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the oscars ceremony that year was attended byjust 270 people at the hollywood roosevelt hotel, and it lasted just 15 minutes. # i can feel it coming in the airtonight... i arrived in los angeles to cover the oscars for the first time in the 1980s with the late great bbc film critic barry norman. i can see that the party's taking over here now, barry... in subsequent years, american film reviewer david andsen, who wrote for newsweek, joined barry to comment on the oscars for the bbc. the biggest voting branch in the academy as actors. this veteran hollywood—based film critic and film festival programmer is still thriving. he remembers the 1950s when the oscars were a much larger cultural phenomenon reflecting perhaps america's superpower status. the big stars would all be there — the elizabeth taylors and kurt douglases and burt lancasters, and they would get enormous ratings in those days. hollywood had become the world's great empire and they were making movies that were big and... you know, on great themes, the ten commandments... ..around the world in 80 days. in some ways, it was

this year i was back commentating on the proceedings with peter at the hollywood roosevelt hotel, thehe first oscars. i think we can both agree that it was actually a good awards show. the conclusion was that had been a pretty good academy awards. see you next year hopefully. but i was disheartened to see when the ratings came out, only 18 million viewers in the us tuned in to watch the ceremony, a bit higher than last year but audiences used to be routinely in the a0 million range. that is one of the biggest changes for the oscars, it has become a diminishing american spectacle. i think the academy is very concerned about the lower ratings. the tv rights to the academy awards fund the academy, they are worth millions and millions of dollars and the lower the ratings, the lower those fees are going to be. so they will be quite concerned. on the red carpet, it was extremely rare to come across openly gay participants like sir ian mccallum. there were very few people of colour. i hardly ever interviewed female film—makers because they were simply none there. but the academy has been div

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we'll be at the hollywood roosevelt hotel.ovies production team here in los angeles. it's goodbye as we leave you with my favourite nominated best original song. and yes, it's going to win. hello. milderairand a thaw is on the way for tomorrow. but for today, well, later on we could see some snow again. parts of northern england into scotland, more especially on the hills, the chance of some disruption again, nowhere near as much as we saw through recent nights, but up to ten centimetres, lower ground more hit and miss. and it's all because this weather front is going to be pushing into the colder air that we have at the moment where the front�*s already been producing rain or drizzle across parts of south—west england, south wales, increasingly so in northern ireland, too. a little bit of sleet and snow of the higher ground before that turns back to rain and into the afternoon parts of north west england, the midlands towards central southern england, even the south east could see some rain arrive. away from that, though, man

we'll be at the hollywood roosevelt hotel. team here in los angeles. it's goodbye as we leave you with my favourite nominated best original song. and, yes, it's going to win. following the destructive snow on thursday and friday, we have been left with something more wintry wonderland to start the day. plenty of snow on — wonderland to start the day. plenty of snow on the _ wonderland to start the day. plenty of snow on the ground, _ wonderland to start the day. plenty of snow on the ground, plenty - wonderland to start the day. plenty of snow on the ground, plenty of. of snow on the ground, plenty of sunny skies. saturday, the cloud second and the return of some snow fall into the north of wales. as far as the amount of snow we still have lying around, snowdonia, 22 centimetres of snow. in the staffordshire moors, not far behind that. a bit more snow to come on saturday night. if you centimetres over the hills. but ultimately milder air is following. and that is what we have with us on sunday. so there will be a significantju

we'll be at the hollywood roosevelt hotel.here in los angeles, it's goodbye as we leave you with my favourite nominated best original song. and yes, it's going to win. hello. it's a much milder day today, thanks to south—westerly winds. those winds have brought a big jump in temperatures. yesterday, for example, just three degrees in balmoral. and for most of us, it was a cold day. today, temperatures widely into double figures, but that's set in place a rapid thaw. indeed, there's a lot of places that had snow yesterday where the snow is completely melted away, but it's still hanging on across northern scotland. we do have some colder air that's going to hang around here for much of the week ahead with some snow in the forecast as well. now, overnight tonight, outbreaks of rain will push northwards across the country. it's going to be quite a windy night and very mild temperatures, double figures for most. but notice the colder air hanging around in northern scotland, where we're looking at some frost. tomorrow, the area of l

explain exactly where we are, and across the road from the adobe theatre, this is the roosevelt hotel, steeped in hollywoodory, where the first academy awards took place in 1929, behind me took place in 1929, behind me to my guests are just getting seated to watch the ceremony as it unfolds, many of the people here are very closely associated with some of those nominated bus so a lot of people will be biting their nails as those golden envelopes are open. and what makes the ask it's really exciting this year is that in a lot of the key categories like best actor, best actress, it is in certain who is going to win. it is quite a tight race between some of the nominees. let's bring in timbre, presenter of talking movies, i know you have seen all of these movies during the course of the past year. is it the case that there is perhaps a bit more excitement because there isn't a potential runaway winner? i there isn't a potential runaway winner? ~ . �* , ~ all winner? i think that's true. we all think everything _ winner? i think that's true. we | all think everything everywhere all at _ all think everything ev

we are at the - roosevelt hotel weather first oscars ceremony was in 1929. the hollywoodl quiet on the western front won best picture back then. the film did well at the bafta awards, seven trophies. stronger competition in hollywood but the interesting thing about this film, i was at the berlin film festival and top german film critics hate this film. you would think that would be rooting for it. maybe they are a bit snotty but they feel this is a historic not just about the front lines, trench warfare but also the home front and this retelling ignored that. and they think although it is a german language film, it was produced by netflix and they see it as crass hollywood films. ifound that into strength they will not be cheering for the field. normally, if you have a film up forfrom a particular normally, if you have a film up for from a particular country, they are reading it, such as india, they have already won for a short film, and i think rrr will do well.— for a short film, and i think rrr will do well. another film with political— rrr will do well. another film w

let's cross live to hollywood and our north america correspondent, peter bowes whose at an oscars watch party at the legendary rooseveltotel. with these awards we have had, we are still looking forward to the best picture award?- the best picture award? yes, and it is brewing _ the best picture award? yes, and it is brewing up - the best picture award? yes, and it is brewing up to - the best picture award? yes, and it is brewing up to be - and it is brewing up to be quite a nailbiter and that is because all quiet on the western front it is a factor say is doing better than a lot of people are expected, winning in four different categories, best production designs which is a key indicator as to whether the academy writers think a film is worthy of possibly best picture. quite a lot of buzz around that we might be in for a surprise come the end of the evening, which will happen in the next half hour or so. will happen in the next half hour orso. everyone will happen in the next half hour or so. everyone had been predicting everything everywhere all at once would be the top film. is it fair to say, tom? i the top film. is

let's cross live to hollywood and our north america correspondent, peter bowes, whose been at an oscars watch party at the legendary rooseveltter, the big awardsjust came during the last half or so? yes, a slew of awards for everything everywhere all at once. as the room empties, this was the watch party and many other parties are just other parties arejust beginning. the other parties are just beginning. the cast and crew of that film have a huge amount to celebrate, seven wins out of a total of 11 nominations. that is quite an achievement by today's standards at the oscars. several of the other nominated films like elvis, go home empty—handed. michelle yeoh winning in the best category of actress and her first oscar win and it was a very emotional acceptance speech with a very clear message to any other actress out there who may be feeling down on her luck and that she has been overlooked, never to give up. let's listen to what she said. give up. let's listen to what she said-— she said. for all the little bo s she said. for all the little boys and _ she said. for all the little boys and girls _ she said. for all the littl