YouTube releases Oscars movie trailer leaderboard

With the 89^th Academy Awards upon us, YouTube thought it best to share what has been getting the most attention on its platform. And we share with you the highlights here. Collectively, the nine trailers for all the Best Picture nominees have gotten three million hours of watch time on YouTube, which is said to be equivalent to 25 million viewings of the Oscar-nominated animated short Borrowed Time. Among those nine trailers, La La Land is the most popular. We’ll list down the films in order below.

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Apple releases Oscar ad shot on iPad

Just in time for the Oscar’s, Apple is promoting the usefulness of its tablets when it comes to film making. The new ad airing at tonight’s awards show features students from the Los Angeles County High School. They used an iPad to write, produce, shoot, score, and edit films. The ad called “Make a film with iPad” was shot with an iPad Air 2 and even includes a voiceover from director Martin Scorsese. There is also a special section on the App Store now that highlights the different apps that the students used to make their films.

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HP's Pro DreamColor DIsplay wins a scientific and technical Oscar

It's award season and HP has won an Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced that the HP DreamColor Display will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Sat., Feb. 7. Technical staff from HP and DreamWorks will be recognized at the ceremony for the development of the HP DreamColor LP2480zx Professional Display.

The DreamColor Display is receiving the Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) for the impact it’s made in film - providing affordable, consistent and stable color throughout the film production process. Hit jump for more information.

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Apps to enhance the Oscars experience this weekend

The Oscars are on this Sunday and while this most followed award shows will be watched the world over, expect social media as well as various apps to enhance the experience of seeing this year's best artists and films.  Here are some apps that are designed to make tracking Oscar weekend a complete success from red carpet to after after party.

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