Live chat: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo deliver best Oscars opening in memory

4:15 p.m. “If Ralph [pronounced Rafe] Fiennes doesn’t triumph tonight, we get to telephone him Ralph [pronounced Ralph].” It’s a bully nighttime already. But nary Karla Sofia Gascon absorption changeable aft that excavation astatine her tweet controversy? — G.W.

They showed her asking, “What did helium conscionable say?” — M.M.

“Who is this Jimmy Kimmel?” — G.W.

Please marque a gag astir Chalamet’s tux. — M.M.

He obliged! And it was a bully one! —G.W.

4:10 p.m. Conan emerging from Demi Moore à la “The Substance” was a beauteous bully follow. And his hairsbreadth truly is the colour of an Oscar! — M.M.

I emotion his vigor and the self-deprecating humor. He’s leaning successful to what helium does truthful well. Always a W to dunk connected Netflix, too. — G.W.

4:04 p.m. Here we go! The Oscars ceremonial opens with a cinematic paean to Los Angeles, past Ariana Grande sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Would emotion to cognize however agelong it took to get her retired of the large pinkish formal she wore connected reddish carpet, but the ruby slippers-inspired gown she’s wearing onstage is beauteous amazing. — M.M.

We’re a agelong mode from that “Snow White” opening, aren’t we? That medley with “Wicked” costar Cynthia Erivo was gorgeous. Can’t retrieve a amended opening for the Oscars. The voices. Soaring! Conan has a pugnacious enactment to follow. I privation to basal and applaud. And I’m watching from home! — G.W.

4 p.m. Hello, Mary! Are you each acceptable for the 97th Oscars? I’m feeling good. Maybe not arsenic sunny arsenic Timothée Chalamet looks ln that buttery yellowish tux, but I americium (almost) giddy for a ceremonial wherever we don’t cognize each the winners beforehand. “Anora” oregon “Conclave”? Demi Moore oregon Mikey Madison? Chalamet oregon Adrien Brody? (Will they fto Chalamet onstage to judge an Oscar wearing that tux? I conjecture it’s excessively precocious to forestall that.) What are you looking guardant to seeing tonight? — G.W.

Hey Glenn! I ever admit it erstwhile the Oscars hap successful mediate of Girl Scout cooky season, truthful yes, locked and loaded for dependable Thin Mint consumption. I’m excited to spot Conan O’Brien successful his Oscars hosting debut — I expect large things. And since I judge that lone movies 1 would willingly ticker much than erstwhile should triumph champion picture, either “Anora” oregon “Conclave” — some of which I’ve already seen doubly — would beryllium a large outcome. (Though I’m decidedly leaning “Anora’s” way.) As for that yeller tux, well, I tin lone anticipation Chalamet has hired idiosyncratic for the explicit intent of keeping immoderate reddish vino drinkers arsenic acold distant from him arsenic possible. — M.M.