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Oscars’ Producers Tease What to Expect at Ceremony, From Return of Acting Clips to Surprise Reunions


The Oscars producers reveal film clips are back for this year's ceremony, and there will be surprise reunions.

Rethinking this year’s broadcast are executive producer Raj Kapoor and showrunner Katy Mullan, two industry veterans with a mandate to craft a telecast that’s more than a parade of acceptance speeches. Kapoor and Mullan are doing all this with the help of Conan O’Brien, the late-night host turned podcasting guru, who is stepping in as emcee for the first time and potentially drawing in a different set of viewers. Along with icons like Isabella Rossellini and younger A-listers like Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”), Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”), and Ariana Grande (“Wicked”), “there are 13 first-time acting nominees alone.

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