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Oscars 2016: Follow Along With NPR's Live-Blog

11:38pm February 28, 2016

by Maquita Peters

The Oscar statuette presides over the red carpet before the Academy Awards in Hollywood. Jason Merritt / Getty Images

The 88th Academy Awards are being handed out Sunday night in Hollywood, and when they are, our Pop Culture Happy Hour team will be at the ready. Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Bob Mondello are live-tweeting the proceedings — from the red carpet to host Chris Rock's opening monologue, until the last winner's called.

Think of it as a live-blog that you can take part in, too. Our crew will be tweeting as the ceremony goes on, using the hashtag #NPROscars, and we may retweet some of your contributions, as well. Follow along below, or right here on Twitter.

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This year's event is not without some controversy. When the nominations were announced on Jan. 14, several media outlets reported a lack of diversity among the nominees. Some celebrities even called for viewers to boycott Sunday's airing of the Academy Awards, and the overall outrage over the exclusion of people of color got the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter.

These reactions ultimately led the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make modifications to its voting process and declare, "The Board's goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020."

But while some might not be attending or watching, lots of attention will be paid to The Revenant — which got 12 nominations — to see if it will capture the coveted best picture Oscar. Many eyes will also be on Leonardo DiCaprio for his leading role in the film, to see if he will finally cop that elusive best actor Oscar.

Check back in as the night goes on. In the list below, we will mark the winners as they're announced in each category, in bold.

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Oscars 2016: Follow Along With NPR's Live-Blog

Categories

Picture

Actor in a Leading Role

Actress in a Leading Role

Director

Actor in a Supporting Role

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Animated Feature Film

Cinematography

Costume Design

Documentary (Feature)

Documentary (Short Subject)

Film Editing

Foreign Language Film

Makeup and Hairstyling

Original Score

Original Song

Production Design

Short Film (Animated)

Short Film (Live-Action)

Sound Editing

Sound Mixing

Visual Effects

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Writing (Original Screenplay)

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