The biggest event of the awards season, the Oscars, are just around the corner so here’s all you need to know about this year’s Academy Awards. The world tunes in to see who’ll scoop the big prizes at the Oscars, who shines on the red carpet and who ends up the butt of the jokes at the iconic ceremony. What time are the 2017 Oscars? All the red carpet action kicks off from 8 am (which is 7pm in New York and 4pm in LA). The actual ceremony is slated to begin at 10:30 am Pakistan Standard Time (which is 8.30pm in New York and 5.30pm in LA). When and where are the Oscars this year? The 2017 Oscars will take place on February 22 in The Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California. Who is hosting this year’s ceremony? Popular TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will be the MC for the evening. “Yes, I am hosting the Oscars. This is not a prank,” the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host tweeted shortly after the news was announced in December. “And if it is, my revenge on @TheAcademy will be terrible& sweet. Thx to @alsformalwear.” Who are the Oscar 2017 nominees? Leading the way in nominations this year is musical La La Land, which has notched a record-equaling 14 nods, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, Best Soundtrack and more. Manchester By The Sea was nominated nine times, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Best Supporting Actress for Michelle Williams, with fellow Best Picture nominees Moonlight, Jackie and Hell Or High Wate all getting several nominations. What’s the iconic Oscar statuette made from and what is its history? The Oscar is 13 and a half inches high and weighs eight and a half pounds. It’s made from solid bronze and plated in 24-carat gold. The only exception to this was during World War II, when the gongs were made from painted plaster for three years. After the war, winners were able to swap the plaster statues for gold-plated ones. It reportedly takes three months to make 50 statues. The contemporary statuette was designed by Cedric Gibbons, who was the chief art director at MGM. It was then up to LA sculptor George Stanley to make the 3D depiction a reality.