MOVIE NEWS – The 97th Academy Awards® will be broadcast live in Hungary on Disney+ on Monday, March 3rd, starting with red carpet coverage at 12:30 AM, followed by the awards ceremony at 1:00 AM. Emmy®-winning television host, writer, producer, and comedian Conan O’Brien will host the event for the first time. The broadcast’s executive producer and showrunner is once again Raj Kapoor, with Katy Mullan as executive producer and Hamish Hamilton as director.

As the Oscars® approach, Disney+ helps set the celebratory mood by offering several nominated films on its platform. Among the available titles are:

• “Alien: Romulus” – Nominated in the Best Visual Effects category. This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the legendary Alien franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. [Source: 20th Century Studios]
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” – Nominated in the Best Visual Effects category. Set several generations after Caesar’s reign, apes have become the dominant species living harmoniously, while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, a young ape embarks on a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he has known about the past and make choices that will define the future for both apes and humans. [Source: 20th Century Studios]
• “Inside Out 2” – Nominated for Best Animated Feature. The film returns to the mind of the now-teenage Riley, just as Headquarters undergoes unexpected and significant upheaval: making room for new emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who have been effectively managing things for a while, are thrown into confusion with the arrival of Anxiety. And he’s not alone; he’s brought along Embarrassment, Apathy, and Envy.
• “Elton John: Never Too Late” – Nominated for Best Original Song. Directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, this documentary offers an intimate look into Elton John’s extraordinary life and the beginnings of his 50-year career. As he prepares for his final North American concert at Dodger Stadium, he takes us back in time, sharing the incredible highs and heart-wrenching lows of his early years, and how he overcame challenges, abuse, and addiction to become the icon we know today. The film features a new, original song by Elton John himself.

Disney+ also hosts Emma Stone’s Academy Award®-winning performance in “Poor Things,” one of the most acclaimed films of 2024, as well as “The Last Instrument Repair Shop,” which won Best Documentary Short Subject.

The complete list of the 97th Academy Award nominees is available at this link.