Stand a chance to win a trip of a lifetime to the Oscars® Red Carpet 2018
SINGAPORE, February 7, 2017 – HBO Asia, the home of the Oscars® in Asia, delivers the ultimate Oscars® experience live and exclusive* across multiple screens from Monday February 27 at 8am (SIN), starting with the live broadcast and streaming* of the OSCARS® RED CARPET followed by THE 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS on HBO and HBO GO at 9.30am (SIN). Exclusive Oscars® web content will also be available on HBO Asia’s microsite (www.hboasia.com/oscars) while the network’s social media crew and host, Denise Keller, will bring exclusive Oscars® red carpet moments to HBO Asia’s social media platforms.
Exclusive Red Carpet Reporting
HBO Asia’s social media crew and German-Chinese Singaporean host, Denise Keller, will be on the star-studded 2017 Oscars® red carpet to interview Hollywood’s elite. These exclusive Oscars® red carpet moments including video interviews with celebrities, behind-the-scene pictures from the red carpet and heartfelt celebrity shout outs will be available on the network’s social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Exclusive Webcast of the Oscars® ceremony
HBO Asia’s microsite will also feature exclusive webcast of the Oscars® ceremony:
- Thank You Cam – Backstage interviews with the winners as they come off stage after accepting their awards
- Oscars®Backstage Interviews – Backstage interviews of the winners
- Audience Cam – A live feed fixed on Hollywood’s most talented stars in the audience during the Oscars®ceremony to capture candid moments in the Dolby Theatre®
- Rapid Clips – Exclusive clips showcasing major moments of the Oscars® ceremony
HBO Asia Oscars® contest
Fourteen lucky winners of the 2016 Oscars® contest from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Taiwan will be in Los Angeles on a five-day all-expense paid Hollywood trip to watch the red carpet live at the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
This year, HBO Asia is once again giving viewers the opportunity to win seven pairs of tickets in the HBO Ultimate Oscars® Experience Contest. This opportunity of a lifetime includes watching the Oscars® red carpet live and attending the Oscars® viewing party in 2018. Also included are round-trip airfares to Los Angeles, 5D4N hotel accommodation, VIP tour of a theme park, and a helicopter tour of the breathtaking California coastline. To participate, viewers need to answer a question that will be revealed during HBO’s live and exclusive* broadcast of the 2017 Oscars® this February 27 at 9.30am (SIN). Log on to www.hboasia.com/oscars for more details about the contest from February 13.
The Oscars® Live Screening (MALAYSIA ONLY)
HBO Asia and Astro will host the live screening of the Oscars® at St Regis Kuala Lumpur. Local celebrities, including Raianna Abdul Rahman, Syazwan Zakariah, Hisyam Hamid, Zarul Umbrella, Mark Adam, Wafiy, Awang, Jamal Jamaluddin, Akhmal Nazri and host Kamal Adli, as well as industry partners, Astro Circle contest winners and members of the media will be attending this exclusive, by-invitation-only screening event. The guests will get live updates from the HBO Sentral crew and host Nabil Ahmad, who are on-ground at the Oscars® red carpet in Los Angeles.
The Oscars® Live Screening (INDONESIA ONLY)
HBO Asia will host the live screening of the Oscars® at Four Seasons Hotel, Jakarta. Hosted by social media personalities Ajeng Hendarmin, Ivy Batuta and Cisca Becker (aka Tiga Mami Kece), this exclusive, by-invitation-only screening event will be attended by local celebrities, as well as industry partners, contest winners and members of the media. The guests will be getting live updates from the HBO Sentral crew who are on-ground at the Oscars® red carpet in Los Angeles.
Sky Alive! Tour (PHILIPPINES ONLY)
In a free activity open to the public over three days at SM Lanang Premier Activity Center, participants can test their knowledge of all things Oscars® and receive souvenir photos at the HBO booth! The first 100 Skycable subscribers who pay their bills at the Sky Zone each day will enjoy a free make-over done by a professional make-up artist and hair stylist.
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 89th Annual Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood. The Oscar® presenters announced to date are Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Mark Rylance and Alicia Vikander.
THE 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS will be broadcast live and exclusively* on HBO this February 27, starting with the OSCARS® RED CARPET ‘LIVE’ at 8am (SIN) with a same night primetime encore at 7pm (SIN), and THE 89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS ‘LIVE’ at 9.30am (SIN) with a same night primetime encore at 8pm (SIN). Also streamed* live on HBO on HBO GO.
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*In selected territories.
About HBO ASIA
Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia with six 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels: HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits and Cinemax, as well as Red by HBO, internet streaming platform, HBO GO, subscription video on demand service, HBO On Demand, and in China, 鼎级剧场 (ding ji ju chang). HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in the region. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.
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