How to watchThe Oscars take place at the Hollywood and Highland Center's Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony airs live on American TV network ABC and Canadian network CTV, with the official Oscars red carpet broadcast to start at 7 p.m. The Oscars: All Access live stream at oscar.com will carry the red carpet segment as well as backstage content from 7 p.m. Top contendersLa La Land, a contemporary romance and candy-coloured ode to Hollywood musicals starring Canadian Ryan Gosling and American Emma Stone, is the leading contender. (Dale Robinette/Lionsgate)The musical love story La La Land is the one to beat heading into the awards.

Source: CBC News February 26, 2017 09:56 UTC