The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, are awards that recognize excellence in the film industry. They are widely considered to be the most prestigious and important awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. This year, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas will perform the title song of the James Bond film No Time to Die, while country icon Reba McEntire will sing “Someway You Do from Four Good Days” by famed Hollywood composer Diane Warren. Jessica Chastain, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Benedict Cumberbatch, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Jesse Plemons, J.
K. Simmons, Kosmit-R McPhee, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jane Campion, Adam McKay and David Sirota, Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alberto Iglesias, Bruno Delbonnel, Janusz Kamiński and And After Zegler are all nominated for an Oscar this year. The ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles as it has been for many years. Last year due to the pandemic the ceremony was filmed in several locations to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Iconic animator and filmmaker Walt Disney holds the record for most Oscars won with 22 competitive Oscars and four honorary Academy Awards throughout his career.
Among actors and actresses Katharine Hepburn is the only artist to have won four Oscars in the Best Actress category for Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter and In the Golden Pond. The Oscars are also known as Academy Awards and are awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which is made up of more than 7,000 members of the film industry who vote for the Oscars every year.