83rd Oscars get Social Media Savvy

This year, the 83rd Academy Award nominations will be announced live and online, via Livestream, which is pretty exciting for movie-addicted, social media enthusiasts (like me). Those of you who'll be at work can watch right along with the press and find out which of this year's memorable film performances got a coveted spot on the list.

Not to be outdown by the upcoming Grammy's, the Oscars are going all out in terms of social media interaction with fans, planning 'Oscar Tweets', and daily online programming to get people hyped up. This year you can not only be on the periphery of the most prestigious, star-studded Hollywood awards show of the year, but you'll get the chance to be engaged in what's happening backstage, behind the scenes.

You can watch the nominees announced live at 8:30 am EST right here. Oscar night is on February 27th so you have just over a month to watch all the nominated films.

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