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With no host but plenty of Queen, the 91st Academy Awards kicked off on Sunday at the Dolby Theater. But it was a long road up to this point. Multiple best-picture nominees have been mired in backlash, and the race is wide open.
Regina King won the first award of the night for her supporting performance in "If Beale Street Could Talk."
Will Netflix's "Roma" or "Green Book" take home the final prize, or something else entirely?
"Green Book" has been hit with criticism throughout awards season for how it depicts its real-life subject, Don Shirley, played by Mahershala Ali. And Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" is up for best picture, despite credited director Bryan Singer, who has been acused of sexual misconduct, being fired late into production.
Beyond the movies, the telecast itself has been in a state of disarray. Kevin Hart stepped down from hosting after homophobic tweets of his resurfaced; a popular Oscar award was announced last year and then quickly rolled back after outcry; and similarly, the Academy, in an effort to shorten the telecast to three hours, announced that four awards would be handed out during commercial breaks (that was also rolled back after criticism).
Still, some Oscars insiders told Business Insider they were optimistic about this year's no-host show, as it would force some creativity and save time.
Regardless, the show must go on. "Roma" is a favorite to win best picture, but can a Netflix movie wow enough Academy voters to pull it off? Could "Black Panther," the highest-grossing movie in the US of 2018, achieve a surprise victory and become the first superhero movie to ever win best picture?
Business Insider will be updating this winners list live throughout the Oscars ceremony on Sunday.
The Oscars air Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Below is the full list of winners for the