. ♪ >>> look at dj kalkutta. [ applause ] i know.l dressed audience, i might add. >> oscar weekend. >> yes, it is. >> we have the oscar themed treats to kick it off thanks to astro doughnuts and fried chicken and our entire audience is getting some oscar doughnuts. >> we're not getting left out. >> we're not. >> red velvet. have you tried them yet? >> yeah. good, good. all right. >> nobody has. >> go ahead and eat them. >> all right. >> i'll save mine till after "pop". >> real good. >> how many of you people here play hq trivia. you know the game hq trivia? i played it a couple of times with my kids. can win some money. there, the host is going to be here. going to play a special edition for our oscars after-party. >> i'm so in. so fun. >> i have to say after "pop news" you got to have it. this is a good doughnut. >> today we're doing popscars. it's also friday. not friday eve, rob. it's friday. today we are calling it the popscars. so how deg of separation academy award styl put on your thinking caps. four actors who are in -- who a

that's dj kalkutta on the ones and twos. but it's a very musical morning.hese kids are here, not only are they here, they are singing at carnegie hall so congratulations. congratulations to all of you. and we're excited you're here. the rest of the audience, we're excited that you're here. [ applause ] and we're really excited to find out who are the winners of the 90th academy awards two days away and excited about what the big show has in store. t.j. holmes is here to bring back a little game we played before the super bowl. it's time for some oscar props. you have the champagne and oscar. what else? >> this beautiful thing is up for grabs for one of you. we're bringing back by popular demand our champion from our super bowl props bag, lara spencer here. [ applause ] >> here you go. here you go. this is for you. a lot of people betting on who is going to win the big prizes but prop bets involved, as well. so you got your white boards. white down your answers. up first, what will be the topic of jimmy kimmel's first joke? >> oh, gosh. >> will he talk about