10:07 PM EDT 10/27/2009
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POLL: Who Should Host Next Year's Oscars?
Originally posted 10/27/2009 12:55PM
The first shot of next year's awards season was fired Monday, with the welcome announcement that British raconteur Ricky Gervais will be hosting the Jan. 17 Golden Globe Awards ceremony. The appointment has even prompted an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, declaring that this could potentially take a lot of the glimmer off the Oscars.
Permalink | Filed Under: Academy Awards, Hugh Jackman, Neil Patrick Harris, Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, Wanda Sykes
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Oscars to Have 10 Best Picture Nominees
Originally posted 06/24/2009 04:30PM
Let the Best Picture campaigning begin – and this year, the more the merrier.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday plans to increase the number of Best Picture nominees from five to 10 for the 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010.
"After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year," Academy president Sid Ganis announced. "Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize."
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Benjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire Are Oscar's Big Boys
Originally posted 01/22/2009 09:00AM
Hollywood's biggest battle will pit a time-challenged hero, a political war of wits, a gay activist icon, a woman with a Nazi past and a rags-to-riches survivor.
With The Curious Case of Benjamin Button vying for Best Picture along with Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire, the 81st annual Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning – two days later than usual, on account of a little historical pageant that occurred in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.
Benjamin Button led the field, with a total of 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Supporting Actress, Director and Screenplay.
It was followed by Slumdog Millionaire, with 10.
Permalink | Filed Under: Oscars 2009, Academy Awards, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Kate Winslet
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Oscar Ballots to Be Mailed Friday
Originally posted 12/24/2008 07:15AM
Santa's not the only one taking to the skies: The first round of Oscars ballots are due to be in the mail to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, reports Variety.
Some 5,810 voting members will select which actors and movies will be nominated, with these picks then narrowed down to the nominees that will be announced at the Academy headquarters' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Jan. 22.
After that comes a second round of voting, this time to decide the winners to be announced at the Feb. 22 Oscarcast from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.
This year's ceremony will be hosted by PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, Australia star Hugh Jackman.
– Stephen M. Silverman
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Javier Bardem Gets What He Needs at Post-Oscar Bash
Originally posted 02/25/2008 10:30AM
Ya think Javier Bardem was in a good mood Sunday night? The No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner had an emotional entrance at the Miramax Oscars after-party – walking into the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood with the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" playing. Bardem teared up, holding his Oscar in the air and jumping up and down as the party stopped to raise a glass to him.
See more Oscar party pics here!
– Jennifer Garcia
Permalink | Filed Under: Oscars 2008, Academy Awards, Javier Bardem
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Barbara Walters Reveals Her Oscar-Night Guests
Originally posted 02/11/2008 04:45PM
Barbara Walters has unveiled the latest batch of celebs who will get grilled (or lightly peppered, at least) on the 27th edition of her Oscar-night special – starting with reigning teen idols Miley Cyrus and Juno Oscar nominee Ellen Page.
Also on tap for the show? Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford, and Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams. The special will air on ABC Sunday Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. ET (and after the Oscars on the West Coast).
Permalink | Filed Under: Academy Awards, Oscars 2008, Barbara Walters, Ellen Page, Miley Cyrus
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Will the Grammys and Oscars Also Be Canceled?
Originally posted 01/16/2008 10:30AM
With the Golden Globe awards victimized by the writers' strike, Hollywood's attention – and deep concern – now shift to the Academy Awards and the Grammys.
So far, the Writers Guild of America "will not grant waivers to the recording industry, and in all likelihood, we will not grant one to the [Motion Picture] Academy," WGA-West Executive Assistant Director Jeff Hermanson told PEOPLE Tuesday.
The reason: the revenues from the broadcasts "go directly to the conglomerates."
Without waivers, the shows face the possibility of picket lines that stars in the Screen Actors Guild won't cross, forcing a possible Globes-style downsizing. For the Oscars, especially, Hermanson said, "at this point, it is bleak."
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Jon Stewart Hosting 80th Academy Awards
Originally posted 09/12/2007 10:00AM
Call it a repeat treat – Jon Stewart is hosting the Oscars again next year.
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Oscar Reactions: Who's More 'Thrilled'?
Originally posted 01/23/2007 03:45PM
As soon as the Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, many of the newly-minted nominees expressed their gratitude – and surprise – at the news.
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Who Should Win?
Originally posted 01/23/2007 11:00AM
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