AP Photo/Jennifer GraylockThis golden guy is going to be a little tardy.
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC from Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010, to avoid a ratings showdown with the Winter Olympics, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Nominations will be revealed Feb. 2.
Team Oscar unveiled key dates leading up to next year's ceremony, taking into account the 2010 Winter Olympics, which run Feb. 12-28 in Vancouver.
Last year's Academy Awards were held on Feb. 22 and hosted by Hugh Jackman, who won mostly rave reviews for his song-and-dance shtick.
This is the first time the Oscars will be held in March since 2004, when the Academy decided to move the kudos to February ostensibly to fend off competitors like the Golden Globe, SAG and Critics' Choice awards that have taken some of the gloss off Tinseltown's oldest trophy-giving show.