LOS ANGELES -- Winners of the 85th Academy Awards, hosted by Ted director and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, will be revealed Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. You can watch the Oscars online, enhancing your TV viewing experience with this digestible list of three ways to get more from tonight's Oscars broadcast and red carpet special:
1. Watch the Oscars Online with a Second Screen
Viewers can watch "Backstage Pass" starting at 4 p.m. PT at Oscar.com or on the Oscars app. It features 20 behind-the-scenes camera feeds and lasts until the Oscars end.
Mashable's entertainment reporter Brian Anthony Hernandez is among the hosts who will provide facts and analysis from the red carpet and in the winners' photo room. Hernandez is part of the the first-ever Red Carpet Digital Lounge along with by Radio Disney’s Jake Whetter and PopSugar's Allison McNamara. Other "Backstage Pass" hosts include The View’s Sherri Shepherd, TV personality Cameron Mathison, Modern Family’s Rico Rodriquez, Entertainment Weekly’s Jess Cagle, PEOPLE’s Peter Castro.
Together, they'll provide commentary from the red carpet, fan stands, the winners' photo room and backstage throughout the entire afternoon and evening.
You can participate using hashtag #Oscars on Twitter or by commenting on questions the Academy asks on Facebook.
2. Make Your Predictions Using "My Picks"
Guess who you think will win and compare your results with your Facebook friends:
3. Play Red Carpet Bingo With Your Friends
Marc Friedland, who designs the winners' envelopes and announcement cards, created 10 Oscars Red Carpet Bingo cards for you and your fellow viewers to play.
Follow EvitePostmark on Twitter as they make the bingo calls using #RCbingo. Red carpet festivities begin at 4 p.m. PT on ABC.
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