Summary

  • Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins acting Oscar after five nominations

  • Mark Rylance, Sam Smith and Jenny Beavan among British winners

  • Mad Max: Fury Road wins most Oscars collecting six prizes

  • Spotlight wins best picture

  • Brie Larson wins best actress, Alicia Vikander wins best supporting actress

Live Reporting

Genevieve Hassan, Kev Geoghegan and Ian Youngs

  1. First arrivals on the red carpet

    Modern family star Sofia Vergara, Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley and The Danish Girl's Alicia Vikander are among the first to arrive at the Dolby Theatre.

    Sofia Vergara, Daisy Ridley, Alicia VikanderAFP/AP

  2. How the Oscars diamond business works

    There are always millions of dollars worth of diamonds on the red carpet on Oscars night.

    Jewellery designers are keen to have celebrities wear their creations and vie to have them seen - especially by the nominees.

    Take a look at some of the sparkles that have graced red carpets in the past.

    It is rare for those on the red carpet to buy the jewels they wear

  3. Oscars diversity protesters gather outside venue

    Of course, there is a flip side to all of tonight's celebration and award giving. 

    Protesters complaining about the lack of diversity at this year's Academy Awards have been chanting "show me what diversity looks like" outside the venue.

    Veteran US civil rights campaigner Rev Al Sharpton is among them and has addressed the demonstrators.

  4. View from the red carpet

    It's all go down on the red carpet. This is what we can see.

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  5. And the nominees are....

    The RevenantTwentieth Century Fox

    Before we get on the with the red carpet preparations and emotional speeches, let's just remind ourselves of the lucky nominees.

    The picture with the most nominations is The Revenant with 12, with Mad Max: Fury Road scoring 10.

    Both films are nominated for best picture, along with The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Martian, Room and Spotlight.

    Here are the rest.

  6. Get involved with the Oscars

    Kev Geoghegan
    Arts and entertainment reporter

    Now this could be very late on Sunday night if you're in the UK, or it could be mid- afternoon if you're in LA.

    Or it could be very early on Monday if you're in Australia.

    Regardless of what time is, wherever you are - if you're sticking with us through this year's Oscars then please do get in touch with any thoughts.

    Who are you rooting for to win? You can tweet @BBCNewsEnts or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

    Let's go on with the show...  

  7. It's Oscars time!

    Genevieve Hassan
    Entertainment reporter

    Welcome to our live coverage of this year's Oscars.  Over the next few hours we'll be bringing you all the build up before the big event including action from the red carpet and a look at who's wearing what. We're sure the celebs will be tweeting a message or two.

    If you're not able to watch the ceremony then fear not, we'll tell you who Chris Rock is lampooning, who blubs when they collect their award (we're thinking of you Leo...) and if anyone falls over (we're looking at you J-Law...).

    Stick around and enjoy the ride.