Oprah's Oscar Special Airs on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada on Sunday, February 19 at 6 p.m. ET

Two-Hour Primetime Special Features Candid Interviews with Academy Award Nominees Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer (The Help), and Jonah Hill (Moneyball)

TORONTO , Feb. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network ( Canada ) will air Oprah's Oscar Special Sunday, February 19 at 6 p.m. ET . The two-hour primetime special will feature Oprah Winfrey interviewing three of this year's most highly lauded Academy Award nominated actors in candid, one-on-one interviews.

The special will feature revealing and intimate interviews, as only Oprah can capture, with the nominees as they prepare for Hollywood's biggest night. Oprah will speak with two actors from the hit film The Help -Viola Davis (two-timeAcademy Award nomineeand this year's Actress in a Leading Role nominee) and Octavia Spencer (Actress in a Supporting Role nominee) about their experiences on the film; and Jonah Hill of Moneyball (Actor in a Supporting Role nominee) talks about his first nomination and co-starring alongside Brad Pitt.

Oprah's Oscar Special is produced by Harpo Studios.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network ( Canada )On March 1, 2011 , OWN launched in over six million Canadian homes on what was previously the VIVA channel. OWN is available in Canada through a license agreement with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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