The Hollywood Reporter's Oscars live blog starts now!

Coverage will include:

-Film Reporter Rebecca Ford will be on the red carpet, snapping candid shots of the stars as they arrive, and then transition to press room coverage.

-Executive Editor Matthew Belloni, and Film Editor Gregg Kilday will provide color commentary from the audience.

-Photo & Video Director Jennifer Laski will feed snapshots from the audience.

-Awards Analyst Scott Feinberg will deliver a more contextual and historical analysis of the show, also from the audience.

-Tech Editor Carolyn Giardina will cover the visual effects artists protest outside the venue, as well as commenting on crafts categories.

-Harvard-educated oscar analytics guru, Ben Zauzmer, follows up on whether or not his math-based predictions hit the mark.

-Let’s not forget about the funny-man, Chief TV Critic-- the bastard machine himself-- Tim Goodman, who will be doing his unique brand of biting commentary from the safety of his home.

-Billboard editors will review the highly anticipated musical numbers.

Thank you for joining us for the premier Oscars second-screen experience!