Oscar Festivals Scheduled At 2 Coachella Valley Theaters

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — Want to watch all of the Best Picture nominees for this year's Oscar awards? The Century at The River and XD in Rancho Mirage, as well as the Century La Quinta and XD in La Quinta will be screening them April 19-25 during Cinemark's annual Oscar Movie Week festival.

Movie lovers can pick and choose the films they want to see, whether just a few or Cinemark’s entire Oscar Movie Week offering. In addition to all the Best Picture nominees, the theaters will also screen some of the nominated films in the Best Shorts category, according to Cinemark.

Tickets for each feature-length Best Picture nominee will be $5 per film. Movie enthusiasts looking to just catch the shorts can purchase a $10 ticket to see all shorts between April 23 and April 25.

For the full list of Best Picture and Best Shorts nominees included in the Cinemark festival — and to see showtimes, participating theaters, and purchase tickets — visit Cinemark.com/movieweek.

The Century at The River and XD is located at 71800 Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage CA 92270. The Century La Quinta and XD is located at 46800 Washington Street, La Quinta CA 92253.

The 93rd Oscars will be held April 25 at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. It will be televised live on ABC at 5 p.m. Pacific.

To see a list of all Oscar nominees, click here.

Coronavirus safety protocols will be in place at the theaters. In addition to enhanced cleaning and sanitation, Cinemark said theaters will have staggered showtimes and limited capacities to maximize physical distancing. Face masks will be mandatory for all guests and employees, although they can be removed for eating and drinking.