The Dates for the 81st Academy Awards (Oscars) have been announced
The 81st Annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009. The ceremony will take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood this year as well. The event will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.
Key dates currently scheduled are:
Thursday, January 22, 2009: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT, Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Saturday, February 7, 2009: Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards presentation
Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Final polls close 5 p.m. PT
Sunday, February 22, 2009: 81st Annual Academy Awards presentation
To avoid a conflict with the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, the Nominations Announcement event is moved from the traditional Tuesday to Thursday.
Click here to visit the official Oscars site.