91st Academy Awards Air Tonight: All Eyes Are On ABC as Hollywood Fêtes Its Best

The 91st Academy Awards will air on ABC tonight [at 8:00 PM Eastern|5:00 PM Pacific].

As Hollywood celebrates a year of amazing movies, The Walt Disney Company has an unprecedented number of nominations.

Countless stories, one night. The #Oscars, tonight at 8e|5p. pic.twitter.com/piYFkDAQMM

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 24, 2019

Eight Disney films from are up for “Oscars” tonight, which rounds out to 17 total nominations.

Leading the charge for The Walt Disney Company is Marvel’s Black Panther, a film that earned seven nominations including the biggest prize of the night, “Best Picture.”

As most of the world knows, Black Panther is not only exciting Disney fans, but comic book lovers as it is the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Pictures.

Lights, camera, Muppets! Celebrate some of this year’s Oscar-nominated films with @TheMuppets! 📽 Watch @TheAcademy Awards tonight at 8e|5p on ABC. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/L9NYJzwstE

— Disney (@Disney) February 24, 2019

Mary Poppins Returns also received a few nominations including “Best Original Song” for “Where the Lost Things Go”.

This evening, the heartfelt ballad will be sung by a Disney favorite, Bette Midler.

The other Disney works nominated Academy Awards include: Ralph Breaks the Internet, Incredibles 2, Christopher Robin, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Avengers: Infinity War, and the Disney/Pixar short, Bao.

Before you settle in to watch the red carpet, vote in our poll:

Which Disney movie will fare the best at the #Oscar2019 tonight? #Disney #AcademyAwards

— Andrew Justvig (@AndrewJustvig) February 24, 2019

And then let us know who you’re rooting for in the comments below!