Get the lowdown on the awards season on BBC’s ‘Talking Movies’

Next week BBC World's show on the film world Talking Movies deals with the highly anticipated Academy Awards which will take place on Monday. The show airs on Thursday at 11 pm, Friday at 2 pm and 7 pm and Saturday at 11 am and 11 pm

Host Tom Brook will examine all the hype, adulation, disappointment and aftermath of the ceremony. He will also scrutinise the Hollywood publicist versus entertainment journalists. Which of these two plays a more important role in the Hollywood franchise?

In addition Laura Metzger reports on the Independent Spirit Awards. The show honours independent offbeat releases like Memento, In The Bedroom and Tape. She also interviews the notoriously shy Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro.