Amazon announced today the launch of a dedicated Oscars hub on Fire TV where movie buffs can get ready for the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony, including watching all the nominated movies and casting their votes for Oscar winners via the on-screen interactive voting experience, \u201cOscars predictions.\u201d
\nThe new Oscars hub will live on the Fire TV interface starting today, March 6, until March 20.
\nThe most interesting feature is the voting experience, which will be available on March 7. It allows users to select their Oscar winner predictions in the seven major categories, including \u201cBest Actor in a Leading Role,\u201d \u201cBest Actress in a Leading Role,\u201d \u201cBest Adapted Screenplay\u201d and \u201cBest Director,\u201d among others.
\nUsers can access the feature by speaking into their voice remote, \u201cAlexa, vote for the Oscars.\u201d
\nAfter the Oscars ceremony is over and the winners have been determined, Fire TV users will receive an accuracy score, which they can then brag about to their friends. The day of the ceremony, March 12, is the last day that users can put in their votes.
\nThe voting feature will likely be fun for viewers to play around with. There’s even an option to share predictions on social media platforms or via text message. The company says this is the first time it’s launching an interactive experience that lets viewers fill out an Oscars ballot and share it on social.
\nIn addition to the \u201cOscars predictions\u201d experience, Fire TV is also giving viewers a single place to find all the 2023 Oscar-nominated films and where they are streaming. So, whether users want to watch \u201cAll Quiet on the Western Front,\u201d which is streaming on Netflix, or \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d on Paramount+, they’ll be able to select the streaming app that has their desired movie.
\nAlso, Fire TV users get access to a collection of Oscar-nominated movies throughout history, including the ones from last year. Users can ask Alexa, \u201cTake me to Fire TV’s Oscars Collection.\u201d
\nFire TV is also giving viewers the ability to watch free red carpet coverage, interviews and post-show analysis. And, of course, the dedicated hub will feature the live TV streaming services that are broadcasting the event, which includes Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV and more.
\nThe 2023 Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and be broadcast on ABC on March 12 at 8 p.m. ET.
\nAmazon received one Oscar nomination for its international film \u201cArgentina, 1985.\u201d The drama film \u201cWomen Talking\u201d was also nominated, which was produced by the Amazon-owned studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).<\/p>\n
Netflix’s \u2018All Quiet on the Western Front’ is among the most nominated Oscar films<\/p>\n