Oscar Weekend
Oscar weekend, time to get together with friends, predict the winners, gawk at the celebrities. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. Awarded... [more]
Oscar weekend, time to get together with friends, predict the winners, gawk at the celebrities. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. Awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929 in Los Angeles, it recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting.

(L-R) Actresses Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet arrive at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Model Heidi Klum arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) more pics »

Actress Freida Pinto arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
More photos from the Red Carpet
Best Picture - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Director - Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Actor - Sean Penn ("Milk")
Best Actress - Kate Winslet ("The Reader")
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight")
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona")
Best Original Screenplay - Dustin Lance Black ("Milk")
Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Animated Feature - WALL-E
Best Animated Short - La Maison en Petit Cubes
Best Foreign Film - "Departures"
Best Documentary - "Man on Wire"
Best Short Documentary - "Smile Pinki"
Best Art Direction - Donald Graham Burt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Best Makeup - Greg Cannom ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Best Costume Design - Michael O'Conner ("The Duchess")
Best Cinematographer - Anthony Dod Mantle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Live Action Short - "Speilzeugland (Toyland)"
Best Visual Effects - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Sound Editing - Richard King ("The Dark Knight")
Best Sound Mixing - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Score - A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Original Song - A.R. Rahman ("Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Director - Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Actor - Sean Penn ("Milk")
Best Actress - Kate Winslet ("The Reader")
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight")
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona")
Best Original Screenplay - Dustin Lance Black ("Milk")
Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Animated Feature - WALL-E
Best Animated Short - La Maison en Petit Cubes
Best Foreign Film - "Departures"
Best Documentary - "Man on Wire"
Best Short Documentary - "Smile Pinki"
Best Art Direction - Donald Graham Burt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Best Makeup - Greg Cannom ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Best Costume Design - Michael O'Conner ("The Duchess")
Best Cinematographer - Anthony Dod Mantle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Live Action Short - "Speilzeugland (Toyland)"
Best Visual Effects - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Sound Editing - Richard King ("The Dark Knight")
Best Sound Mixing - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Score - A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Original Song - A.R. Rahman ("Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire")
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU announced their second annual "Oscar Correspondent Contest" (http://oscars.mtvu.com/), giving college journalists nationwide the chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to cover red carpet festivities and backstage activities at the 82nd Academy Awards set March 7, 2010.
From udel.edu
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- Academy Awards News: 65 Nations Competing For Foreign Language Film Oscar (deadlinehollywooddaily.com)
- 65 films contend for foreign-language honor at 82nd Academy Awards (search.msn.com)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards.
"We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars," said Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman. "Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event."
"I am happy to...
From shoppingblog.com
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- Academy Awards hosts named (fresnobeehive.com)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this afternoon that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the 82nd Academy Awards next year. Martin earned an Emmy after he hosed the 73rd Academy Awards. He the hosted the 75th ceremony. Baldwin has never hosted the show. The Oscars will be aired on ABC on Sunday, March 7, 2010, from the Kodak Theatre. As for the Golden Globes next January, Ricky Gervais will host...
From laist.com
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- Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin to Co-Host the Academy Awards (feedburner.com)
- celebrity nation: And the Oscar Co-Hosts Are ... (blogsearch.google.com)
- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Co-Host Academy Awards (theatermania.com)
Hugh Jackman delivered a rousing performance hosting the Oscars last
year but the Academy Awards will have someone new for a host this year,
according to a report from trade magazine Variety...
From nationalledger.com
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- STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman's 2009 Emmy-Winning Oscars Opening Number (broadwayworld.com)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (that would the Oscars gang) today revealed their list of the 65 films eligible for a foreign-language film Academy Award. Browsing the list, I can see that the films all have something in common: Not one has had a regular run in a Seattle theater. Of course, it's often the buzz surrounding an Oscar nomination that gets a foreign film into theaters in the first place. Two that definitely have...
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From seattletimes.nwsource.com
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He sang. He danced. He sat in Frank Langella's lap. But Hugh Jackman won't be performing an encore at the 82nd annual Academy Awards. Jackman turned down the chance to host two years in a row, sources told Variety, because... well, he didn't want to host two years in a row. That leaves the door open for other potential hosts. We'd bump Ricky Gervais to the top of the list, but he'll be otherwise occupied with the Golden Globes. We want to know...
More perspectives...
From feedburner.com
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2ND UPDATE: It's now official! See AMPAS news release below.
EXCLUSIVE: This is an unexpected combination, one that surely will have Hollywood scratching its collective head. But I consider it a good choice that bodes well for AMPAS new president Tom Sherak. Both Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic are experienced movie people, and Shankman has the added benefit of current TV experience. They were chosen by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts...
From deadlinehollywooddaily.com
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- Bill Mechanic, Adam Shankman to produce Academy Awards telecast (feedproxy.google.com)
- Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman Named Oscar® Telecast Producers (rushprnews.com)
- EXCLUSIVE: Adam Shankman & Bill Mechanic Will Produce 82nd... (rss.wikio.com)
TV critic Mary McNamara offers a few suggestions to the producers of the next Academy Awards. Hint: Think Emmys, George Clooney and vampires.
To: Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, producers of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards
From latimes.com
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- Academy Awards make changes for Best Picture (lsureveille.com)
Oscar champs Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs"), Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") and Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction") as well as honorary Oscar winner Kirk Douglas are the first presenters announced for the inaugural Governors Awards on Nov. 14. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences event will fete Thalberg honoree studio exec John Calley and honorary Oscar recipients actress Lauren Bacall, producer Roger Corman and...
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From goldderby.latimes.com
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In yet another testament of UTV’s HARISHCHANDRACHI FACTORY is now India’s official entry for the 82nd Academy Awards. The film has been co-produced with Paprika Media and Mayasabha Production. UTV has recently kicked off its campaign for the Academy Awards, which will include a targeted and aggressive media burst and extensive screenings in Los Angeles [...]
From thaindian.com
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- Utv'S Harishchandrachi Factory In Oscars Race! (glamsham.com)





































