Oscar hype reaches a fever pitch this month as we close in on the 84th Academy Awards presentation on February 26. Who will be honored for the year’s greatest achievements in filmmaking? If you aren’t up to speed on the most talked-about contenders, or if you’re already Oscar-savvy and want a terrific refresher course before the big day, this is your chance.

Join us at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres as we roll out the red carpet for some of this year’s contenders. Also, don’t miss our yearly staples - the Oscar-Nominated Shorts program including all nominated documentary, live-action and animated shorts from 2011; KPCC 89.3 FM’s "FilmWeek" Oscar Preview recorded in front of a live audience; and panel discussions with the Oscar-Nominated Editors ("Invisible Art, Visible Artists" co-presented by the American Cinema Editors) and Oscar-Nominated Art Directors co-presented by the Art Directors Guild and the Set Decorators Society of America.

Series compiled by Gwen Deglise and Grant Moninger. Program notes by Beth Hanna.