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The red carpet has been rolled out, the champagne is on ice and Hollywood is ready to crown the year's best movie, with joint favourites Anora and Conclave seemingly poised for a tense showdown at Monday's Oscars.
A twisty awards season rocked by Los Angeles wildfires and a racist tweet scandal reaches its climax with the 97th Academy Awards gala, hosted by Conan O'Brien, kicking off at 1pm on Monday.
Get involved in the pomp and ceremony with RNZ's live blog, kicking off at noon with red carpet arrivals followed by the main event at 1pm, with film critic Kate Rodger joining the team to serve insights, fun and flair.
