‘Live From Hollywood: After the Awards’ Keeps the Party Going on ABC

‘Live From Hollywood: After the Awards’ Keeps the Party Going on ABC

‘LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD: AFTER THE AWARDS’ KEEPS THE PARTY GOING ON ABC

On-Air Personality Maria Menounos, ESPN ‘First Take’ Personality Stephen A. Smith, and Entertainment Reporter and Sportscaster Ben Lyons Set to Host

“Live From Hollywood: After the Awards” is making sure Hollywood’s biggest night doesn’t end too soon. The one-hour live broadcast from outside the Governors Ball will highlight the best moments of the evening, from the red carpet to the main show, set to kick off at 10:00 p.m. PST/11:35 p.m. EST on ABC. Renowned television personality Maria Menounos, famed ESPN “First Take” personality and “Sports Center with Stephen A. Smith” host Stephen A. Smith, and celebrated entertainment reporter and sportscaster Ben Lyons will chat with the night’s big winners and analyze the most iconic moments,
capturing all of the excitement with your favorite stars.

Maria Menounos is an Emmy^® Award-winning journalist, TV personality, motivational speaker, New York Times bestselling author, host of the Noovie cinema pre-show and founder/CEO of the AfterBuzz TV networks. She has gained numerous achievements throughout her career in the news and entertainment industry. One of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful, Menounos holds the distinct honor of having conducted the only sit-down interview with the entire Obama family – an interview ABC News heralded as a deciding factor in President Obama’s historic victory. Currently, Menounos hosts the Noovie cinema pre-show seen daily in 70% of America’s movie theaters. As one of the only female CEOs in the world of tech, she heads the AfterBuzz TV digital broadcast network, which produces more than 150 hours of weekly programming for more than 120 countries worldwide. Menounos’ AfterBuzz TV mentorship program has helped launch hundreds of Hollywood careers, including Eboni K. Williams, WWE superstars Sonia Deville and Cathy Kelly, and “Entertainment Tonight”’s Courtney Tezano, Deidre Behart and Jason Carter. Her “Better Together with Maria Menounos” podcast remains one of the top-rated health shows on Apple Podcasts.

Stephen A. Smith is an ESPN sports television personality, motivational speaker, sports radio host, sports journalist and actor. He has been called the most powerful talent in the business just a year ago and he followed it up with his best year as a professional as the host of “First Take.” It had its highest-rated year since it launched nearly a decade ago after making the move to ESPN. His journey, which started at the Winston-Salem journal, continued with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Greensboro News & Record, the New York Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Along the way, he also made stops at CNN/SI and Fox Sports before arriving at ESPN in 2003. Stephen A. Smith said, “My name has always been synonymous with sports and this is a career-crossover move that I have been waiting for, Stephen A. Smith co-hosting ‘Live From Hollywood: After the Awards.’”

Ben Lyons is a Los Angeles-based on-air host and producer working at the intersection of film, sports and culture. He has covered every major film festival, sporting event and awards show, including the Academy Awards ^®—this year for the 14^th time. He has covered the Oscars^® for Oscar.com, ABC News, E!, IMDb and Yahoo! Movies. While hosting “The Oscars: All Access,” the show won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program. Currently, Lyons can be heard on ESPN-Los Angeles radio and as the co-host of “The Festival Rules” podcast series for ActionPark Media. He is a contributor to NBA-TV and Turner Sports, and is the co-founder of RebelCode, a production and distribution company focused on cinematic, artistic sports storytelling.

“Live From Hollywood: After the Awards” will be executive produced by Michael Antinoro, David Chamberlin and Marilyn Seabury of Film 45; and directed by Ryan Pollito. Film 45’s recent projects include Rihanna’s “Savage x Fenty Fashion Show” special, NFL Honors and “STEVE” on Watch. 

‘Oscars® All Access: Red Carpet Live’ Is Back to Stream Exclusively on Twitter

‘Oscars® All Access: Red Carpet Live’ Is Back to Stream Exclusively on Twitter

Feb. 6, 2020

‘OSCARS^® ALL ACCESS: RED CARPET LIVE’ IS BACK

TO STREAM EXCLUSIVELY ON TWITTER

Writer, Comic and Journalist Louis Virtel Is Back as Host,

Joined by New Host Actress Sydney Park and New Social Media Correspondent Natalia Perez

Catch the Opening Moments of ‘The Oscars’ Live Broadcast

Immediately Following the Red Carpet Arrivals

Emmy^® Award-winning “Oscars^® All Access: Red Carpet Live” is set to dazzle viewers with red carpet highlights and insider access to the biggest night in Hollywood. For the second year in a row, the show will be streamed live exclusively on Twitter at 3:30 p.m. PST/6:30 p.m. EST. Television writer and entertainment journalist Louis Virtel returns as host and will be joined by his new co-host, actress      Sydney Park, and social media correspondent Natalia Perez, who will bring the red carpet’s brightest stars directly to the movie-going audience at home and in real time. Immediately following the red carpet arrivals live stream, viewers will be able to watch the opening moments of “The Oscars” live broadcast before heading to ABC for the remainder of the show.

Twitter’s live stream will be available at www.twitter.com/theacademy or via @TheAcademy. Fans watching the “Oscars All Access: Red Carpet Live” live stream may also submit questions for nominees, presenters and performers via Twitter using #OscarsAllAccess for a chance to have them asked in real time. Sponsored by Verizon, “Oscars All Access: Red Carpet Live” features footage from up to 10 cameras strategically placed along the red carpet, providing fans with an immersive look at the year’s most high-profile and glamorous event.

For the first time, Twitter has launched a new DM experience for Twitter users to predict winners and share their picks with their followers. Superfans are able to predict all 23 categories and lighter fans can choose to make predictions for just the six most popular categories. Throughout the user experience, there will be sharing prompts, reminders and scoring touchpoints.

“Every year the Oscars come to life on Twitter. From the moment the red carpet begins to the award for Best Picture at the end of the night, fans everywhere are on Twitter talking about their favorite moments from the show,” said Sarah Rosen, head of US Entertainment Partnerships at Twitter. “We are thrilled to have the award-winning ‘Oscars All Access’ back on Twitter and, once again, give fans a front-row seat to the biggest night in entertainment live on Twitter.”

Kimberly Weisberg, executive producer of “Oscars All Access: Red Carpet Live,” added, “With the ability to ask nominees their burning questions live, as well as debate trending topics and discuss their love of film, fans are, without a doubt, the fourth host of ‘Oscars All Access: Red Carpet Live.’ And because Twitter is the place to be for real-time conversation on Oscar Sunday, we couldn’t imagine a better partnership and platform for our show.”

Louis Virtel 

@louisvirtel

Louis Virtel is a writer, comedian and entertainment journalist who currently writes for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He also co-hosts Crooked Media’s weekly pop-culture podcast “Keep It,” alongside Ira Madison III and Aida Osman. As a print journalist, Virtel’s writing has appeared in Time, Vulture, The Advocate, Paper and HitFix. 

Sydney Park

@iamsydneypark

Sydney Park recently wrapped a starring role in Patrick Brice’s Netflix feature “There’s Someone Inside Your House,” executive produced by Shawn Levy and James Wan. Additionally, she was recently one of the leads on the Freeform series “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” and recurs on AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” Sydney previously starred in “Lifeline” for YouTube Red and “Wish Upon” for Broad Green. Sydney will next appear in Amy Poehler’s Netflix feature film, “Moxie.” 

Natalia Perez started her radio career when she was 19 years old, working for Clear Channel’s Top-40 station KIIS. In April 2014, Natalia began working with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a pre-game, in-stadium host and continues to work with the Dodgers organization today. In 2015, Perez joined Louie G and DJ VickOne as a key member of Big Boy’s Morning Show. Today, she can also be heard on Big Boy’s syndicated show, which airs in over 24 markets and on FUSE TV, a daily two-hour show that features news, celebrity interviews and more.

The 92^nd Oscars will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby^® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center^® in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST.  “The Oscars Red Carpet Show” will air at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST. “The Oscars” also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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