Actress Nicole Kidman smiles as she attends a news conference to promote her new film "Grace of Monaco" during the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, in Shanghai, on June 15, 2014.LOS ANGELES - Celebrities walked the Oscars red carpet on Sunday ready to celebrate the year in movies at a ceremony free of last year's pandemic restrictions and promising a few plot twists as well as a moment of support for Ukraine.
A dark Western, The Power Of The Dog, will battle feel-good deaf family drama Coda for the prestigious best picture prize. A win by either movie would mark a milestone by handing the statuette to a streaming service.Producers said they planned an upbeat show but will acknowledge the crisis in Ukraine, which has killed thousands and driven a quarter of Ukraine's 44 million people from their homes.
"It's not an easy time trying to absorb what's happening in that part of the world, while still celebrating the achievements of everyone who made this movie and all the movies here tonight." Will Smith is likely to earn his first Oscar for King Richard, awards watchers say, as is Ariana DeBose for West Side Story.
The best picture race hinges on whether the 9,900 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences back a gothic psychological thriller or an uplifting story.
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