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Academy Awards 2015: Catch Oscar fever with DStv

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The 87th Annual Academy Awards will air Live across Africa on Monday at 2:30am WAT on M-Net Movies Premiere (DStv 103), hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

This year’s event is not without controversy with a protest planned over a lack of African-American nominees -not one has made the cut amongst the 20 acting nominees.

Host: Neil Patrick Harris
Venue: Dolby Theatre, Hollywood

Presenters:

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Viola Davis, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba, Ansel Elgort, Chris Evans, Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, Josh Hutcherson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Felicity Jones, Nicole Kidman, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Sienna Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Murphy, Liam Neeson, Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt, Margot Robbie, Miles Teller, Zoe Saldana, Octavia Spencer, Meryl Streep, Channing Tatum, John Travolta, Kerry Washington, Naomi Watts, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon.

Performers:

Jack Black, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Hudson, Anna Kendrick, John Legend, Common, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Rita Or, Tegan and Sara, The Lonely Island.

Broadcast (All times WAT):

Catch Oscar fever with the inside scoop on the nominees, presenters and guests as they arrive at the 87th Academy Awards – the ceremony at which legends are made.

Join E! in the thick of the excitement on Live from The Red Carpet: The Oscars as Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic report live and exclusive from the red carpet with the latest gossip and fashion updates at 11:30pm on E! Entertainment

Meanwhile, M-Net will have a live screening of Hollywood’s biggest night which will be hosted by charismatic actor Neil Patrick Harris on Sunday 22 February at 11pm.

Catch the 87th Academy Awards live at 2:30am  on Monday 23 February on M-Net Movies Premiere

Then those who can’t be up at midnight can catch the later broadcast on M-Net on the same day from 6:30pm.

Wednesday, February 24 at 9pm for E! Fashion Police

Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees:

American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Imitation Game
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Full nominees list

Asuquo Eton founded talkmediaafrica.com, now one of the most visited TV, music, tech and features website, in 2011. He is also a social media analyst, media and entertainment consultant.

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