TCM Unveils Lineup for 2016’s 31 Days (and 360 Degrees) of Oscar®

TCM’s annual 31 Days of Oscar® programming event gets underway February 1st with a cool twist: the network will air 360 movies that were either nominate for or won an Oscar® – and each movie will be connected the next by an actor or actress who appeared in each. The final movie will link up to the first – with no films repeated during the month-long event – to complete the circle.

TCM is also launching a game version of 360 Degrees of Oscar® in which fans will be asked to guess the connections and share their choices on social media. The game can be accessed at 31days.tcm.com beginning today and will run throughout the month-long event. For further details, follow the jump.

TCM Unveils Lineup for 2016 Edition of 31 Days (and 360 Degrees) of Oscar®

31 Days of Oscar® Airs February 1 – March 2 Featuring a Variation of the Popular Parlor Game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”

Network Launches “360 Degrees of Oscar” Digital Game

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will kick off its 31 Days of Oscar®, the network’s annual month-long celebration of the Academy Awards®, on February 1 at 6am with a screening of Gigi (1958). This year’s theme is “31 Days (and 360 Degrees) of Oscar,” which features 360 Oscar-winning or nominated films with each connected to the next by an actor or actress who has a role in both. No films or connections are repeated and it all comes full circle when the last film of the programming, Around the World in 80 Days (1956) connects back to Gigi (1958).

Additionally, fans will also have the opportunity to participate in a “360 Degrees of Oscar” game where they will be asked to guess the connections and share their picks on social media. The game can be accessed at 31days.tcm.com beginning today and will run throughout the entire month of programming.

The programming lineup for this year’s 31 Days of Oscar® includes:

• A Star Is Born (1976)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• Auntie Mame (1958)
• An American In Paris (1951)
•  Jezebel (1938)
• Breaking Away (1979)
• Top Hat (1935)
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
• The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

A complete schedule for the month-long Academy Awards tribute is available at 31days.tcm.com.

The 88th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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