“We sneaked out of our country”: Uganda’s Bobbie Wine speaks on Oscar’s red carpet
By Reuters
11 March 2024 |
1:48 pm
Hollywood's glitterati gather on Sunday to celebrate the best performances in film at the annual Academy Awards, a ceremony expected to turn into a toast to blockbuster atomic bomb drama "Oppenheimer." Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returns for the fourth time to emcee the film industry's highest honors from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The live broadcast on ABC starts at 4 p.m. PDT (2300 GMT), an hour earlier than usual.
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