2010 Oscar Awards

The 82nd Academy Awards will be held in March instead of February. The date has been finalized on 7th of March.

To avoid conflict with the Winter Olympics, the Academy of Motion Arts Pictures and Sciences have decided to postpone the 2010 Oscars to March. The live telecast of the award show will occur on March 7th, 2010, on ABC at 8 PM. The prestigious star studded event will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, where awards will be given out for outstanding film achievements of 2009.

The names of the stars who would co-host the 82nd Academy Awards had been already announced. Along with comedian Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, who recently declared his retirement from acting, will host the show. This is 3rd Oscar Award for Martin as a host and Baldwin’s first. The presenters and hosts of the show are yet to be announced.

10 films are fighting to bag a nomination in the Best Picture category in the 2010 Oscar award. The nomination for all the categories will be announced on Tuesday February 2nd, 2010. The final polls will close on March 2nd, 5 days before the winners are revealed on March 7th.

Check out the key dates scheduled for the 2010 Oscars:

Monday, December 28th, 2009: Nominations Ballots to be Mailed
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010: Nominations Polls to Close at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010: Nominations to be Announced at 5:30 a.m. at Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010: Final Ballots to be Mailed
Monday, February 15th, 2010: Nominees Luncheon
Saturday, February 20th, 2010: Presentation of Scientific and Technical Achievement Award
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010: Final Polls to Close at 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 7th, 2010: Presentation of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards