Oscars attendees wear pins in support of Gaza cease-fire Several attendees at Sunday's Academy Awards, including Billie Eilish, wore red pins calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Oscars start with Judy Garland and her ruby shoes from "The Wizard of Oz" and roll out a montage of movie scenes from "La La Land," "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and other films to honor LA.

Oscars are over, 'out of touch with the audience' and saddled with DEI requirements: expert Smaller movies like 'Anora,' 'The Brutalist,' and 'Emilia Perez,' are leading over audience favorites ...

Not only that, but the Oscars have never missed a year — not even during World War II or after 9/11 — although they have been delayed or rescheduled at various points during their 94-year history.

The 97th Oscars will be awarded on Sunday, but the road to the golden statue has been a bumpy one, marked with controversies and a lack of breakout frontrunners to draw audiences’ attention.