For the smartest, sharpest, most complete coverage of yesterday’s Independent Spirit Awards and today’s 80th Annual Academy Awards, go to
www.awardsdaily.com.

The Oscars, hosted by John Stewart, will be broadcast on ABC-TV (channel
7) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.. It will be preceded by the red carpet show, which, if weather forecasts are accurate, will be as wet as they are witless (channel 7, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.). E! (channels 26 and 108 in Santa Monica) will be there, too, beginning at noon..