Will Colin Firth take the Oscar for best performance? Will The Social Network win best film? Is awards season trend-spotting a dangerous game? And, what makes an Oscar-winning film? On the eve of the 83rd Academy Awards, Jan Dalley, FT arts editor, puts these questions and others to FT film critics Nigel Andrews and Leo Robson. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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The Wrecking Ball singer, 27, and Hunger Games star, 30, star were seen arriving and leaving the star-studded event separately.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians frontwoman, 39, looked amazing in a tattered gown while her husband was edgy as ever in leather

The actress sparkled in a form-fitting dress at the star-studded soiree with husband Joe Manganiello by her side before Jessica Alba and Emily Ratajkowski flaunted fashions on the carpet.

Despite her legal woes Amber Heard appears to be looking ahead to a glitzy weekend of Oscars parties.

Eminem took to the Oscar stage on Sunday night for a surprise of his Oscar-winning song Lose Yourself, and Oscar-winning director Marti

Afterward the rapper - real name Marshall Mathers - used his own lyrics to thank the voting body for having him, tweeting: 'Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity...'

The Made In Chelsea star has created a camera-ready make-up look that will make you feel like a million dollars.

The 49-year-old Bourne Legacy actor was seen tugging the 30-year-old Mexican beauty by the arm as they enjoyed an intimate conversation outside the Vanity fair party.

She has undergone an incredible transformation over the post few months after hitting the gym with her personal trainer. 

Cats made it to the Oscars after all. James Corden and Rebel Wilson hit the stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday dressed as their characters from the movie musical Cats.

Rebel Wilson experienced an awkward meeting with Keanu Reeves and his mother, Patricia Taylor, at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: British stars were hoping for a divine night of Oscar glory - including a pair of actors who dubbed themselves The Two Welsh Popes. Jonathan Pryce plays Pope Francis.

The Welsh actor, 72, cut a dapper figure as he opted for a classic black suit as he joined wife Kate Fahy at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Actress Emma Watson has made a stunning appearance at the 86th Academy Awards in California.

The 23-year-old tripped over her strapless orange gown as she climbed out of her limousine,but was helped to her feet by her boyfriend Nicholas Hoult outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The Australian fashion industry got a big tick of approval on the Oscars red carpet this year.

It is the biggest night in showbusiness and the greatest fashion show on earth.

The source saw films 'Joker' and '1917' winning big at the Feb. 9 award show but shared that more movies needed to be made for actors of color. Cynthia Eviro was only black actor nominated.

Scarlett Johansson continued her best dressed red carpet streak at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony. Her ensemble was made compete with $2.5 million jewelry by Forevermark.

Scarlett, 35, showed off her ample cleavage in the strapless low-cut dress that also revealed her large upper back tattoo. The gown hugged her curves as it fell to the floor and fanned out in a train.

Scarlett Johansson, 35, still looked every bit a winner as she slayed the red carpet at the Vanity Fair after-party on Sunday night.

Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber will not be nominated for an Academy Award for their collaboration Beautiful Ghosts.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham stepped out to attend the Vanity Fair post-Oscars party on Sunday evening.

She earned a standing ovation from the a-list crowd at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night with her breathtaking musical performance.

The Ocean's Twelve star, 56, celebrated his triumph in style as he partied at the Vanity Fair Oscars bash, held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The mother-of-three, 43, donned a silver-studded Dolce & Gabbana cocktail dress for the bash as she arrived with her husband Jim Roth, 50.

Before the party, the reality star, 39, and herhusband, 42, turned their bathroom into a studio as they documented their dazzling preparations for an impromptu photoshoot.

Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, 'declined the invitation' to present an award at the Oscars in LA on Sunday night, a source told HELLO! magazine.

Heidi Klum and Alessandra Ambrosio were putting on a playful display as they partied the night away at the star-studded bash on Sunday night.

Commanding attention, Susanna dazzled in a bardot red sequin dress, which she accessorised with an eye-watering £300,000-worth of Martin Katz diamonds.

British star Lucy made sure to command attention as she swapped her monochrome gown for an ethereal tulle one-shouldered dress.

The Wonder Woman actress, 34, caught the eye as she went braless in a plunging blazer sequin dress as she headed to Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party with her husband Yaron Varsano on Sunday.

Bradley Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio - who are both 45-years-old - have been close friends for over a decade after bonding over their love of movies.

Billie Eilish looked pretty proud of her efforts as she left the Academy Awards Vanity Fair after-party in Beverly Hills on Sunday, flashing a big smile as she headed off following a fun-filled evening.

The actress, 44, led a slew of A-list exits from Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party bash, held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

He's an old friend of her husband, Kanye West.

Steinfeld received a Best Supporting Actress nomination in 2011 for her performance as Mattie in the western True Grit, based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Charles Portis.

Academy Award winners celebrated on Sunday by using their platforms to talk about politics and other global issues, prompting many viewers to nickname the ceremony the 'wokest Oscars ever'.

Joaquin Phoenix won the Actor in a Leading Role gong at Sunday's Academy Awards - and that was just the start of his big night.

Following a series of dazzling appearances on the red carpet, once the stars entered the 26th annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center

The Oscars drew just 23million viewers on Sunday night, six million fewer than it did last year. 

While Tom Hanks was fully dressed in a tuxedo, he still found the time to exercise on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night.

Her husband John Legend, also wrote to Miller, 'Do they pay you for these dumb takes or is this something you do for fun.'

Rebel Wilson is relishing in her epic weight loss. 

Sonia Kruger was reporting live from the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night. 

Megan Blake Irwin pulled out all the stops on Sunday night for a VERY exclusive Oscars after party.

It took all of ten seconds for the first winner at last night's Oscars to unleash an angry political statement against President Trump. Frankly, I'm only surprised it took that long.

Critics called Sunday's Oscars a 'shambles', saying the show lacked structure and almost passed for the Grammys due to a number of 'baffling production decisions'. 

Universal Pictures famously rereleased Tom Hooper's adaptation of the 1981 West End musical to cinemas with 'improved visual effects' days after it opened