After the shock and awe of last year’s Oscars when Will Smith hit host Chris Rock and went on to win best actor, organisers have put strategies in place to settle things down. Hosting for a 3rd time is late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel – he says it’ll be impossible not to address the slappy elephant in the room, but “I obviously don’t want to make the whole monologue about that”. After that, what couple possibly go wrong (except for a power outage…)? This year, many blockbusters are up for awards, including Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis, and Avatar: The Way of Water, with Everything Everywhere All at Once going in as the favourite. Each cracked US$100 million at the box office, and they are the kind of movies that were overlooked in the past. Also, look out for the best song performances – Naatu Naatu is the first Indian film song to be nominated, and it’s set to go off. All the nominations are here – see you back here tomorrow for the champagne-coloured carpet gallery…