While host Chris Rock will be commanding the Academy Awards stage, Chris Connelly and Orlando Jones will be hosting The Oscars Backstage on Oscars.com.
The ESPN personality and actor-director will be joined by Diane Mizota, Matt Shively and film critic Ben Lyons for the behind-the scenes experience that will allows fans to choose from four channels that will pull from more than 20 live cameras placed on the red carpet and backstage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The channels include the “Thank You” cam, as well as a camera focused on the audience, backstage and press rooms.
The Oscars Backstage also will be available on ABCNews.com, AOL, Comcast Xfinity and Yahoo.
The 88th Oscars will be held Sunday, Feb. 28, and will be televised live on ABC.
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