Face the truth UK, we’re all trying to find a place to watch the 2013Academy Awards but look no further and fear no more because Sky will have full coverage! We’ve got the official press release as they announce that Sky Movies will be broadcast the 85th Academy Awards® live from Los Angeles on Sunday 24th February. It will air exclusively in the UK on the new dedicated channel Sky Movies Oscars® / HD, which launches on 11th February.
Televised live from the Dolby Theatre in LA, this year’s ceremony will be hosted by TED and Family Guy star Seth MacFarlane, with British singing sensation Adele confirmed to perform her Academy Award-nominated song SKYFALL alongside a wider 50th Anniversary Bond tribute. The ceremony will also feature a live performance from two-time Academy Award winner and three-time nominee Barbra Streisand, who last sang at the Oscars in 1977.
Whilst Sky Movies has been the home of the Academy Awards in the UK for nine consecutive years, 2013 is the first time it will have a dedicated channel. From 11th February, Sky Movies Showcase / HD will become Sky Movies Oscars / HD, showing award winning films 24 hours a day until the Oscar® ceremony itself on 24th February.
Sky News correspondent Lucy Cotter will be reporting live from the red carpet, bringing Hollywood glamour and exclusive chats directly to Sky viewers’ living rooms for Oscars 2013: Red Carpet Live. Director of Sky Movies Ian Lewis said:
“Sky Movies is thrilled once more to give our customers an exclusive front row seat to the 2013 Oscars, as well as the chance to enjoy a fantastic selection of the Academy’s most celebrated movies all in one place on Sky Movies Oscars / HD.”
The Oscars 2013: Red Carpet Live will air from 1130-0130 on Sky Living / HD and Sky Movies Oscars / HD and The 85th Annual Academy Awards will air live exclusively on Sky Movies Oscars / HD from 0130 until 0400.
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