Live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Barry Norman reports on the annual Oscar ceremony, held to honour the achievements of the film-making community.
British nominees feature strongly, including Ralph Fiennes for the Best Actor award and Kristin Scott Thomas, Brenda Blethyn, and Emily Watson for Best Actress.
(Highlights tomorrow at 10pm on BBC1)
See Oscar special: page 52; and Barry Norman on page 67