GO.com Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Fans On Oscar Day.

Entertainment Editors/High-tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 24, 2000

Special Oscar Edition of the GO.com Home Page Set to

Bring Fans the Best of the Web from Hollywood Glitz to

Home Oscar Parties in One Convenient Spot

GO.com (NYSE:GO) is giving Oscar fans all the glamour, all the dish, all the photos, the stars, and more, with one-stop access to exclusive content from such entertainment brands as Oscar.com, ABC.com, and Mr. Showbiz.

Featuring a special Oscar edition of the home page, GO.com is wrapping up everything from the official red carpet arrivals on Oscar.com to the exclusive Pets.com sock puppet host appearance on Mr. Showbiz.

"GO.com is rich with high-quality, comprehensive coverage of the Oscars from well-known entertainment brands that consumers trust to extend their Oscar experience," said Judy Fearing, senior vice president of marketing. "We're able to amass the best of what GO.com has to offer, plus the best of the Web in a very usable, fun format on one page. Our goal is to help fans get more out of their Oscar experience by making related news, information, photos, and celebration ideas easy to find."

Right from the GO.com home page, fans will find their chance to predict who will go home with those elusive Oscar statuettes on Oscar.com; up-to-the-minute winners from Oscar.com and Mr. Showbiz; the red carpet "fashion runway" photos as they unfold; streaming video links; shopping links where users can find and purchase the movies and music of the Oscars; and even Oscar Night food and drink recipes to spice up their own Oscar parties.

If you can't be at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST, Sunday, March 26, Oscar.com, the official Academy Awards site, will let fans:

--   catch glimpses of Hollywood's A-list celebrities as they arrive
     with Oscar.com's live streaming video coverage of the red carpet
     arrivals

--   hear fashion reports from trend analyst Tom Julian

--   hear and see live coverage of the winners' press interviews
     backstage

--   play a "real-time" trivia game titled "And the Envelope, Please,"
     where viewers predict the winners and answer trivia related to
     the broadcast

--   access video clips on demand

--   see exclusive behind-the-scenes photos backstage before, during
     and after the ceremony

--   grab a seat at the Governors Ball, with Oscar.com's exclusive
     photos of the festivities and post-Oscar party behind closed
     doors. The site will also post the winners as they are announced.

Fans can also pull up a seat on Mr. Showbiz where the Pets.com sock puppet is appearing exclusively as the host for Oscar coverage. In addition, fans will experience the dazzling red carpet glamour, insider gossip and a backstage pass via the Internet. Coverage includes pre-show news and gossip reports, photos of red carpet arrivals, complete listings of nominees and winners, backstage interviews and user polls on the best and worst moments of the show.

About GO.com

GO.com (NYSE:GO) is the result of a merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, EXPN.com, ABCSports.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, NASCAR Online, Family.com, Mr. Showbiz and Wall of Sound.

Note to Editors: GO.com and GO Network are trademarks of The Walt Disney Company, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.