Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 89th annual Academy Awards Cover Story
By Kyla Brewer TV MediaFootball fans kicked off February with a bang, but for movie fans, the big show is at the end of the month. The Oscars is the Super Bowl of the film industry, and this year’s competition is intense.
Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”) welcomes the biggest stars in Hollywood to the Dolby Theatre as he hosts the 89th annual Academy Awards, airing Sunday, Feb. 26, on ABC. America’s oldest entertainment industry award, the Academy Awards — or Oscars, as they are commonly known — recognizes cinematic excellence in the film industry over the course of the preceding year, from acting and writing to costume design, animation and more.
The iconic golden Oscar statuette has become the most coveted trophy in the entertainment industry, and, perhaps, in living rooms around the world. In the past, lavish Oscar parties were all the rage as movie fans gathered friends together to watch the ceremony and see their favorite stars accept the awards. These days, the party is a global one. Televised in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide, the event is expected to draw millions, if not hundreds of millions, of viewers. Academy CEO Dawn Hudson has faith that Kimmel will entertain them all.
“He is razor sharp, funny and unpredictable, and has proven himself a master of live event television, which is perfect for our audience around the world,” she said in an official ABC news release.
For his part, Kimmel already has his game face on: “I don’t think of this as my first time hosting the Oscars, I think of this as my last time hosting the Oscars,” he quipped in a promo for the show, later calling the gig “a tight wire act.”
Kimmel may be the quarterback, but the star players are the nominees. In a pre-Oscar special, celebs hobnob on the legendary red carpet in one of the fashion industry’s biggest nights of the year. Almost as highly anticipated as the ceremony itself, the walk down the red carpet offers viewers a glimpse of Hollywood glamor before any statues are handed out.
Chosen by members of the Academy, this year’s list of nominees includes a mix of major box office draws and heart wrenching gems. Nominations in 24 categories were announced during a global live-stream event on oscar. com and oscars.org, as well as “Good Morning America,” Tuesday, Jan. 24.
“La La Land” — the critically lauded old-school Hollywood musical — leads the list of nominees, earning an astounding 14 nominations, which ties it with “Titanic” (1997) and “All About Eve” (1950) for the movie with the most nominations ever. “La La Land” has doubled its odds in the Best Song category with two nominations, one for “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” and the other for “City of Stars.” Ryan Gosling (“The Notebook,” 2004) and Emma Stone (“The Amazing Spider-Man,” 2012) are both up in their respective leading actor categories, and the film is up in the Best Picture
category, which also includes “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight.”
Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight” has been nominated for eight awards, while Australian film “Lion,” war drama “Hacksaw Ridge” and small-town drama “Manchester by the Sea” each earned six Oscar nods.
Gosling finds himself in good company in the Actor in a Leading Role category, which also includes Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”), Andrew Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge”), Viggo Mortensen (“Captain Fantastic”) and perennial favorite Denzel Washington (“Fences”). The women’s field is equally impressive with Stone and peers Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”), Ruth Negga (“Loving”), Natalie Portman (“Jackie”) and Oscar veteran Meryl Streep (“Florence Foster Jenkins”).
Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”), Jeff Bridges (“Hell or High Water”), Lucas Hedges (“Manchester by the Sea”), Dev Patel (“Lion”) and Michael Shannon (“Nocturnal Animals”) are up for an Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar, while Viola Davis (“Fences”), Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”), Nicole Kidman (“Lion”), Octavia Spencer (“Hidden Figures”) and Michelle Williams (“Manchester by the Sea”) find themselves in contention for the supporting actress Oscar.
Also of note is the fact that Mel Gibson has been nominated in the directing category for “Hacksaw Ridge” after years of being shunned in Hollywood following a
scandal involving leaked audio recordings of Gibson allegedly making racist and anti-Semitic remarks. The directing category also includes Denis Villeneuve for “Arrival,” Damien Chazelle for “La La Land,” Kenneth Lonergan for “Manchester by the Sea” and Barry Jenkins for “Moonlight.”
In addition to this year’s nominees, the ceremony includes appearances by all of last year’s winners in the big acting categories. Top actor Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”), actress Larson, supporting actor Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”) and supporting actress Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”) return to the Oscar stage to present the awards in their respective categories.
More than a few viewers will likely tune in to see whether the presenters and honorees will take a political stand when they take the stage. Since President Trump took office, many celebrities have been very vocal about their opinions of his policies and awards season has provided a prime opportunity to share their thoughts.
This year’s Oscar ceremony is one to watch. Celebrate the year in film as Kimmel hosts the 89th annual Academy Awards, airing Sunday, Feb. 26, on ABC.
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31 “America’s Got Talent” judge Mr. Mandel
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7 Ms. Taylor of modeling
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9 She famously portrayed Norma Desmond on the silver screen: 2 wds.
10 Mister Ed’s pride
11 Sci-Fi movie of 1982 starring Jeff Bridges
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33 Fans of ‘Twilight’ movies know Bella’s portrayer by what nickname?
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4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
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NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (0:30)
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FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Clb. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey N.Y. R. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (2:45)
7:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Mexico Championship. Mexico City, Mexico (4:00)
TNT NBA Basketball G.S. at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
8:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
8:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
9:00 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
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9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
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FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (1:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
10:30 a.m. FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 The Dan Le Batard Show (Live) (1:00)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing Nordic World Championships. (2:00)
ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (0:30)
FSN NCAA Baseball College Classic. Tex.Tech vs. Tex.A&M Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
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NBCSN Barclays Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 ESPN FC (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Download (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Mia. at Orl. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Iowa at W.Va. Morgantown, W. Va. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Rugby USA Seven’s. (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Snow Motion (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Baseball College Classic. TCU vs. LSU Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Mexico Championship. Mexico City, Mexico (4:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Akr. vs. Kent Kent, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Women’s Downhill (Live) (1:30)
8:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball S.A. at N.O. New Orleans, La. (Live) (2:30)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
NBCSN Swimming Indianapolis, Ind. (1:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Tennis PowerShares Series QQQ Cup. Brooklyn, N.Y. (2:00)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
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11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Ken. at Tex.A&M College Station, Texas (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
ESPN NCAA Basketball Ind. at Ohio St. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Semifinal ACC Tournament. Conway, S.C. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Mexico Championship. Mexico City, Mexico (Live) (3:00)
11:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
Noon (11) KARE Gymnastics American Cup. Newark, N.J. (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Tor. vs. Min. Fort Myers, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
1:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball N.D. at L.ville Louisville, Ky. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Arz. vs. Arz. St. Tempe, Ariz. (Live) (2:00) (23) WUCW NCAA Basketball Mas. at St. Bon. St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Extra (Live) (0:30)
4:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Soccer England vs. United States SheBelieves Cup. Harrison, N.J. (Live) (2:30)
4:30 p.m. NBCSN Rugby USA Seven’s. (Live) (2:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30) GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Mexico Championship. Mexico City, Mexico (3:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live) (0:15)
9:30 p.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Okl. at Por. Portland, Ore. (Live) (2:30)
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10:30 p.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30)
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ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:30)
FSN WPT Poker Tournament of Champions. (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 HSBC Champions. Sentosa, Singapore (Live) (2:30)
11:30 p.m. NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
Friday, March 3
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wild Live Post-game (0:30)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
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ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NCAA Baseball College Classic. Ole Miss vs. Bay. Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
SHOW Movie (2:00)
1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Mexico Championship. Mexico City, Mexico (Live) (5:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
1:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
2:00 p.m. ESPN2 Outside the Lines (0:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
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3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (0:30)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 3 HSBC Champions. Sentosa, Singapore (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN RFU Rugby English Premiership. Exe. vs. Lei. (2:00)
Saturday, March 4
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:30)
FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (1:30)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:25)
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay
(Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Championship OVC Tournament. Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (2:00)
7:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Duke at UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. (7) KCCO Boxing Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia Showtime Championship. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Min. at S.A. San Antonio, Texas (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Women’s Super G (Live) (1:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final WCC Tournament. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round HSBC Champions. Sentosa, Singapore (Live) (4:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Postgame (Live) (0:30)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final WCC Tournament. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:30)
The best thing about cooking from scratch, besides the amazing meal that usually comes at the end of it, is that it’s a skill that ignores social barriers. That may sound a bit frou-frou, but hear me out: Whether rich or poor, upper class or bottom rung, learning how to cook is something that anyone can do and something that anyone can enjoy.
That is, I think, part of the joy of shows like “MasterChef,” watching ordinary folks from all walks of life sharing the one thing that they all have in common: the love of a hot pan and the savory smells of a home-cooked meal.
Even Hollywood actors can feel at home in the kitchen. Case in
point: “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Tiffani Thiessen. Her Cooking Channel show “Dinner at Tiffani’s” is in the midst of its third season, and is celebrating a classic New Orleans carnival.
In this week’s episode, airing Sunday, Feb. 26, Tiffani throws a Mardi Gras get-together with her former “Fastlane” co-star Bill Bellamy, Bellamy’s wife, Kristen, and former “Nashville” star Eric Close.
And what would a bayou celebration be without some succulent southern offerings? The hostess whips up a hot crab and kale dip served with a creole crostini, her own take on a classic gumbo, some amazing cheesy grits made with blackened butter and finally some pecan pralines for a sweet end to the meal.
There’s more fun to be had in next week’s episode, airing Sunday, March 5, when Tiffani lights up her backyard grill and invites comedian Tim Meadows (“Saturday Night Live”) and actress Missi Pyle (“Gone Girl,” 2014) over for a bite to eat.
First, Tiffani makes her homemade peach barbecue sauce, which she slathers on the chicken destined for the grill. Then, she makes a baked mac and cheese with less-
than-traditional ricotta. And, of course, a meal like this one wouldn’t be complete without corn bread, and Tiffani has that covered, too: she shares her recipe for freshly baked, oh-so-good spicy jalapeño corn muffins.
With food as good as hers, who wouldn’t want to swing by Tiffani Thiessen’s place at every opportunity? A new episode of “Dinner at Tiffani’s” airs Sunday, Feb. 26, on Cooking Channel.
Sunday, Feb. 26
11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America
11:30 a.m. (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table
Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen
2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef (N)
5:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 6:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian
a.m. TRAV Food
T hurs., March 30
6-8 pm at the Beanery - $30
Tues., April 11
6-8 pm at Tuscany Room - $30
Register: Community Education
Instruction: Local Artists from the Traveling Art Pub
Appetizers included/ Refreshments available for purchase.
Create your own masterpiece on a bisque clay bowl. You will be taught how to create a stepby-step design and once you are finished you can choose to keep your bowl, or donate it to the Bowls to Bellies event on April 25, where community members will get to choose from one of your bowls as part of their ticket to the event.
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Trump is causing all kinds of trouble this week. In fact, I saw that Israel just had to apologize to Mexico after their prime minister tweeted support for Trump’s border wall. So not only has Trump conflict, somehow he’s dragged Mexico into the middle of it.