Oscars 2016: Live coverage of the 88th Academy Awards
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The Oscars 2016 takes place on Sunday and Hollywood's biggest night of the year will feature a host of stars under the spotlight as millions tune in around the globe. The 88th Academy Awards takes place from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, with the Red Carpet event starting from 7 p.m. ET, and the main ceremony having a scheduled start time of 8.30 p.m. ET. The awards show can be watched on TV on the ABC network or online through live stream.

There are a number of strong films competing for the Best Picture Oscar this year with eight movies receiving the nomination. Spotlight is one movie that critics have praised and touted as a possible winner of this year's top award. Featuring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Liev Schreiber, Spotlight follows the story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the child sex abuse scandal in Boston region by multiple Catholic priests.

Leonardo DiCaprio's The Revenant is also up for the award. The story is based upon true events and has been widely praised by critics. Tom Hank's Bridge of Spies, and Matt Damon's The Martian will also be competing though, as well as The Big Short, Room, Max Max Fury Road, and Brooklyn, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a young woman forced to leave her homeland of 1950s rural Ireland to New York. The movie is definitely an outsider for the Best Picture award, but has already won the Outstanding British Film award at the BAFTAs recently, and has been given strong reviews from critics.

DiCaprio is favorite to win the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role, although Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), as well as Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) have also been nominated and will be hoping to pull out a surprise.

Cate Blanchett is one of the favorites to win Best Actress in a Leading Role for her amazing performance in Carol, although Saoirse Ronan and Jennifer Lawrence have also been nominated and could upset the odds.

For the Best Director Oscar, Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max), Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), and Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) have all received nominations.

As well as the main nominees, there are of course a host of other stars who are not up for awards who will be attending the Oscars this year. Some of those also scheduled to be in attendance are Priyanka Chopra, Henry Cavill, Common, Daisy Ridley, Chris Evans, Kerry Washington, Pharrell Williams.

The Oscars 2016 Red Carpet event has a scheduled start time of 7 p.m. ET, with the main ceremony having a start time of 8.30 p.m. ET. The awards can be watched on TV on the ABC network, or online through free live stream by clicking here. The Red Carpet event can also be watched