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...
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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.
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: * 'Angels & Demons' * 'Avatar' * 'Coraline' * 'Disney's A Christmas Carol' * 'District 9' * 'G-Force' * 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' * 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' * 'Sherlock Holmes' * 'Star Trek' * 'Terminator Salvation... Read Full Story
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Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Seventy-one pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: * 'The Door,' Juanita Wilson, director, and James Flynn, producer (Octagon Films Ltd.) * 'The Ground Beneath,' Rene Hernandez, director, and Kristina Ceyton... Read Full Story
2010 Oscar Awards
The 82nd Academy Awards will be held in March instead of February. The date has been finalized on 7th of March.
To avoid conflict with the Winter Olympics, the Academy of Motion Arts Pictures and Sciences have decided to postpone the 2010 Oscars to March. The live telecast of the award show will occur on March 7th, 2010, on ABC at 8 PM. The prestigious star studded event will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, where awards will be given out for... Read Full Story
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July 24, 2009
Beverly Hills, CA ( RPRN ) 7/24/2009— The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected four individuals to participate in a summer internship program for students interested in careers in motion picture computer graphics and animation technology.
Currently in its third year, the... Read Full Story
Early Predictions for the 2010 Oscars | Oscar Predictions 2010 The names of the stars who would co-host the 82nd Academy Awards had been already announced. Along with comedian Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, who recently declared his retirement from acting, will host the show. This is 3rd Oscar Award for Martin as a host and Baldwin's first. The presenters and hosts of the show are yet to be announced. Read Full Story
OSCAR ALERT. You have until December 1 to get your Screen Credits and Music Entry Forms in to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) if your movie is to be considered for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. From the press release, AMPAS explains:
For a feature film to be considered for the 2009 Awards, the film’s distributor or producer must file an OSC form with the Academy by 5 p.m. PT on December 1. If a feature film is released in 2009 and the completed OSC form is not... Read Full Story
For a feature film to be considered for the 2009 Awards, the film’s distributor or producer must file an OSC form with the Academy by 5 p.m. PT on December 1. If a feature film is released in 2009 and the completed OSC form is not submitted by the deadline, the film will be ineligible for Academy Awards in any year.
OSC forms may be submitted online only, at http://aiwosc.oscars.org/aiwosc/ . Information about submission and feature film eligibility can be obtained by contacting Credits... Read Full Story
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reports that Marc Shaiman was named Music Director for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman is a five-time Oscar nominated composer nominated three times for Original Score on The American President (1995), The First Wives Club (1996) and Patch Adams (1998), and for Original Song: A Wink and a Smile from “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993) and for the hilarious Blame Canada from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut... Read Full Story
Oscar®-nominated composer Marc Shaiman will serve as music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.
“With Marc on board, we are sure to have some great musical and, hopefully, hysterical moments,” said Mechanic.
“Marc was my inspiration and musical partner on ‘Hairspray’ and he has been responsible for some of the most memorable moments in Oscar history, like Will Ferrell and Jack Black’s comedy numbers,” said Shankman... Read Full Story
