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Disney Enlisting Company-Wide Synergy to Spread Awareness of Earlier Oscar Start Time (EXCLUSIVE)


Disney is embracing synergy across its divisions to stoke awareness that Sunday night’s 96th Oscars will air at 7 p.m. ET, an hour earlier than usual.

From photo moments and themed food items at the parks to movie marathons across our channels and Oscar-winning film collections on our streaming platforms — not to mention screenings at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood — we are once again pulling every synergy lever available to help amplify the Oscars across the company.” Disney+ features a “Academy Awards Nominees” collection and is streaming Oscar-nommed films and shorts including “Elemental,” “Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” “The Last Repair Shop,” “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Flamin’ Hot,” “The Creator” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. National Geographic has a “Countdown to the Oscars Marathon” on Thursday through Sunday, featuring “Fire of Love,” “Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” “The Cave” and “Free Solo.”

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