And the Academy Award goes to... these Oscars apps

If you aren't sick of Ryan Seacrest, you should get this red carpet app. This app from E! lets you experience VIP access to Hollywood’s hottest events, such as the Academy Awards. The app brings you celebrity news, A-list fashion photos and interview videos from awards shows.  It's free and a good app to follow all the action.This app is exclusively for U-verse TV customers, and you can watch this year’s nominees and judge for yourself. You can review nominee lists, watch previews to all the nominated films, get actor and director bios, and vote for your favorite films, shows and other awards.  It's an interactive app that paid with your U-verse TV.  It's a unique night, and this is a great app to experience it all. The free app, available on any platform is the official app from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.  ABC offers fans an inside look before, during and after Hollywood’s biggest night and it now includes Facebook integration.  Get all the latest news and results with this app.View the list »
Some great Oscars apps

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The 85th Annual Academy Awards is almost here. For many, Oscar night is all about the red carpet. For true movie fans it’s about seeing whether their favorite film, actor or actress will win an Oscar. After all the Oscars are handed out, it’s all about the parties!

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Yes, the show lasts a long time and there are drawn out speeches and some unfunny jokes, but it's still a big night for the entertainment industry.

Why not get the most out of it with some of the great apps that are available to enhance your Academy Awards experience.

Follow the proceedings, test your friends with some trivia, and make that spectacular drink at your home bar.

There is an app for everything Oscars, so download these before the big night.

It's time to roll out the red carpet.

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  • The free app, available on any platform is the official app from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.  ABC offers fans an inside look before, during and after Hollywood’s biggest night and it now includes Facebook integration.  Get all the latest news and results with this app.
  • This app is exclusively for U-verse TV customers, and you can watch this year’s nominees and judge for yourself. You can review nominee lists, watch previews to all the nominated films, get actor and director bios, and vote for your favorite films, shows and other awards.  It's an interactive app that paid with your U-verse TV.  It's a unique night, and this is a great app to experience it all. 
  • If you aren't sick of Ryan Seacrest, you should get this red carpet app. This app from E! lets you experience VIP access to Hollywood’s hottest events, such as the Academy Awards. The app brings you celebrity news, A-list fashion photos and interview videos from awards shows.  It's free and a good app to follow all the action.
  • If you have a home bar, you need this anytime you throw a party.  This app gives you access to nearly 8,000 drink and cocktail recipes and details about 1,300 ingredients. The “Liquor Cabinet” tab lets you enter all the liquor and mixer types you have on hand and search the entire database for all the cocktails you can make.  Pretty handy.  It's free for iOS and Android.
  • A $2.99 app that lets you test your knowledge about movies and the people who appeared in and directed them. Make Oscar night a competition with this app. The developers of the Oscars Trivia Challenge also offer the Oscar Trivia Lite app for free. 
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