Backstage at the Oscars

Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 12:54 p.m.

b"Sunday\\u2019s 92nd annual Academy Awards caps a truncated awards season that saw everything from a South Korean family thriller, to a 1960s Hollywood sendup, to a three-hour gangster epic land best picture nominations. Sam Mendes\\u2019 \\u201c1917\\u201d enters the night having won nearly every major precursor award, but experts aren\\u2019t ruling out a Best Picture upset from the likes of \\u201cParasite\\u201d or \\u201cOnce Upon A Time\\u2026 In Hollywood.\\u201d Joaquin Phoenix (\\u201cJoker\\u201d), Ren\\xe9e Zellweger (\\u201cJudy\\u201d), Brad Pitt (\\u201cOnce Upon A Time\\u2026 In Hollywood\\u201d), and Laura Dern (\\u201cMarriage Story\\u201d) are all favorites in the acting categories. The show is without a host for the second straight year, but Hollywood personalities including Tom Hanks, Maya Rudolph, and Spike Lee are set to trade off presenting duties. ABC's Jason Nathanson was there and joins Tony with the ups and downs from Hollywood\\u2019s biggest night."