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WAMG On The Red Carpet At The Oscars

At last our Holy of Holies, our Christmas, our Superbowl has finally come… The 82nd Annual Academy Awards.

It was a beautiful, sunny day here in Hollywood and all the Gold Men at Kodak Theatre are ready for their closeup.

 

The bleacher fans were already in their seats hours beforehand waiting to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars walking the red carpet.

AMPAS was kind enough to invite us on the red carpet one last time this morning to catch a glimpse of all the glorious happenings.

Oscar handicapper, Panda Hugger, and I just finished up on the Red Carpet and we have some final predictions as to how it will all go down tonight:

  • Best Picture: AVATAR
  • Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, THE HURT LOCKER
  • Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, CRAZY HEART
  • Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, THE BLIND SIDE
  • Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
  • Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, PRECIOUS
  • Adapted Screenplay: UP IN THE AIR
  • Original Screenplay: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
  • Foreign Language Feature: WHITE RIBBON
  • Cinematography: THE HURT LOCKER
  • Editing: THE HURT LOCKER
  • Makeup: STAR TREK
  • Costuming: YOUNG VICTORIA
  • Score: Michael Giacchino, UP
  • Song: The Weary Kind, CRAZY HEART
  • Animated Feature Film: UP (but under heavy protest)
  • Documentary Feature: THE COVE
  • Documentary Short: CHINA’S UNNATURAL DISASTER: THE TEARS OF SICHUAN PROVINCE
  • Best Short Film (Animated): WALLACE AND GROMIT, A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH
  • Best Short Film (Live Action): THE DOOR
  • Sound Editing: AVATAR 
  • Sound Mixing: AVATAR
  • Visual Effects:  AVATAR

For the very first time you can get involved with the Academy Awards! Oscar.com has partnered with Facebook to bring you Oscar.com Live from the Red Carpet, a very special online pre-show that allows you to watch the stars walk the Red Carpet and answer questions from fans. Click here to watch!

MTV Gets In On The Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, today announced that Terry Stackhouse and Zach Cusson from Emerson College are the Grand Prize winners for the “Oscar Correspondent Contest.” As part of their prize, they will receive a spot on the red carpet for the 82nd Academy Awards® arrivals on Sunday, March 7, and will have access to the backstage press rooms and the Governors Ball. Oscar coverage from the winning team will be posted on mtvU.com and MTVNews.com the week of March 8.

AMPAS President Tom Sherak was present on Saturday morning to announce the winners right outside the Kodak Theatre. He joked with Stackhouse and Cusson that they had 45 seconds to deliver their acceptance speeches or the music would play them off.

The winning team was selected through a second mtvU online poll and evaluation by a panel composed of Academy staff and professional entertainment journalists. The journalists were Jess Cagle from Entertainment Weekly, Sandy Cohen from the Associated Press and Bonnie Tiegel from “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider.”

The runners-up will receive admission to the 2010 Bleacher Fan Oscar Viewing Party, sponsored by Kodak, at the historic El Capitan Theatre. Kodak provided each of the finalists with a Kodak Zi8 pocket video camera and a Kodak EasyShare M381 digital camera.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: Oscars.org

WAMG Road To The Oscars: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM DIRECTORS

The five Oscar-nominated directors in the Foreign Language Film Award category for the 82nd Academy Awards were on the Red Carpet at the Kodak Theatre on Friday. Pictured (from left to right): Jacques Audiard, “A PROPHET (Une Prophete)”, Michael Haneke, “THE WHITE RIBBON (Das Weisse Band)”, Yaron Shani, “AJAMI”, Foreign Language Film Award Committee Chair Mark Johnson, Claudia Llosa, “THE MILK OF SORROW (La Teta Asustada)”, Scandar Copti, “AJAMI”, Juan Jose Campanella, “THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)”.

As you can see, the media was there in full force to hear from the directors and their respective actors and actresses.

Michael Haneke, THE WHITE RIBBON

Jacques Audiard, A PROPHET

Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, AJAMI

Claudia Llosa, THE MILK OF SORROW

Juan Jose Campanella, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Producers Give Sneak Peek Of Who’s Who For Sunday’s Oscars Telecast

On Friday at high noon on the red carpet, Oscar producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, and AMPAS President Tom Sherak, took time out from the rehearsals to talk to the press about Sunday evening’s big show.

Mechanic and Shankman announced additional presenters to the list:

  • Pedro Almodovar
  • Jason Bateman
  • Elizabeth Banks
  • Kathy Bates
  • Jeff Bridges
  • Sandra Bullock
  • Gerard Butler
  • Steve Carell
  • Bradley Cooper
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Matt Damon
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Robert Downey Jr.
  • Zac Efron
  • Tina Fey
  • Tom Ford
  • Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Tom Hanks
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Anna Kendrick
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Taylor Lautner
  • Demi Moore
  • Carey Mulligan
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Tyler Perry
  • Chris Pine
  • Queen Latifah
  • Keanu Reeves
  • Ryan Reynolds
  • Zoe Saldana
  • Kristen Stewart
  • Ben Stiller
  • Barbra Streisand
  • Quentin Tarantino
  • Charlize Theron
  • John Travolta
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Robin Williams
  • Sam Worthington

They also spoke a little about how fabulous the hosts were doing in the rehearsals and took some questions from the press.

When asked about the Sunday’s weather forecast, Sherak confidently said, “It Will Not Rain Come Oscar Time!!” Mechanic followed with, “It will only rain humor.”

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

WAMG Road To The Oscars: GOVERNOR’S BALL FEAST

“You’ve Never Seen Oscar Like This!”

A preview of the food and beverages to be served at this year’s Governors Ball, the celebration immediately following the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7th,  took place on Thursday morning on The Red Carpet at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Event producer Cheryl Cecchetto, master chef Wolfgang Puck, and executive pastry chef Sherry Yard were there.

Little Oscar Men made of Salmon is just a sampling of what the stars will be feasting on.

Moet & Chandon is the exclusive champagne for the Governors Ball.

Also provided was a look at the table settings and how the servers will look.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

WAMG Road To The Oscars: THE RED CARPET

As Max of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE shouted, “Let the wild rumpus start!” Boy did it ever. Today, just outside the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, the Red Carpet for the 82nd Academy Awards was laid out. Tomorrow I’ll be there to pick up my AMPAS credentials to cover the setup and various Academy symposiums for WAMG. I have to say, I”M STOKED!!

To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Academy Awards red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard was closed on Monday evening and will remain so until Tuesday, March 9th. Inside the Kodak Theatre, Oscar producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic were at full throttle with all the rehearsals for Sunday’s big night.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Photos: AMPAS

No Oscar Show For THE HURT LOCKER Producer Chartier, Says Academy

(Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro at the 21st Annual PGA Awards)

Mere hours before voting closed to Academy members at 5 PM PT on Tuesday, March 2, came this announcement from AMPAS. As Newt said in ALIENS, “It won’t make any difference.”

Beverly Hills, CA (March 2, 2010) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that, should “The Hurt Locker” be announced as the recipient of the Best Picture award at Sunday’s ceremonies, only three of the picture’s producers will be present for the celebration. The fourth of the film’s credited producers, Nicolas Chartier, has been denied attendance at the 82nd Academy Awards® as a penalty for violating Academy campaigning standards.

Chartier had recently disseminated an email to certain Academy voters and other film industry figures in which he solicited votes for his own picture and disparaged one of the other contending films. Academy rules prohibit “casting a negative or derogatory light on a competing film.” The executive committee of the Academy’s Producers Branch, at a special session late Monday, ruled that the ethical lapse merited the revocation of Chartier’s invitation to the Awards.

The group stopped short of recommending that the Academy Governors rescind Chartier’s nomination. If  “The Hurt Locker” were to be selected as Best Picture, Chartier would receive his Oscar® statuette at some point subsequent to the March 7 ceremonies.

WAMG Road To The Oscars: Wednesday Update

Here’s today’s news from AMPAS:

Beverly Hills, CA .  Academy Award nominees and presenters will be greeted on Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday, March 7, by film historian, Turner Classic Movies primetime host and Hollywood Reporter columnist Robert Osborne. Red carpet guest arrivals are expected to begin at approximately 3 p.m. PT and conclude at the start of the Oscar telecast at 5 p.m. PT. It will be Osborne’s fifth stint on the red carpet for the Academy

Being on Oscar’s red carpet is unlike any other experience, said Academy President Tom Sherak. Robert is the perfect person to welcome our guests and ease them into a night of spectacular celebration.

Secondly:

Gerard Butler, Bradley Cooper, Tom Ford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Pine, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Worthington will present on the 82nd Academy Awards telecast, producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. Butler, Cooper, Ford, Pine, Reynolds and Worthington will each be making their debut appearance on the Oscar show. This will be Gyllenhaal’s third appearance and Reeves’s fifth.

On a sidenote, Gregory Ellwood over at HitFix is reporting on the producers makeover of‚ “when five previous Oscar winners welcomed in the new winner into their category. It was definitely a class move last year.” Mechanic and Shankman had announced earlier that there would be a personal ” friends” connection between the presenter and winner. Ellwood has the list of said presenters. SPOILERS AHEAD!

Stanley Tucci presents to Meryl Streep

  • Connection: The good friends have worked together previously on “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Julie and Julia.”

James McAvoy presents to Helen Mirren

  • Connection: The duo worked on Mirren’s nominated film “The Last Station.”

Peter Sarsgaard presents to Carey Mulligan

  • Connection: Sarsgaard wooed Mulligan in Best Picture nominee “An Education.”

Oprah Winfrey presents to Gabourey Sibide

  • Connection: Winfrey became an executive producer of Best Picture nominee “Precious: Based on ‘Push’ a Novel by Sapphire” after it debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Sibide also has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Colin Farrell presents to Jeremy Renner

  • Connection: They worked on “SWAT” together. That’s not a misprint. Their connection is “SWAT” (This will no doubt touch Renner’s heart.)

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Oscar Presenters On The 82nd Academy Awards Show

The clock is running, so its par for the course that a flurry of Oscar news comes straight from the horse’s mouth.

Oscar producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced on Monday that past Oscar winners Kathy Bates, Barbra Streisand and Charlize Theron will join former Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah and John Travolta as presenters at the 82nd Academy Awards. Collectively the group has earned 16 nominations and won four Academy Awards.

So Babs will present the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, the Oscar for Best Director, right?  I suppose there’s a certain symmetry here if Bigelow wins and Streisand, who directed Best Picture nominee THE PRINCE OF TIDES, without the benefit of a nomination herself, is on hand. Last week it was announced that Tyler Perry, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Bateman, Steve Carell, Tina Fey and Ben Stiller would be presenters as well.

Additionally,

Managing editor of Entertainment Weekly Jeff Cagle, co-host of ABC’s “The View” Sherri Shepherd, and model-turned-mogul Kathy Ireland will serve as hosts for the 82nd Academy Awards pre-show “Oscars Red Carpet… 2010”  and will air on the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the Oscar telecast. This will be Ireland’s and Shepherd’s first time hosting the Oscar® pre-show and Cagle’s second consecutive year as a host.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Oscars Designer Challenge 2010

 

The folks over at AMPAS are inviting everyone to vote on an element of its annual Oscar telecast. In “Oscars Designer Challenge 2010,” nine up-and-coming fashion designers are vying to have their original evening gown worn by one of the Awards escorts during the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7.

The designers participating in “Oscars Designer Challenge 2010” :

  • Fernanda Carneiro, Los Angeles
  • Elda De La Rosa, Chicago
  • Ivy Higa, New York
  • Phong Hong, Los Angeles
  • Rania Salibi, Phoenix
  • Oday Shakar, Los Angeles
  • Ari Sheuhmelian, Los Angeles
  • Oliver Tolentino, Los Angeles
  • Kelsy Zimba, New York

Travel over to Oscar.com where you can have a look at video of the gowns and cast your vote. Anyone over the age of 18 can register to participate and will be eligible to vote once a day through 11:59 p.m. PT on March 1, 2010, when the voting period ends. Beginning March 3, “Oscars Designer Challenge: Behind the Dress,” a Web series documenting the competition will be viewable on Oscar.com daily through March 8, 2010.

The winning design will be announced first during “Oscars Red Carpet- 2010,” the live arrivals show that will air on ABC beginning at 5 p.m. PT on March 7. In addition to having his or her winning design worn on the live telecast, the lucky winning designer will receive two tickets to attend the Oscars ceremony.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences