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The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony kicks off in LA

Los Angeles, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- The 92nd Academy Awards kicked off on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.The Oscars are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in filmmaking in 24 categories. Camera: EUGENE GARCIA).RESTRICTIONS: DOMESTIC (U.S.) BROADCAST RESTRICTIONS FOR RED CARPET.Embargo period (3:30pm PT to END OF MAIN OSCARS TELECAST, approx. 8:30pm PT) –No video footage, whether live or taped, can be broadcast in any medium, including the Internet, until the main Oscars show is over. The only EXCEPTIONS to this prohibition are showing photos, making factual announcements, or permissible three-minute individual clips that can be used every half-hour until the embargo ends. In the United States, these clips MUST include tune-in messaging to ABC (whether spoken or graphically-shown).Notwithstanding the foregoing, a series of still images and/or footage may not be used so as to create the illusion of a live Red Carpet program.Post-embargo period (After the conclusion of the main show) –Restrictions on previously taped Red Carpet footage is lifted.INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST RESTRICTIONS FOR RED CARPETInternational Embargo period (3:30pm PT) –(In the Americas): No video footage, whether live or taped, can be broadcast in any medium, including the Internet, until Tuesday 2/11 in the country or territory airing the Oscars telecast.(Outside the Americas): No video footage, whether live or taped, can be broadcast in any medium, including the Internet, until Wednesday 2/12 in the country or territory airing the Oscars telecast.The only EXCEPTIONS to this prohibition are showing photos, making factual announcements, or permissible three-minute individual clips that can be used every half-hour until the embargo ends in that country or territory. For digital/streaming it can be a 3 minute package that is updated no more than every 30 minutes (such 3 minutes includes any use of Oscar show clips as permitted in the instructions explained below).Notwithstanding the foregoing, a series of still images and/or footage may not be used so as to create the illusion of a live Red Carpet program.Post-embargo period (see above for date in specific country or territory) –3 minute per half-hour limit restriction is lifted, provided that such footage is still only used for news reporting and not for any dedicated “Oscar Specials” whether televised or on the Internet.-------Additional restriction: Use of screen grabs as still images following the broadcast is permissible only with the express written consent of the Academy. Those wishing to use screen grabs may submit the image and a description of its use to the Academy's Communications Department for consideration.-------