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THE 2019 Academy Awards are set for a major revamp following the news that last year's Oscars ceremony was the lowest-rated telecast on record.
Here's everything you need to know about nominations and how you can watch the ceremony.
The Oscars 2019, or the 91st Academy Awards will be held TONIGHT - on February 24, 2019. The event will be broadcast on Sky in the early hours of Feb 25, and will also be viewable on NOW TV with a .
In an official announcement, the Academy announced that the following year the awards would be brought forward to February 9, 2020.
They also revealed the introduction of a new category in 2020 designed around outstanding achievement in popular film as well as a more globally accessible, three-hour telecast.
The 2018 awards was hosted for a second time by Jimmy Kimmel but the furore surrounding the Harvey Weinstein allegations perhaps contributed to the ceremony's lowest-rated telecast.
And FINALLY some good news after all the drama over who will be hosting - legend Bette Midler will be performing the Oscar nominated song The Place Where Lost Things Go.
This comes after Emily Blunt was unable to perform the song from Mary Poppins Returns.
Since then The Academy had been teasing a surprise performer and they definitely didn't disappoint!
Bette announced the exciting news in a Tweet, writing: "So, (drum roll) Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be chanteusing (that's singing) on the Oscars on Feb 24...the nominated song from "Mary Poppins"..."The Place Where Lost Things Go" ...so excited!!"
Bette is no stranger to awards ceremonies having sung The Wind Beneath My Wings from the hit film Beaches.
And not to mention the 3 Grammies, 4 Golden Globes, 3 Emmys and 2 Tony Awards she's racked up over the years.
So based on her impressive track record we are all in store for a good show!
The Oscar nominations were revealed on January 22, 2019.
Olivia Colman's period comedy-drama The Favourite and Netflix's black-and-white epic Roma lead this year's Oscar race, with 10 nominations each.
The other contenders include A Star Is Born and Vice with eight each, followed by Black Panther with seven.
Black Panther is the first superhero movie to be nominated for best picture.
Colman is among the British acting nominees, alongside her co-star Rachel Weisz and Christian Bale for Vice.
We have the FULL list of nominations here.
The Oscars 2019 will once again be held at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
The live-performance auditorium, formerly known as the Kodak Theatre, has hosted every Academy Awards since 2002.
The theatre was designed by American architect David Rockwell, specifically with the Oscars in mind. The first ever Academy Awards in 1929 were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The 3,400 capacity building was officially opened on November 9, 2001 and cost $94 million.
