The Ultimate Oscars® Experience On HBO Starts With The Live Nominee Announcement On January 24 at 9.18pm
SINGAPORE, January 20, 2017 – HBO is once again the home of the Oscars® in Asia this year. Subscribers across Asia can get the ultimate Oscars® experience of the 89th Academy Awards direct from Hollywood across multiple screens on TV and connected mobile devices, in addition to red carpet exclusives and backstage interviews on the network’s website and social platforms.
Starting with the 89th Oscars® Nominations, several Oscar®-winning and nominated Academy members including Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe will join Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to reveal the 24 Oscar® award categories at the 89th Oscars® Nominations. Watch it live on HBO and on HBO Go* at 9.18pm on January 24, 2017.
The 89th Academy Awards will broadcast on February 27 live across Asia on HBO and streamed live HBO Go* starting with the Oscars® Red Carpet ‘Live’ from 8am followed by the 89th Oscars® at 9.30am. Both programs will encore that same night on HBO at 7pm and 8pm respectively. Held at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, the 89th Oscars will be hosted by the late-night talk show host, producer and comedian Jimmy Kimmel. This will be Jimmy Kimmel’s first time hosting the Academy Awards.
In honour of past winners, HBO will be airing a series of Oscar-winning movies on HBO, HBO FAMILY and HBO SIGNATURE. Refer to the full line up of Oscars® programming below:
| Date | Time (SGT) | Title |
| Live on HBO | ||
| January 24 | 9.18pmon HBO | LIVE NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® 2017 |
| Oscar® winning movies on HBO: | ||
| January 26 | 10.50pmon HBO | ARGO – Winner of 2013 Oscars®· Best Picture (Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers)· Best Film Editing (William Goldenberg)
· Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) (Screenplay by Chris Terrio) |
| February 1 | 9.45pm on HBO | INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – Winner of 2010 Oscars®· Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Christoph Waltz) |
| February 22 | 8.25pmon HBO FAMILY | BIG HERO 6 – Winner of 2015 Oscars®· Best Animated Feature Film (Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli) |
| February 24 | 7.15pmon HBO SIGNATURE | A GIRL IN THE RIVER: THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESS – Winner of 2016 Oscars®· Best Documentary (Short Subject) (Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy) |
| February 25 | 11pmon HBO | THE DANISH GIRL – Winner of 2016 Oscars® [ALL TERRITORIES EXCEPT SINGAPORE, INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA]Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Alicia Vikander) |
| February 25 | 5.30pm on HBO SIGNATURE | DREAMGIRLS – Winner of 2007 Oscars®· Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson)· Best Sound Mixing (Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton) |
| February 26 | 3.20pmon HBO | SHREK – Winner of 2002 Oscars®· Best Animated Feature Film (Aron Warner) |
| 6.50pmon HBO | AMERICAN SNIPER – Winner of 2015 Oscars®· Best Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman) | |
| 10.35pmon HBO | MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Winner of 2016 Oscars®· Best Costume Design (Jenny Beavan)· Best Film Editing (Margaret Sixel)
· Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin) · Best Production Design (Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson) · Best Sound Editing (Mark Mangini and David White) · Best Sound Mixing (Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo) |
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| Live on HBO / HBO Go* | ||
| February 27 | 8am | OSCARS® RED CARPET ‘LIVE’ 2017 |
| 9.30am | THE 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® ‘LIVE’ | |
| Same night primetime encore on HBO | ||
| February 27 | 7pm | OSCARS® RED CARPET 2017 |
| 8pm | THE 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® | |
*Live streaming of the Oscars® on HBO Go is available in Hong Kong. Live streaming is also available to HBO subscribers on StarHub Go in Singapore and Astro On The GO in Malaysia.
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