115 Academy Award winning films. 757 Oscar
nominations. 306 golden statuettes. That’s what movie buffs will be treated to
on one channel in the month of February. Get the popcorn ready for a dazzling
M-Net Movies Oscars pop-up treat on channel 109 on DStv.
Leading up to 2018’s landmark 90th annual
Academy Awards taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 5, M-Net
Movies will bring DStv Premium viewers a special month-long M-Net Movies Oscars
pop-up channel in February.
The M-Net Movies Oscars pop-up channel,
hosted on channel 109 on DStv, will showcase a long list of magical movies that
caught the eyes of critics and sparkled at Oscar ceremonies over the
years. This treasure trove of terrific
films will be screened from February 1 to 28 and each day there will be six
films on the schedule from around noon until just after midnight.
While the spotlight will shine on all the
Hollywood films from last year’s Oscars (the 89th Academy Awards), many of the
cinematic gems that raked in the most awards since the inception of the awards
will also make their way onto channel 109. Viewers can look forward to an array
of films – from classics like Gone With
The Wind and the original 1959 Ben
Hur to 2017’s Best Picture winner Moonlight along with last year’s
Best Animated Feature Zootropolis.
This pop-up channel will also honour Oscar
winners by screening the acclaimed movies they’ve appeared in. Academy favourites like Meryl Streep, Tom
Hanks, Denzel Washington, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio and South Africa’s
own Charlize Theron will once again transport viewers into the heart of their
characters’ stories, desires, fears and wonders.
For a golden binge-viewing experience,
weekends movies will be scheduled into the following categories:
February 3 – Most Nominations and Most Wins
February 4 – Most nominations, Most Wins
and Best Animation films
February 10 –Best Director
February 11 – Best Supporting Actress
February 17 – Best Supporting Actor
February 18 – Best Actor
February 24 – Best Actress
February 25 – Best Picture
The 90th edition of the Academy Awards will
broadcast live on M-Net Movies Premiere at 03h30 on, March 5 and M-Net 101 on
the same day, at 21h30 after that it will move to Catch Up.
Find the schedule on mnet.tv/oscarspopup or
on DStv.com under printable schedules as well as on the EPG (Electronic
Programming Guide) on your decoder.
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