--- description: From the best performances of the year to the only two people in the world who already know who's won title: What Time Are the Oscars On? Predictions & More You Need to Know image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdeab181729567a3d/698683a213c79f56a6190d4a/450403193.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Oscars](/tag/oscars/) ## Oscars Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Everything You Need to Know About the 2014 Oscars by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 28, 2014 1:00 PM CUT  An Oscar statue is seen at the 2013 Governors Awards, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California, November 16, 2013\. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) An Oscar statue is seen at the 2013 Governors Awards, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California, November 16, 2013\. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 28, 2014 1:00 PM CUT **What**: The 86th Academy Awards **Where**: Hollywood’s Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. You can watch on ABC on your TV and [streaming online for the first time](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/watch-oscars-streaming-online/ "undefined"). **When**: The show officially begins at 7pm EST, but expect red carpet coverage to get interesting at 5pm ET. (E! will begin their red carpet coverage at 1:30pm ET for die-hard red carpet devotees and Giuliana Rancic fans.) **Who**: Dozens of nominees, [46 presenters](http://http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/25/oscars-2014-presenters-pairs/ "undefined") and Ellen Degeneres, [hosting for the second time](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/the-oscars-2014-hosts-ellen-degeneres/ "undefined"). **PREDICTIONS** **Best Picture**: [_12 Years a Slave_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscars-2014-predictions-best-picture-12-years-a-slave/ "undefined") **Best Actor**: TIME critic Richard Corliss predicts that [Matthew McConaughey](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/24/oscars-2014-best-actor-prediction/ "undefined") will win for his performance in _Dallas Buyers Club_. For more, learn about [the evolution of Matthew McConaughey](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/25/matthew-mcconaughey-mcconaissance-movies/ "undefined") (that’s the McConaissance, for the uninitiated) and catch up on why [Leonardo DiCaprio has yet to win](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/25/oscars-2014-leonardo-dicaprio-when-will-he-win/ "undefined") an Oscar. **Best Actress**: [Cate Blanchett](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/24/oscars-2014-best-actress-cate-blanchett/ "undefined") for _Blue Jasmine_ **Best Supporting Actor**: [Jared Leto](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/25/oscars-2014-best-supporting-actor-jared-leto/ "undefined") for _Dallas Buyers Club_[ ](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/24/oscars-2014-best-actor-prediction/ "undefined") **Best Supporting Actress**: [Lupita Nyong’o](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/26/oscars-2014-best-supporting-actress-lupita-nyongo/ "undefined") for _12 Years a Slave_ **Best Director**: [Alfonso Cuarón](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscars-2014-best-director-alfonso-cuaron-gravity/ "undefined") for _Gravity_ **Best Original Screenplay**:[ _American Hustle_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/26/oscars-2014-best-supporting-actress-lupita-nyongo/ "undefined") **Best Adapted Screenplay**: [_12 Years a Slave_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/oscars-2014-best-adapted-screenplay-12-years-a-slave/ "undefined") **Best Animated Feature**: [_Frozen_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/oscars-2014-frozen-best-animated-feature/ "undefined") **Best Documentary Feature**: [_Twenty Feet from Stardom_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/oscars-2014-best-documentary-twenty-feet-from-stardom/ "undefined") **Best Foreign Language Feature**: [_The Great Beauty_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscars-2014-why-the-great-beauty-will-win-best-foreign-language-feature/ "undefined") **ALSO** * [Meet the only two people in the world who already know who will win](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/oscars-pricewaterhousecoopers/#ixzz2uYlWKFOj "undefined") * [Learn about the real-life inspiration for Philomena, who has been ramping up her adoption rights efforts](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/25/oscars-2014-philomena-adoption-rights/ "undefined") * [Find out which Oscar nominees are considered most likable by the public — and therefore, are most valuable to brands](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/26/most-valuable-oscar-nominees/ "undefined") * [Take a look back through history at every visual effects winner ever](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/oscars-2014-take-a-look-at-every-visual-effects-winner-ever/ "undefined") * [Learn why special effects wizards are planning to protest at the ceremony](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/27/oscars-2014-take-a-look-at-every-visual-effects-winner-ever/ "undefined") * [See the year’s most iconic film locations through Google Street View](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscars-2014-locations-street-view/ "undefined") * [How to win big in the “little” categories at the Oscars](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscars-2014-technical-awards-gravity-short-films/ "undefined") * [Would the Oscars have loved Lana Del Rey if she wasn’t so young and beautiful?](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/lana-del-rey-young-and-beautiful-oscar-snub/ "undefined") * [This year’s Oscars gift bag is valued at a record $85,000](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscar-nominees-85000-gift-bag/?iid=ent-main-lead "undefined") * [A full rundown of Oscar’s hottest Tinder profiles](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/28/oscars-2014-tinder-profiles-best-characters/ "undefined") ```json 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