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Zooey and Emily Deschanel head to the Oscars to support their father

Actresses Zooey and Emily Deschanel are at the Oscars to cheer on their father, nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel.

“Sister Emily and I on our way to the Oscars! 🎈Getting ready to root for our dad!” Zooey, 39, wrote alongside a photo of the pair in the car on the way to the awards ceremony.

Caleb Deschanel is nominated in the cinematography category for the film “Never Look Away.”

He was one of nearly 100 cinematographers and directors who wrote an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after news broke that the organization was controversially planning to move four of the awards to the commercial breaks, in the categories of cinematography, film editing, makeup and hairstyling and live-action short.

A few days later, the Academy reversed its decision, writing in a statement, “All Academy Awards will be presented without edits, in our traditional format.”

Deschanel’s next big project is the live-action “Lion King,” coming out in July.