ON INTERVIEWING SOMEBODY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES FOR

SURE. IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT NOT

TO BE EMOTIONAL WITH HIM, ESPECIALLY HEARING ABOUT HIS

JOURNEY AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE GETTING HERE AND HOW EXCITED HE

WAS TO BE THERE. AND THEN SEEING HIM IN THE ROOM

WITH ALL THE OTHER FAMOUS NOMINEES, TRYING TO GET A SELFIE

WITH HIM. THAT WAS ALSO INCREDIBLE.

PEOPLE SEE HIM AS A SUPERSTAR THIS SEASON.

>> GOING TO BE A BIG MOMENT, GUYS.

>> I'M A FAN. I KNOW WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A

SPEECH TONIGHT.

>> THANKS TO THE BOTH OF YOU. WE ARE NOT DONE WITH OUR OSCARS

PREDICTIONS. WHEN WE RETURN, WE'LL FIND OUT

WHICH FILM IS FAVORED TO TAKE HOME THE BIGGEST PRIZE OF THE

NIGHT. STICK AROUND.

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>>> BACK NOW ON THE RED CARPET HERE AT THE DOLBY THEATRE IN

HOLLYWOOD, AS WE COUNT DOWN TO TONIGHT'S OSCARS.

ALL THE EXCITEMENT IS BEING BROAD CAST TO YOU LIVE RIGHT

HERE ON ABC, LEADING UP TO TONIGHT'S BIG SHOW.

>> IT IS TIME FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE BIGGEST PRIZE OF THE

NIGHT. IT'S ALL BEEN LEADING UP TO THIS.

BEST PICTURE, WE'RE BRINGING ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BACK TO ONE

PLACE. LET'S REMIND EVERYONE OF THE TEN

NOMINATED FILMS.

>> WITH THE TIME WE HAVE LIST, LET'S JUST CUT TO THE CHASE.

WHO IS GOING TO TAKE HOME BEST PICTURE?

>> "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE," PERIOD.

THAT IS WHO IS WINNING.

>> "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" AND A BIG SURPRISE,

LOOKING FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT ISN'T GOING TO VOTE FOR

"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE." I SEE THE FOLKS MY AGE WHO

COULDN'T HANDLE ALL THAT TIKTOK STUFF IN "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

ALL AT ONCE."

>> I'M WITH MY GIRL, KELLEY CARTIER, "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

ALL AT ONCE."

>> "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE," BUT ALSO "TOP GUN:

MAVERICK."

>> I'M GOING WITH THE GIRLS, "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT

ONCE," ALL FOR THE WIN.

>> EXACTLY.

>> I LIKE "TOP GUN" AS A SLEEPER PICK, BUT I'M GOING "EVERYTHING

EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE."

>> I THINK IT'S "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" TOO.

WE WANT TO THANK OUR CONTRIBUTORS, AS ALWAYS, FOR

JOINING US. WE'LL SEE WHO IS RIGHT TONIGHT.

>> OF COURSE, OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES HERE ON ABC TELEVISION

IN JUST 30 MINUTES. WE'RE BACK LIVE FOR TWO MORE

HOURS ON ABC NEWS LIVE. WE'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE LIVE

INTERVIEWS WITH SEVERAL NOMINEES. DON'T MISS THAT.

WHEN THAT ENDS AT 6:30 P. M., SWITCH BACK OVER TO ABC

TELEVISION FOR THE PRESHOW, WHICH LEADS RIGHT INTO TONIGHT'S

TELECAST OF THE 95th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

>> FOR NOW, WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AT HOME FOR JOINING US.

ON BEHALF OF WHIT JOHNSON AND OUR CREW HERE AT ABC NEWS, I

FILE LIKE WE SHOULD DO A LITTLE TOAST.

>> FROM THE CHAMPAGNE CARPET.

>> GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A WONDERFUL OSCARS SUNDAY.

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