When are the Oscars? And other burning questions answered!

The Golden Globes are over; the SAG Awards are done; the PGA, DGA, and WGA ceremonies are behind us. We’ve checked off every event on the long list of yearly movie awards shows, except for the very last one — the biggest, the grandest, the loudest, the goldest of Hollywood celebrations. That’s right, film fanatics! It’s finally Oscar time!

The Super Bowl of cinema takes place this weekend, so it’s time to catch the last few nominated films on your list and place those final bets! Want to get in on all the star-studded action but unsure when to tune in and what you’ll be watching? Worry not, Oscarologists! We’ve got all the answers to your burning questions below.

What time are the Oscars?
The 89th annual Academy Awards, which are held at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, will take place this Sunday, Feb. 26, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. The telecast will air live nationwide on ABC, with the network’s exclusive red carpet pre-show kicking off an hour and a half earlier, at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. For those of you without access to a TV, you can stream the show (with a cable subscription login) on a computer at ABC.com or on a phone using the ABC app.

Who’s hosting?
ABC called upon one of its own to carry the telecast, tapping Jimmy Kimmel for the job. Kimmel, whose Jimmy Kimmel Live! also airs on the network, has emceed the Emmys twice (in 2012 and 2016), but will make his Oscars debut as the host of this year’s ceremony.

Who’s presenting?
A whole slew of A-listers will take the stage to hand out the coveted statuettes to their colleagues, including all four of last year’s acting award winners. According to Oscar tradition, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Mark Rylance, and Alicia Vikander will each present the same awards they won, but to the opposite gender. Some of the other presenters include Amy Adams, Riz Ahmed, Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal, Halle Berry, John Cho, Jamie Dornan, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Felicity Jones, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Mann, Kate McKinnon, Janelle Monáe, David Oyelowo, Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Stone, and Charlize Theron.

Who’s performing?
All five Best Original Song nominees will be performed live at this year’s ceremony (unlike 2016’s), and lucky for the viewers, there are some seriously major names behind the category’s contenders. Lin-Manuel Miranda will perform the Moana track “How Far I’ll Go” along with Auli’i Cravalho, who provided the voice of the title character in the animated film. John Legend will fill in for Best Actress and Actor nominees Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling to perform “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” and “City of Stars” from La La Land (in which Legend had a role, but sang a different song). Justin Timberlake will perform his cheerful summer smash “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from Trolls, and Sting will take the stage to sing “The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story. In addition to the Best Original song nominees, the audience will also hear from Sara Bareilles, who will deliver this year’s In Memoriam tribute performance.

Who’s nominated?
Why, all of the biggest stars and the greatest movies of 2016, of course! Damien Chazelle’s romantic musical La La Land led the nominations, with a record 14 (tying it with 1950’s All About Eve and 1997’s Titanic). Among the old-fashioned flick’s many accolades are nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and two for Best Original Song. Next up, Barry Jenkins’ stirring drama Moonlight and Denis Villeneuve’s emotional sci-fi film Arrival each scored eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for both.

The nominees in some of the highest-profile categories are below; check out the full list here.

Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Director
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Who will win??!
Well, we won’t know until Sunday night! But that doesn’t mean we don’t have our guesses. EW’s resident awards season savant Nicole Sperling has predicted the winners of all the races, both big and small, and now it’s your turn to join in on the fun, too! Vote on the winners in EW’s Oscars poll, or print out our official ballot to place your bets with everyone at your viewing party or in your office pool. Also be sure to follow along right here at EW.com’s Oscar central, where we will be closely following the race in the days leading up to the show as well providing live coverage of Hollywood’s biggest night as it all goes down at the Dolby Theatre.

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