In the pantheon of award shows that honour cinema the world over, there are few that match up to the Oscars in terms of glamour, hype or scale. And as the 89th Academy Awards — or the Oscars 2017 — kick off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (Sunday night, 26 February, in the US and Monday morning, 27 February for us folks in India), there’s plenty of excitement over how the ceremony will play out. Will La La Land pull off a landslide sweep across all the major categories it’s been nominated in? Will Emma Stone lift the coveted golden statuette as Best Actress? Will it come down to a Denzel Washington vs Casey Affleck fight for the Best Actor in a Leading Role prize? Will Dennis Villeneuve or Damien Chazelle earn the Best Director honour? We’ve got some desi interest in the proceedings as well. Priyanka Chopra will be walking the red carpet; she announced her presence with an Instagram photo along with Sir Mick Jagger, which really had us wondering if they have some sort of joint performance/presentation at the Oscars 2017 ceremony. Then there’s Dev Patel, who has a Best Supporting Actor for his role in Lion. [caption id=“attachment_3304118” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Oscars 2017: Who will take home the coveted golden statuette?[/caption] If Patel has many expectations riding on his lean shoulders, so too does first-time host Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel follows a tough act in the form of last year’s host Chris Rock, who roasted the Academy over the #OscarsSoWhite controversy to great effect. Then there’s former host Ellen DeGeneres, who has set the bar pretty high with her pizza-sharing, selfie-snapping ways. Kimmel had a goodish bit of experience with hosting the Emmys this year, which should stand him in good stead on the Oscars stage. That stage could well be the spot where some pretty blistering anti-Donald Trump speeches are made. Meryl Streep set the tone with her Golden Globes acceptance speech, and Stranger Things star David Harbour and a host of other actors followed it up at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Who will get the loudest applause? And of course, when talking of applause and approval, we can’t leave out the slightly less serious (but no less important) red carpet fashion. There will be some beautiful gowns, natty tuxedos and several bizarre sartorial statements made — there’s no doubt. And we’ll be keeping you posted on every little detail, minute-by-minute. Stay tuned. We’re live blogging the 89th Academy Awards, aka the Oscars 2017, right here.
Oscars 2017 Live: Not La La Land, Moonlight wins Best Picture; biggest WTF moment of the ceremony
As the 89th Academy Awards — or the Oscars 2017 — kick off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (Sunday night, 26 February, in the US and Monday morning, 27 February for us folks in India), we’re bring you LIVE updates
 "Oscars 2017 Live: Not La La Land, Moonlight wins Best Picture; biggest WTF moment of the ceremony")
Oscars 2017 winners complete list: See who won at the 89th Academy Awards
Hear Barry Jenkins’ acceptance speech for Best Picture win for Moonlight:
.@BandryBarry on Best Picture for "Moonlight": "Even in my dreams this could not be true. But to hell with dreams." https://t.co/bkJCcIs2Vw pic.twitter.com/olyJ2OD5FV
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
That moment when…
WATCH: Moment where crew/cast of 'La La Land' realizes a mistake had been made and 'Moonlight' actually won Best Picture. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/WCCopwsJ66
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017
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‘Real fight’ is between Karisma Kapoor and Priya Sachdev: Sunjay Kapur's mother's lawyer says in HC: 'Rani Kapur does get impacted by it but...'The moment when the Best Picture goof-up happened:
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/BZazzgb5bC
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 27, 2017
The big award for the night was marked by a major goof-up as La La Land was first announced Best Picture winner. However, even as the team came on stage to take their award, presenter Warren Beatty realised that he had been handed the wrong envelope (he had Emma Stone’s Best Actress note) and corrected himself. Moonlight was then announced as the winner for Best Picture.
And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to Moonlight
Here are the nine nominees in the running:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
Moonlight
…And the winner is: Moonlight
Hear Emma Stone’s emotional Best Actress Oscar acceptance speech here:
Emma Stone gives emotional #Oscars speech: Statuette "a really beautiful symbol to continue on" my journey. https://t.co/vG5LjQdCo9 pic.twitter.com/H3W542OEUD
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
Ryan Gosling watches as Emma Stone thanks him "for being the greatest partner on this crazy adventure." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/mkImHibYTh
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
Hear the full acceptance speech by Best Actor winner Casey Affleck:
Casey Affleck gives #Oscars acceptance speech: "I'm really proud to be a part of this community...I'm just dumbfounded that I'm included." pic.twitter.com/TpDF3LHlkR
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
Oscar for Best Actress in a Lead Role goes to Emma Stone for La La Land
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
…And the winner is: Emma Stone for La La Land
Hear Damien Chazelle’s acceptance speech for Best Director here:
Damien Chazelle: "This was a movie about love, and I was lucky enough to fall in love while making it." https://t.co/vG5LjQdCo9 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/N6BN286mCZ
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
Hear Damien Chazelle’s acceptance speech for Best Director here:
Damien Chazelle: "This was a movie about love, and I was lucky enough to fall in love while making it." https://t.co/vG5LjQdCo9 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/N6BN286mCZ
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
And the Oscar for Best Actor in a Lead Role goes to Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea
The nominees were:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
…And the winner is: Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea
Oscar for Best Director goes to Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
…And the winner is: Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Kennth Lonergan looks as depressed as the people in his film. Much deserved win for Manchester By The Sea.
Meanwhile, praise for Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting from Ellen DeGeneres:
People are clearly loving this year’s show!
.@JimmyKimmel, you've got this job for life. #Oscars
— The Ellen Show (@TheEllenShow) February 27, 2017
Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay goes to Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
…And the winner is: Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
What a great throwback it was seeing Damon and Affleck on stage to present the Original Screenplay Oscar. Took me right back to this moment, 20 years ago:
The Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay goes to Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
The nominees were:
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
…And the winner is: Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
Of all the faces on screen in the ‘In Memoriam’ section, this one felt the most painful:
Rest in peace, Anton Yelchin…#Oscars pic.twitter.com/7gT6aPIbiU
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
In Memoriam
The 89th Academy Awards just paid a moving tribute to those form the film fraternity who passed away over the year gone by.
Among them were Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Prince, Mary Tyler Moore, and Anton Yelchin.
Those celebrating La La Land’s music should go and watch these two films immediately: The Lure and Sing Street.
Oscar for Best Original Song goes to ‘City of Stars’ from La La Land
“Audition: The Fools Who Dream” — La La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” — Trolls
“City of Stars” — La La Land
“The Empty Chair” — Jim: The James Foley Story
“How Far I’ll Go” — Moana
…And the winner is: ‘City of Stars’ from La La Land
Oscar for Best Original Score goes to Justin Hurwitz for La La Land
Nominees were:
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
…And the winner is: Justin Hurwitz for La La Land
What an amazing performance by John Legend. ‘City of Stars’ has got to be my favourite song from La La Land.
.@johnlegend performs Oscar-nominated song from "La La Land." https://t.co/dP673ZUt1P #Oscars pic.twitter.com/NCLW9SMmBp
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
This scene lost the cinematography Oscar:
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