Stars arrive at Oscars looking to snap back after The Slap

By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year after Will Smith strode on stage at the Dolby Theatre and slapped Chris Rock in the face, the Oscars will reconvene Sunday for a ceremony that will try to move past one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history. Stars are streaming down the red carpet — or, this year, the champagne-colored carpet — at the Dolby. After several days of rain in and around Los Angeles, the sun is out again for a ceremony the Academy Awards are hoping is less stormy than last year’s. The telecast begins at 8 p.m. on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is hosting for the third time. The best picture favorite “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads with 11 nominations.