At last, Hollywood's grandest celebration of film has arrived as the 98th Academy Awards take center stage. The ceremony will air live on ABC and Hulu from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15 at 4 p.m. (PT).

The Oscars will once again be hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien, who is expected to bring his signature wit and irreverent humor to the event while guiding audiences through an evening showcasing the absolute best in movies.

N2Entertainment.net is honored to be invited again this year and will be on the scene and inside the press room covering Hollywood's biggest night. We will bring you the latest highlights, winners, and memorable moments via social media and online coverage throughout the evening.

What a BIG--and potentially historic--night it could be for Warner Bros. Pictures' "Sinners." The blues-soaked horror drama, written, produced, and directed by Sacramento State University alum Ryan Coogler, has earned an unprecedented 16 Academy Award nominations--the most ever received by a single film. The milestone surpasses the long-standing record held by "All About Eve," "Titanic," and "La La Land," each of which earned 14 nominations.

"Sinners" received nominations for--among others--"Best Picture," "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan), "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), "Best Original Screenplay" (Coogler), "Cinematography" (Autumn Durald Arkapaw), "Best Supporting Actress" (Wunmi Mosaku), "Best Costume Design" (Ruth E. Carter), "Original Score" (Ludwig Goransson), and "Best Original Song" ("I Lied to You"). The song was co-written by Bay Area/Sacramento music icon Raphael Saadiq of Tony! Toni! Tone!.

Among the film's most celebrated nominations, and one N2Entertainment.net will be certainly rooting for, is the Best Supporting Actor" nod for San Francisco State University alum Delroy Lindo.

We're thrilled to see this long-overdue recognition for an actor whose body of work has inspired and enlightened audiences for decades.

Lindo's performance in "Sinners" as Delta Slim--an old-town harmonica player and legendary bluesman--is simply sensational. A win would be richly deserved.

The race for "Best Picture" is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent memory. While "Sinners" leads the field in nominations, other acclaimed films are hoping to win the Academy's top prize, making the evening's biggest award far from a foregone conclusion.

Among the strongest challengers is Paul Thomas Anderson's dramedy "One Battle After Another," which secured 13 nominations, including acting nods for Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro, and Sean Penn.

Whether history is made by "Sinners" or another contender emerges as the night's big winner, movie lovers will be eagerly watching to see how it all unfolds.

In the meantime, here is the list of nominees for the 98th Annual Academy Awards and who N2Entertainment.net would like to see win. Our picks are bolded. Congratulations to everyone.

BEST PICTURE:
Bugonia"
"F1"
"Frankenstein"
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle After Another"
"The Secret Agent"
"Sentimental Value"
"Sinners"
"Train Dreams"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue"
Renate Reinsve, "Sentimental Value"
Emma Stone, "Bugonia"

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Timothee Chalamet, "Marty Supreme"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another"
Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"
Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners"
Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Elle Fanning, "Sentimental Value"
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, "Sentimental Value"
Amy Madigan, "Weapons"
Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners"
Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"

ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE:
Benicio del Toro, "One Battle After Another"
Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein"
Delroy Lindo, "Sinners"
Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"
Stellan Skarsgard, "Sentimental Value"

DIRECTING:
Chloe Zhao, "Hamnet"
Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value"
Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
"Bugonia," Will Tracy
"Frankenstein," Guillermo del Toro
"Hamnet," Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell
"One Battle After Another," Paul Thomas Anderson
"Train Dreams," Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
"Blue Moon," Robert Kaplow
"It Was Just an Accident," Jafar Panahi
"Marty Supreme," Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein
"Sentimental Value," Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
"Sinners," Ryan Coogler

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
"The Alabama Solution"
"Come See Me in the Good Light"
"Cutting through Rocks"
"Mr. Nobody against Putin"
"The Perfect Neighbor"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
"All the Empty Rooms"
"Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud"
"Children No More: 'Were and Are Gone'"
"The Devil Is Busy"
"Perfectly a Strangeness"

ANIMATED FEATURE:
"Arco"
"Elio"
"KPop Demon Hunters"
"Little Amelie or the Character of Rain"
"Zootopia 2"

ANIMATED SHORT:
"Butterfly"
"Forevergreen"
"The Girl Who Cried Pearls"
"Retirement Plan"
"The Three Sisters"

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
"Frankenstein," Dan Laustsen
"Marty Supreme," Darius Khondji
"One Battle after Another," Michael Bauman
"Sinners," Autumn Durald Arkapaw
"Train Dreams," Adolpho Veloso

COSTUME DESIGN:
"Avatar: Fire and Ash," Deborah L. Scott
"Frankenstein," Kate Hawley
"Hamnet," Malgosia Turzanska
"Marty Supreme," Miyako Bellizzi
"Sinners," Ruth E. Carter

FILM EDITING:
"F1," Stephen Mirrione
"Marty Supreme," Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
"One Battle after Another," Andy Jurgensen
"Sentimental Value," Olivier Bugge Coutte
"Sinners," Michael P. Shawver

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE:
"It Was Just an Accident" (France)
"The Secret Agent" (Brazil)
"Sentimental Value" (Norway)
"Sirat" (Spain)
"The Voice of Hind Rajab" (Tunisia)

LIVE-ACTION SHORT:
"Butcher's Stain"
"A Friend of Dorothy"
"Jane Austen's Period Drama"
"The Singers"
"Two People Exchanging Saliva"

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
"Frankenstein," Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
"Kokuho," Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
"Sinners," Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
"The Smashing Machine," Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
"The Ugly Stepsister," Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

ORIGINAL SCORE:
"Bugonia," Jerskin Fendrix
"Frankenstein," Alexandre Desplat
"Hamnet," Max Richter
"One Battle after Another," Jonny Greenwood
"Sinners," Ludwig Goransson

ORIGINAL SONG:
"Dear Me" from "Diane Warren: Relentless"
"Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters"
"I Lied To You" from "Sinners"
"Sweet Dreams Of Joy" from "Viva Verdi!"
"Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams"

PRODUCTION DESIGN:
"Frankenstein"
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle after Another"
"Sinners"

SOUND:
"F1"
"Frankenstein"
"One Battle after Another"
"Sinners"
"Sirat"

VISUAL EFFECTS:
"Avatar: Fire and Ash"
"F1"
"Jurassic World Rebirth"
"The Lost Bus"
"Sinners"

CASTING:
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle after Another"
"The Secret Agent"
"Sinners"

Don't miss the 98th Annual Academy Awards hosted by Conan O'Brien and airing live on ABC and Hulu on March 15 at 4 p.m. (PT).