Oscars 2013: Live chat and photos from the Academy Awards

Join us here for a live chat beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday night as we watch the 85th Academy Awards, hosted by Seth McFarlane.

The 85th annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.
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The 2013 Academy Awards begin Sunday night at 8:30 p.m., and will be televised on ABC, but that's just the grand finale, after hours of watching all our favorites stroll down the biggest red carpet of the year. Join us here for a live chat beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday night, and then kicking into high gear with the actual show, hosted this year by Seth McFarlane.

Please join the conversation and add your comments during the show. We have a Cover It Live Oscar chat, featuring news and commentary from reporters and critics from around the nation, including reporters at the Oscars. Former Washington Post pop culture writer Jen Chaney will help host the chat, which starts at 7 p.m. Sunday night. Be sure to join it to share your own thoughts about the night's festivities.