Actor in a leading role: Mickey Rourke
Actor in a supporting role: Heath Ledger
Actress in a leading role: Kate Winslet
Actress in a supporting role: Amy Adams
Animated Feature Film: Wall-E
Art Direction: The Dark Knight
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary feature: Man on Wire
Documentary short: The Conscience of Nhem En
Film editing: Milk
Foreign language film: Departures
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music (Score): Defiance
Music (Song): Down to Earth (Wall-E)
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Short film (animated): Presto
Short film (live action): Auf Der Strecke (On The Line)
Sound editing: Wall-E
Sound mixing: The Dark Knight
Visual effects: Iron Man
Writing (Adapted screenplay): The Reader
Writing (Original screenplay): In Bruges
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Name the three films that have earned Oscars® for Best Picture, Directing,
Actor, Actress and Writing.
Answer
“It Happened One Night” (1934); “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975)
“The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)
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Name the five films with four or more competitive Oscar nominations that won
in every category in which they were nominated.
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003), 11 awards; “Gigi”
(1958), 9 awards; “The Last Emperor” (1987), 9 awards; “It Happened One Night”
(1934), 5 awards; “The Matrix” (1999), 4 awards
Name the only “Oscar” to win an Oscar.
Oscar Hammerstein II (Best Song: 1941, 1945)
Under what pseudonym have Ethan Coen and Joel Coen earned Oscar nominations
for film editing?
Roderick Jaynes.
Name the cinematographer to most recently receive two Oscar nominations in
the same year.
Roger Deakins was nominated for “The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford” and “No Country for Old Men,” both in 2007.
Name the person who has most often hosted the Academy Awards®.
Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards a record 19 times.
In what year was the Academy Awards ceremony first televised?
The first televised Academy Awards show was the 25th annual, held on March
19, 1953.
When and where was the first Academy Awards ceremony held?
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, in the Blossom
Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Name the two performers who have each won Best Actress Oscars for portraying
a country music singer.
Sissy Spacek for her performance as Loretta Lynn in “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
(1980) and Reese Witherspoon for her performance as June Carter in “Walk the
Line” (2005).
Name the two-time Best Actress winner who was also the shortest-tenured
Academy president ever.
Bette Davis.
Name the only performer to win the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role
posthumously.
Peter Finch, for his performance as Howard Beale in “Network” (1976).
Of the 80 films named Best Picture, three have been Westerns. Name them and
the years in which they won.
“Cimarron” in 1930/31, “Dances With Wolves” in 1990 and “Unforgiven” in 1992.
Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo won a 1956 Oscar under an assumed
name. What name did he use?
“Robert Rich.” Trumbo used that pseudonym when he wrote the story for the
“The Brave One.”
Name the individuals with the most Directing Oscars® and the most nominations
in that category.
The individual to receive the most Academy Awards® for Directing is John
Ford, who took home Oscars four of the five times he was nominated (he also
received a Best Picture nomination as a producer of “The Quiet Man.”) The
director to receive the most Directing nominations is William Wyler, with 12.
Name the only two married couples to win Oscars for acting.
Laurence Olivier (1948) and Vivien Leigh (1951) (who were not yet married
when Leigh won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1939); Paul Newman
(1986) and Joanne Woodward (1957).
What is the only film adapted from a teleplay to win a Best Picture Oscar?
“Marty,” in 1955.
Name the two motion picture trilogies that have received Best Picture
nominations for each installment.
“The Godfather” trilogy in 1972, 1974 and 1990, and “The Lord of the Rings”
trilogy in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Of the many pictures that have won Oscars in every category in which they
were nominated, which picture received the most awards?
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) with 11 awards in 11
nominations.
Name the only director in Oscar history to direct both his father and his
daughter in Academy Award-winning performances.
In 1948 John Huston directed his father, Walter Huston, to a Best Supporting
Actor Oscar in “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” Thirty-seven years later he
directed his daughter Anjelica to a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in “Prizzi’s
Honor.”
Name the only two pairs of performers who received Oscar nominations for
playing the same character in the same film.
Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Gloria Stuart as Old Rose in
“Titanic” (1997) and Kate Winslet as Young Iris Murdoch and Judi Dench as Iris
Murdoch in “Iris” (2001).
Who was the first black performer to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel, for her supporting performance in 1939’s “Gone with the
Wind.”
Two actors who played the same character in two different films each earned
an Academy Award for his portrayal. Name the actors and the role they shared.
In 1972 Marlon Brando won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Don Vito
Corleone in “The Godfather,” and in 1974 Robert De Niro won a Best Supporting
Actor Oscar for playing Vito Corleone in “The Godfather Part II.”
Name the two families that boast three generations of Oscar-winning talent.
With Sofia Coppola’s win in 2003 for her original screenplay for “Lost in
Translation,” the Coppolas became the second family to have three generations of
Oscar winners (Carmine and Francis Ford preceded her). The Hustons were the
first: Walter, John and Anjelica.
Which three films have won the most Academy Awards, and how many awards did
they each receive?
“Ben-Hur” (1959), “Titanic” (1997), and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King” (2003), 11 awards each.
Which five performers have won Academy Awards for performances in languages
other than English?
Sophia Loren (1961, Actress in “Two Women”); Robert De Niro (1974, Supporting
Actor in “The Godfather Part II”); Roberto Benigni (1998, Actor in “Life Is
Beautiful”); Benicio Del Toro (2000, Supporting Actor in “Traffic”); Marion
Cotillard (2007, Actress in “La Vie en Rose,”).
Name the only song from a documentary film to win an Original Song Oscar.
“I Need to Wake Up” (music and lyric by Melissa Etheridge) from “An
Inconvenient Truth,” in 2006. The film also won in the Documentary Feature
category.
Who is the only woman to have won three competitive Oscars in a single year?
Fran Walsh won three Oscars for her work on “The Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King” (2003): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Original Song.
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has
launched a branded Oscars® channel on YouTube™ –
www.YouTube.com/Oscars
– featuring Academy Awards® show highlights and exclusive video interviews with
members from each of the Academy’s branches. Participants include Quincy Jones,
Alfred Molina, Sidney Poitier and John Travolta.
Designed to create greater awareness about the Academy, its membership and
its activities, the collaboration marks the first time the Academy has partnered
with an online video community. “The web is an ideal platform for distributing
content about who we are and what we do,” said Janet Weiss, the Academy’s
director of marketing. “The YouTube community is filled with movie fans from
around the world and we are excited to engage with this audience through our
channel.”
Showcasing the various crafts that comprise the motion picture industry, the
channel will highlight, in a series of short video profiles, the Hollywood
luminaries and the behind-the-scenes professionals responsible for bringing to
life some of the big screen’s most memorable moments. The videos provide viewers
around the world with a direct link to some of the most creative minds in the
motion picture industry.
“We’re putting a personal face on the Academy,” said Academy President Sid
Ganis. “Our members are among the most talented, working film professionals in
the world.” More than 30 members representing all 15 branches of the Academy
have participated in the campaign thus far, including producer Lawrence Bender,
cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, editor Lynzee Klingman, art director Jeannie
Oppewall, and composer Mark Shaiman.
Although the channel will initially focus on the upcoming Oscar presentation,
content will be continuously updated to highlight the many other activities of
the Academy, including the Student Academy Awards and the numerous public
screening series in both Los Angeles and New York.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will kick
off its March calendar of public events with “The Art of Sound,” an evening
celebrating the Oscar® nominees and winners from the 2007 Sound Editing and
Sound Mixing categories, on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel
Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Moderated by Academy Sound Branch governor and 20-time Oscar nominee Kevin
O'Connell, the program will feature an onstage discussion with the winners of
the 2007 Academy Awards® in the Sound Mixing and Sound Editing categories
(winners to be announced at the 80th Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday,
February 24). Clips from each of the nominated motion pictures also will be
presented.
The 2007 nominees are:
Sound Editing
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg)
“No Country for Old Men” (Skip Lievsay)
“Ratatouille” (Randy Thom and Michael Silvers)
“There Will Be Blood” (Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood)
“Transformers” (Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins)
Sound Mixing
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis)
“No Country for Old Men” (Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter
Kurland)
“Ratatouille” (Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane)
“3:10 to Yuma” (Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe)
“Transformers” (Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin)
Sound editors and mixers integrate a motion picture’s total sound content,
from music and dialogue to a wide range of sound effects. In almost any film
sequence, these professionals must select and manipulate dozens of sound
elements for realism, coherence and emotional impact in support of the film’s
story.
Tickets to the “Art of Sound” are $3 for the general public and free for
Academy members. Tickets will be available by mail, at the Academy box office,
or online at www.oscars.org/events.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All seating is unreserved.
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly
Hills. For additional information, visit
www.oscars.org or call (310) 247-3600.
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Following its enormous success as part of the presenters' Golden Globe gift
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All Academy Award nominees and presenters are invited to the exclusive
Oscar Gifting Suite. Presenters and nominees for this year's show include
George Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Cate Blanchett and host, Jon Stewart.
The Oscars will be broadcast on ABC on Sunday, February 24, 2008.
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Beverly Hills, CA — Holding onto dreams of future Oscar® glory, 50 students
from Inner-City Filmmakers (ICF), a training and film industry job development
program, will carry the Oscar statuettes for the 80th Academy Awards® down the
red carpet and into the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® on
Saturday, February 23, at 10 a.m.
The statuettes, which have been on display at the “Meet the Oscars”
exhibition since February 1, will be transported to the red carpet, along
Hollywood Boulevard where they will be placed in the hands of the ICF students –
the industry’s future animators, cinematographers, costume designers, directors,
editors, sound editors, screenwriters and visual effects specialists – who will
then carry them down the red carpet.
Once inside the Kodak Theatre, the Oscar statuettes will be kept backstage,
under close watch, until they are presented to the winners during the 80th
Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 24.
Established by filmmakers Fred Heinrich and Stephania Lipner following the
1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, ICF reaches out to socially and economically
underprivileged youth by creating awareness about and providing access to the
professional world of filmmaking. The organization provides free year-round
professional and business training, mentors, and paid work opportunities to
young adults (ages 17 to 22) who aspire to careers in the entertainment
industry.
ICF has successfully matched graduates with more than 500 behind-the-scenes
industry job opportunities. For more information on ICF, visit
www.innercityfilmmakers.com.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar
presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Robert Osborne to Greet
Celebrities on Oscar’s Red Carpet
Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award® nominees, presenters and performers will
be greeted on Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday, February 24, by film historian,
television host and Hollywood Reporter columnist Robert Osborne, Academy
President Sid Ganis announced today. 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.
“Being on the red carpet is unlike anything else,” said Ganis. “Robert is
calm, collected and cordial as he welcomes our guests. He’s superb! He adds to
the excitement and glamour of the red carpet.”
Osborne’s red carpet celebrity chats will be audible to the other arriving
guests as well as to the bleacher fans on the opposite side of the carpet. It
will be his third stint on the red carpet for the Academy.
In addition to writing a column for The Hollywood Reporter, Osborne is
the prime-time host of Turner Classic Movies and a frequent host of Academy
events in New York and Los Angeles. He also is the author of the upcoming “80
Years of the Oscar,” the official history of the Academy Awards®, and hosts
Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival in Athens, Georgia.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
19,500 U.S. High Schools to Receive
Academy-Developed Teaching Guides
Beverly Hills, CA — For the ninth consecutive year, the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences has teamed up with curriculum specialists Young Minds
Inspired to provide 19,500 high schools across the United States with free
instructional guides, this time focusing on costume design and makeup.
The guide, “Costumes and Makeup: Character by Design,” is geared for students
in English, language arts, visual arts, science and communication classes, and
is designed to encourage critical thinking, expand knowledge of filmmaking and
increase overall interest in film and its cultural influence.
Each teaching kit includes a teacher’s guide, activity worksheets in English
and Spanish, resource lists, take-home activities, and an Academy Awards®
commemorative poster.
The Academy will also provide free supplemental DVDs with behind-the-scenes
footage and interviews with Academy Award® nominees and winners from such films
as “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001), “Walk the Line” (2005) and
“Dreamgirls” (2006) for Costume Design, and “An American Werewolf in London”
(1981), “Dick Tracy” (1990) and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992) for Makeup. The
DVD, produced by the Academy and Acme Filmworks, also involves segments on the
Oscar-winning makeup of “Pan’s Labyrinth” and the Oscar-winning costumes of
“Marie Antoinette.” Both films earned Academy Awards in 2006.
For additional information about the program and to download about previous
years’ teaching guides (animation, art direction, cinematography, documentaries,
film editing, screenwriting, sound and music, visual effects) visit the
Academy’s Web site at
Beverly Hills, CA –– Eightieth Academy Awards® telecast
producer Gil Cates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid
Ganis today announced the presenters and performers who will participate in the
February 24 Oscar® telecast.
At a press conference held at the Academy’s headquarters today (Thursday),
Cates and Ganis announced the presenters scheduled to date, including all four
of last year’s winners in the acting categories—Alan Arkin, Jennifer Hudson,
Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker—as well as Amy Adams, Jessica Alba, Cate
Blanchett, Josh Brolin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Miley
Cyrus, Patrick Dempsey, Cameron Diaz, Colin Farrell, Harrison Ford, Jennifer
Garner, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Katherine Heigl, Jonah Hill, Dwayne Johnson,
Nicole Kidman, James McAvoy, Queen Latifah, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Hilary
Swank, John Travolta, Denzel Washington and Renee Zellweger.
Cates and Ganis also announced the performers of the nominated songs. Amy
Adams will sing “Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted” (music by Alan Menken and
lyric by Stephen Schwartz). Also from “Enchanted” (and written by Menken and
Schwartz) will be “That’s How You Know,” sung by Kristin Chenoweth and Marlon
Saunders, and “So Close,” to be performed by Jon McLaughlin.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova will perform their nominated song, “Falling
Slowly,” from the motion picture “Once,” and Jamia Simone Nash will perform
“Raise It Up,” from “August Rush,” with the IMPACT Repertory Theatre of Harlem,
headed by Jamal Joseph, who shares the song’s music and lyric credit with
Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas.
Also scheduled to return to the Oscar telecast team will be writers Hal
Kanter, Buz Kohan, Jon Macks and Bruce Vilanch.
Second-time Oscar show host Jon Stewart will also bring on several writers to
work on the telecast.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Statement from Academy President
Sid Ganis Regarding Resolution
of the WGA Strike
I am relieved that the men and women of the entertainment industry are going
back to work and I am ecstatic that the 80th Academy Awards presentation can now
proceed full steam ahead with talented writers working on the show, a fantastic
array of presenters and performers and, most importantly, the ability for all of
our honored nominees to attend without hesitation or discomfort.
On Thursday, February 14, Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates and I will have
many, many details to share about the show, and we will do so at a 10 a.m. press
conference at the Academy’s headquarters.
Beverly Hills, CA — To ensure public safety, support security strategies and
facilitate the production of the 80th Academy Awards® show, the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized
street closure plans around the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in
Hollywood.
To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show
stages along the Academy Awards red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed
between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning at 10 p.m. on Sunday,
February 17. It will reopen at 6 a.m. on February 18, close again at 10 p.m.
that same day, and then remain closed until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26.
MTA subway trains will bypass the Hollywood & Highland station after the last
regularly scheduled train on Saturday, February 23, until 6 a.m. Monday,
February 25. Service at the station will resume with the first scheduled train
after 6 a.m.
Between Sunday, February 17, and Sunday, February 24, the day of the Academy
Awards presentation, additional streets and sidewalks will be closed for varying
periods.
Details of the closures and maps of affected areas are available from the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Sixth and Thirteenth District City Council
field offices, and on the Academy's Web site,
www.oscars.org/closures.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
1. Close Orchid Alley from Orange Drive to Orchid Street
from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2008, except for emergency vehicles.
14 Days Prior to Show (Sunday, February 10,
2008):
1. Close north curb lane of Hollywood Boulevard from
Highland Avenue to south east corner of Orange Drive from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 except MTA buses.
2. Close north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from
Highland Avenue to 230 feet east of Orange Drive allowing 8-foot pedestrian
access from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008.
3. Close east and west curb lanes on Orange Drive from
Hollywood Boulevard to Orchid Alley from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 26,
2008.
7 Days Prior to Show (Sunday, February 17,
2008):
1. Close south sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive to Highland
Avenue from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008, except 8-foot
pedestrian access.
2. Close Hollywood Boulevard from the southeast corner of Orange Drive to
Highland Avenue, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2008.
3. Close balance of north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland
Avenue to Orange Drive allowing 8-foot pedestrian access from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday, February 25, 2008.
4. Close the pedestrian crosswalk, mid-block on Hollywood Boulevard between
Orange Drive and Highland Avenue, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February
26, 2008.
5. Close north and south curb lanes of Hawthorn Avenue from Highland Avenue
to Orange Drive from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008. MTA to
re-route bus traffic. School buses exempt through the end of the school day on
Friday, February 22, 2008.
6. Close Hawthorn Alley behind El Capitan Theatre from 300 feet east of
Orange Drive east to the “T” alley from 10 p.m.. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February
26, 2008. The remainder of Hawthorn Alley to remain open from the “T” east to
Highland Avenue.
6 Days Prior to Show (Monday, February 18, 2008):
1. Close all lanes of Hollywood Boulevard from the southeast corner of Orange
Drive to Highland Avenue from 10 p.m. 6 a.m. to Tuesday, February 26, 2008.
2. Close Hawthorn Alley on the east side of the El Capitan Theatre from
Hollywood Boulevard south 210 feet to “T” of east/west alley from 10 p.m. to 6
a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008.
3. Close north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Kodak Theatre
portal from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008. This is a complete
sidewalk closure in front of the entrance to Awards Walk. Pedestrian traffic
re-routed and emergency access available.
2 Days Prior to Show (Friday, February 22, 2008):
1. Close Hawthorn Avenue from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive from 12:01 a.m.
to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008. School busses allowed on Friday only.
1 Day Prior to Show (Saturday, February 23, 2008):
1. Close Orange Drive from Orchid Alley to Hollywood Boulevard, from 6 a.m.
to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except for local residents, local business
access, and emergency vehicles.
2. Close Orchid Street from 60 feet south of Franklin Boulevard to Orchid
Alley from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except for residents,
emergency vehicles, and hotel loading.
3. Close north and south sidewalk of Hawthorn Avenue from Highland Avenue to
Orange Drive from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
4. Close north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange
Drive from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008. MTA station to be
by-passed from the last regularly scheduled train on Saturday, February 23 until
the first scheduled train after 6 a.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008. Pedestrian
traffic rerouted to south sidewalk.
5. Close west sidewalk of Highland Avenue from the Johnny Grant Way south to
Hollywood Boulevard from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
6. Close Johnny Grant Way from Highland Avenue to Orchid Street from 10 p.m.
to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
Day of Show (Sunday, February 24, 2008):
1. Close remainder of Hawthorn Alley from Orange Drive to Highland Avenue
from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
2. Close north and south crosswalks on Hollywood Boulevard at the Highland
Avenue intersection from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008
3. Close south sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to 300
feet east of Highland Avenue from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008
except for 8-foot pedestrian access. Erect bike rack.
4. Close south sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard directly in front of the
north-south running Hawthorn Alley from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February
25, 2008. Erect fencing along the entire sidewalk. No pedestrian access to cross
alley.
5. Close east sidewalk of Highland Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard to
Hawthorn Avenue from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except for
8-foot pedestrian access. Erect bike rack.
6. Close west sidewalk of Highland Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard south to
Hawthorn Boulevard from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except
for 8-foot pedestrian access. Erect bike rack and fencing.
7. Close north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to 75
feet east of Highland Avenue in front of closed businesses from 12:01 a.m. to 6
a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008. Erect bike rack.
8. Close north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from 75 feet east of Highland
Avenue to 300 feet east of Highland Avenue from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday,
February 25, 2008 except for 8-foot pedestrian access. Erect bike rack.
9. Erect bike rack on the east curb of Highland Avenue from Hollywood
Boulevard to the alley north of Hollywood Boulevard from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Monday, February 25, 2008.
10. Close east sidewalk of Highland Avenue from Yucca Street south to the
alley from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except for 8-foot
pedestrian access.
11. Close southbound 101-freeway off-ramp at Highland.
12. Restricted access on streets that end at or intersect Hollywood Boulevard
and Highland Avenue at the discretion of the LAPD and LADOT.
POST SHOW:
Day after Show (Monday, February 25, 2008):
1. Close north curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue from Orange Drive to Highland
Avenue from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 10 winners of
Scientific and Technical Academy Awards, which will be presented at The Beverly
Wilshire on Saturday, February 9, 2008.
Unlike other Academy Awards, achievements receiving Scientific and Technical
Awards need not have been developed and introduced during 2007. Rather, the
achievements must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value
to the process of making motion pictures.
In addition, three Scientific and Technical Special Award recipients will be
recognized at the black-tie awards dinner: David A. Grafton, who will receive
the Gordon E. Sawyer Award; David S. Inglish, the John A. Bonner Award; and
Jonathan Erland, the Award of Commendation.
Academy Awards for scientific and technical achievements are:
To Christien Tinsley for the creation of the transfer
techniques for creating and applying 2D and 3D makeup known as “Tinsley
Transfers.”
These techniques allow quick and precisely repeatable application of 2D
makeup such as tattoos, bruises and birthmarks, as well as 3D prosthetic
appliances ranging in size from small wounds to entire torsos. They utilize
self-adhesive material that features an unprecedented combination of tissue-thin
edges, resilience, flexibility and water resistance, while requiring no
dangerous solvents.
To Jörg Pöhler and Rüdiger Kleinke of OTTEC
Technology GmbH for the design and development of the battery-operated series of
fog machines known as “Tiny Foggers.”
The operating characteristics of this compact, well-engineered and
remote-controllable package make possible a range of safe special effects that
would be totally impractical with larger, more conventional fog units.
To Sebastian Cramer, for the invention and general design
and Andreas Dasser, head of development at P&S Technik GmbH,
for the mechanical design of the Skater Dolly and its family of products.
This small, portable, camera-only dolly allows low lens positions,
movement in restricted places and tight offset circular maneuvers with rapid
set-up.
To Victor Gonzalez, Ignacio Vargas and Angel Tena
for the creation of the RealFlow software application.
RealFlow was the first widely adopted, commercially available,
easy-to-use system for the simulation of realistic liquids in motion picture
visual effects.
To Jonathan Cohen, Dr. Jerry Tessendorf, Dr. Jeroen Molemaker
and Michael Kowalski for the development of the system of fluid
dynamics tools at Rhythm & Hues.
This system allows artists to create realistic animation of liquids and
gases, using novel simulation techniques for accuracy and speed, as well as a
unique scripting language for working with volumetric data.
To Duncan Brinsmead, Jos Stam, Julia Pakalns and
Martin Werner for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid
Effects system.
This system is used to create simulations of gaseous phenomena integrated
into the widely available Maya tool suite, using an unconditionally stable semi-Lagrangian
solver.
To Stephan Trojansky, Thomas Ganshorn and Oliver
Pilarski for the development of the Flowline fluid effects system.
Flowline is a flexible system that incorporates highly parallel
computation, allowing rapid iteration and resulting in detailed, realistic fluid
effects.
Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy Plaque)
To Dr. Doug Roble, Nafees Bin Zafar and Ryo
Sakaguchi for the development of the fluid simulation system at Digital
Domain.
This influential and flexible production-proven system incorporates
innovative algorithms and refined adaptations of published methods to achieve
large-scale water effects.
To Nick Rasmussen, Ron Fedkiw and Frank Losasso
Petterson for the development of the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
fluid simulation system.
This production-proven simulation system achieves large-scale water
effects within ILM’s Zeno framework. It includes integrating particle level
sets, parallel computation, and tools that enable the artistic direction of the
results.
Academy Award of Merit (Oscar® Statuette)
To the Eastman Kodak Company for the development of
photographic emulsion technologies incorporated into the Kodak Vision2 family of
color negative films.
These technologies are breakthroughs in film speed, grain and sharpness
that have made a significant impact on the motion picture industry. The Vision 2
family allows wider use of high-speed color negative film, lower light levels on
set and faster set-ups. Most importantly, Vision2 improves the overall picture
quality in theatrical presentation.
The fifty Oscar® statuettes to be
presented at the 80th Academy Awards® ceremony will be on display at the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Meet the Oscars” exhibition beginning
Friday, February 1. The exhibition will be located on the fourth level of the
Hollywood & Highland Center® through Saturday, February 23. Admission is free.
(C) MBN 2008 William
Herman
Joyce Chow with a tour of
Meet The Oscar® LA
Meet the Oscars®, New York
Beverly Hills, CA – Fifty new Oscar® statuettes, two Academy Awards®
belonging to filmmaking legends and one Oscar for the public to hold will be on
display at “Meet the Oscars, New York” at Times Square Studios in New York City
from Friday, February 15, through Saturday, February 23. The free exhibition
will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m.
The Oscar won by Gary Cooper for his performance as the title character in
“Sergeant York” (1941) will be on display alongside Thelma Schoonmaker’s Academy
Award® for Film Editing for “The Departed” (2006). Cooper and Schoonmaker each
have earned three Oscars in their career. One of Cooper’s awards was a 1960
Honorary Award “for his many memorable screen performances and the international
recognition he, as an individual, has gained for the motion picture industry.”
All of Schoonmaker’s Oscars have come for editing Best Picture contenders
directed by her frequent collaborator, Martin Scorsese.
The 50 new statuettes featured in the exhibition will be presented to winners
at a future Academy Awards ceremony. (The statuettes on display in “Meet the
Oscars, Los Angeles” from February 1 through 23 will be presented at the 80th
Academy Awards ceremony on February 24.)
Each Oscar weighs 8½ pounds and stands 13½ inches tall. Handmade annually by
R.S. Owens & Company in Chicago, the statuettes are made of britannia, a metal
alloy, and are plated in copper, nickel, silver and 24-karat gold.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PT, beginning with a
half-hour arrivals segment. The Oscar presentation will also be televised live
in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA –– Eleven of the 19 nominees in the acting categories will
be among the more than 100 Academy Award® nominees who will gather at noon on
Monday (February 4) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel when the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences will honor this year’s Oscar contenders at its annual
Nominees Luncheon.
From the Leading Actor and Actress categories, George Clooney, Viggo
Mortensen, Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, Laura Linney and Ellen Page are
expected to attend. Ruby Dee, Amy Ryan, Casey Affleck, Javier Bardem and Hal
Holbrook are set to represent the Supporting Actress and Actor categories.
All six nominees from the Directing category – Paul Thomas Anderson, Ethan
Coen, Joel Coen, Tony Gilroy, Jason Reitman and Julian Schnabel – are expected
to represent their category. In addition, all 13 of the nominated writers will
be present, including Anderson and the Coen brothers along with fellow nominees
Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco, Diablo Cody, Tony Gilroy, Christopher Hampton, Ronald
Harwood, Tamara Jenkins, Nancy Oliver, Jan Pinkava and Sarah Polley.
Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented
on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland
Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m.
PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200
countries worldwide.
Makeup Nominees to Share
Creations at Oscar® Week Event
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will
spotlight the 2007 Oscar nominees in the Makeup category at a special symposium
on Saturday, February 23, at 2:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly
Hills.
The Oscar-Nominated Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium will be moderated
by Makeup Branch governor Leonard Engelman, whose film credits include
“Moonstruck,” “The Accidental Tourist,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Dr. Seuss’
How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
The nominees (subject to availability) for this year’s Makeup award will
discuss their creative process and present film clips, photographs and models of
their work.
The films nominated for Achievement in Makeup are:
“La Vie en Rose,” Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
“Norbit,” Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Admission to the symposium is free, but advance tickets are required. There
is a four ticket per person limit. Tickets will be available beginning Friday,
February 1, at 9 a.m. at the Academy’s ticket office.
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly
Hills. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. All seating is unreserved. For more information,
please call the Academy at (310) 247-3600 or visit
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Final 2007 Oscar® Ballots
Mailed to Academy Members
Beverly Hills, CA — Final ballots for the 80th Academy Awards® were mailed
today (January 30) to the 5,829 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m.
Tuesday, February 19. Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted.
Listed on the ballots are nominees in 19 Awards categories. Separate ballots
for five categories (Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign
Language Film, Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film) will be
distributed after verification of mandatory member attendance at screenings.
Following the tabulation of the votes, the winners’ names will be placed in
sealed envelopes to be opened on Oscar Night®, Sunday, February 24.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — Renowned radio music host Jason Bentley will create the
musical atmosphere at the Governors Ball, the celebration following the 80th
Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, February 24, Governors Ball Chair Cheryl
Boone Isaacs announced today.
“Jason’s eclectic music selections will provide a relaxed, modern sound for
our guests to enjoy as they cap off a night of celebration,” said Boone Isaacs.
Bentley can be heard daily on the National Public Radio station KCRW (89.9 FM
Los Angeles and KCRW.com) from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and on the commercial alternative
station KROQ (106.7 FM Los Angeles). Through his radio programs, Bentley has
helped break such artists as Portishead, Jamiroquai, The Chemical Brothers,
Underworld and Gnarls Barkley.
“I'm planning to mix timeless film scores with popular music in a unique
audio montage,” said Bentley. “I'm also planning to record and archive the set
for KCRW.com.”
Bentley has also served as a music supervisor on several motion pictures,
including the three “Matrix” films. He received a Grammy® nomination for his
work on “The Matrix” soundtrack.
Bentley will alternate with pop orchestra Pink Martini in performing for the
Ball’s 1,500 guests, which will include Oscar winners and nominees, show
presenters and performers and other luminaries.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
GOVERNORS BALL 2008 DÉCOR This years Governors Ball will feature a color palette derived from two
of its most recognizable icons: The Red Carpet and the Gold Oscar statue. We
will use these two colors fearlessly.
Infused with shades of rich gold and red, augmented by mirrored treatments
framed in accents of black, the atmosphere of this year’s Ball will become a
setting for elegance and contemporary glamour.
LAYOUT
The ballroom will feature a raised orchestral stage surrounded by the ballroom’s
multi-leveled floor plan to allow for greater views of the orchestra as well as
the entire room.
Both the north and south balconies will afford comfort and style with creamy low
lit atmospheres and slick, chic furniture. Mirrored bars with tufted fabric
bases will complete the décor.
CEILING
Delicate clouds of glass bubbles and firefly lights will gracefully float above.
CARPET
Red carpet with gold runners and a gold inlay.
FABRIC TREATMENTS
An accessorized array of tables will divide the room into sections, each with
its own distinct personality. Contrasting sections will compliment the other
with seductive charm and create an easy, graceful flow throughout the room. Nine
diverse sections are created by using a variation of contrasting tabletops i.e.
fabric, flowers which will give each are its own dining experience.
TABLE VARIATIONS
As stated, the sections within the ballroom will be defined by a combination of
the elegant tablecloths, cutlery, china, florals, table lamps and chairs. Each
will emanate its own sense of style.
The tables will vary from beautiful mirrored tabletops accented with deep red
china and florals to gold draped tables topped with exquisite accents and
Kartell lamps.
WALL & RAILING TREATMENTS
Tufted wall surfaces accented by mirrors serve a two fold purpose. The mirrors
create the illusion of expanded space while inducing a surreal effect of light
and imagery that not only accents the color and textures of the decor but
reflect a sweeping bejeweled elegance throughout the room.
The mirror treatment will be incorporated throughout the room.
The tufted and mirrored walls and railings will add a three dimensional aspect
to the space while the gold velvet chairs and the various table styles will
serve to break up the room giving it a more sophisticated elegance.
SOUTH BALCONY
The balcony treatments will feature bold colors and texture patterns that will
create a subtle dramatic edge. Gold ultra suede banquettes with symmetrically
placed red candles and mini-florals accented by red chandeliers will create the
most inviting lounge atmosphere and will complete the outdoor setting.
ENTERTAINMENT
Pink Martini! “Pink Martini is like a romantic Hollywood musical of the 1940s or
1950s but with a global perspective which is modern.” Pink Martini will
alternate with Jason Bentley, the world renowned music stylist and radio host.
A night to experience and remember!
Wolfgang Puck and the Academy Awards'
Governors Ball
SEQUOIA PRODUCTIONS
&
Wolfgang Puck Catering
2008 Governors Ball Fun Facts
1,500 Guests
900 Staff On-Site
350 Culinary Staff
150 Technicians
14 Musicians
1 DJ
10,000 Pieces of Cutlery
528 Bottles of Laurent Perrier Champagne
1,428 Bottles of Sterling Wine
½ Mile of Truss
200 Leko Lights
20 Automated Lights
1/4 Mile of Rope Lights
6 Miles of Cable
30,000 Square Feet of Fabric on Ceiling
3,000 Zip Ties used to Tie the Fabric to the Truss
1,675 Floating Transparent Globes to Hang from Ceiling
20,000 Feet of Cable to Secure Floating Transparent Globes
1,000 Firefly Lights
15 Shades of Red Roses Shipped from Columbia and Ecuador
15,000 Roses
A crew of Forty People will Assemble and Deliver Flowers
550 lbs. Snake River farms Wagyu Beef (American Kobe)
480 Antipasti Platters
3500 Pounds of Alaskan Wild Salmon
12 Gallons of Crème Fraiche
10 Gallons of Citrus Chili Dressing
7200 Individual Pink Shrimp from Oregon
20 Pounds of Holy Basil
3000 Black Mission Figs
100 Pounds of Laura Chenel Goat Cheese
80 Pounds of Organic La Quercia Prosciutto Americano
30 Cases of California Eggplant
3060 Wood Fired Flat Bread slices
4800 Pounds of California Grown Organic Asparagus
100 Pounds of Chickpea Salad
10 Gallons of Mustard Vinaigrette
200 Pounds of Carnaroli Risotto
150 Pounds of Chinese Broccoli
75 Pounds of Shiitake Mushrooms
200 Pounds of Sticky Rice
190 Pounds of Bay Scallops
250 Pounds of Wild Black Bass
25 Gallons of Cocktail Sauce
2000 Sesame Miso Cones
5000 Hand Cracked Eggs
400 Pounds of Organic Montana Wheat Flour
400 Pounds of Florida Crystal Organic Sugar
16 Pounds of Tahitian Vanilla
425 Pounds of Valrhona Organic Chocolate
200 Pounds of Short Lo Mein Noodles
100 Pounds of Tofu
15 Gallons of Plum Ginger Sauce
400 Mangoes
800 Roma Tomatoes
3 Months of Menu Testing, Planning and Preparation
4 Days of Preparation
1 Lifetime of Happiness
2008 Governors Ball Menu
Antipasti Platter
Smoked Salmon Oscars® with Caviar and Crème Fraîche
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Citrus Chili Dressing
Thai Spiced Shrimp with Holy Basil and Candied Garlic
Bruschetta of Figs, Goat Cheese and Organic Prosciutto
Smoked Eggplant with Toasted Flatbread
Asparagus and Chickpea Salad with Mustard Vinaigrettee
Butlered Course
Risotto with Black Winter Truffles from Burgundy
Entrée
Snake River Farms Wagyu Beef with Chinese Broccoli Shiitake Stir-Fry and
Peppercorn Sauce
and
Shanghai-Style Maine Lobster with Steamed Jasmine Rice and Coconut Curry Sauce
Noodle Station
Pad Thai Noodles with Tofu, Egg, Bean Sprouts, Thai Basil, Mint and Peanuts
Short Lo Mein Noodles with Pork, Scallions, Sweet Peppers and Plum Ginger
Sauce
Ceviche Station
Shrimp with Mango, Basil, Golden Tomatoes and Habanero
Sea Bass with Avocado, Tomatillo, Cilantro and Jalapeño
Scallop with Tomato, Orange, and Chili
Shellfish Station
Shrimp, Oysters, and Crab
Cocktail Sauce, Mustard Sauce and Mignonette
Tray Passed - Spicy Tuna in Sesame Miso Cone; Mini
Kobe Cheeseburgers with Remoulade; Tomato Goat Cheese Tart; Miso-Glazed Black
Cod on Rice Cracker; Cucumbers and Smoked Salmon, Steak Tartare Crostini,
Spicy Chicken Mango Rice Paper Rolls, Vegetable Spring Rolls, Assorted Pizza
Pictures from the
Governors Ball Preview
Sterling Vineyards to Pour Featured Wines at
80th Annual Academy Awards® Governors Ball
for 5th Consecutive Year
Custom Wines Salute Big Night in
Sterling Style
(Napa, CA) - Sterling Vineyards, the landmark Napa winery, will again provide
the featured wines of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors
Ball, the official party following the 80th Annual Academy Awards, to be held
Sunday, February 24, 2008. This is the 5th consecutive year that Sterling has
been selected for the event. The evening’s pre-show receptions will also feature
wine selections from Sterling Vineyards.
“To be able to participate for five years at the most prestigious awards
celebration in the world is a tremendous honor,” said Vice President of
Winemaking for Sterling Vineyards, Mike Westrick. “To have five years under our
belt, as it were, allows Winemaker Chris Millard and I to have complete control
of the creation of our Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay and Red Carpet Reserve
Cabernet, made just for the Oscar celebration. For such a special occasion, and
in such a limited quantity, we can really lavish time, attention and creativity
on these wines.”
Westrick, Millard and Sterling Vineyards have created the 2006 Gold Standard
Reserve Chardonnay, the third vintage of a very limited edition white wine, as
well as the 2004 Red Carpet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon blend that Sterling
Vineyards first created four years ago for the Oscars®. “Like any science or
art, the more you know the source, the medium, and the tools you have to work
with, the better the product will be. After four years, Chris and I are very
confident with where we want to take these special wines,” said Westrick.
The wines will be poured to pair with an extraordinary menu created by Master
Chef Wolfgang Puck, who will once again orchestrate the multi-course gala dinner
for the Academy's 1,500 guests.
Only a few hundred cases of each vintage of Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay
and Red Carpet Reserve Cabernet are produced each year to celebrate the special
night. Each bottle is numbered to designate its unique status and bears the
winemakers’ signatures.
Founded in 1964, Sterling Vineyards crowns a 400-foot knoll, one mile south
of the historic Napa town of Calistoga. The winery is accessible by aerial tram
and offers stunning views of the surrounding wine country. For more information
on Sterling Vineyards, visit
www.sterlingvineyards.com.
Sterling Vineyards wines are produced by Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, which
is part of Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business.
(C) MBN 2008
William Herman
Pink Martini to Headline
Academy’s Governors Ball
Beverly Hills, CA — Pink Martini, the 12-member pop orchestra from Portland,
Oregon, will headline the entertainment at the Governors Ball, the celebration
following the 80th Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, February 24,
Governors Ball Chair Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today.
“Pink Martini is reminiscent of a Hollywood musical from the Golden Era,”
said Boone Isaacs. “Their global sound will be the perfect accompaniment at this
year’s Governors Ball.”
Founded in 1994 by classically trained pianist Thomas Lauderdale and led by
vocalist China Forbes, Pink Martini’s multilingual albums – “Sympathique,” “Hang
on Little Tomato” and “Hey Eugene!” – have sold nearly two million copies
worldwide. The band has toured throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the
United States, and has performed alongside numerous symphony orchestras
including the Boston Pops, Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Orchestra (London) and
Orchestre National d’lle de France (Paris).
“We are thrilled to perform at the Governors Ball – the most glamorous party
on the most glamorous night of the year,” said Forbes.
Pink Martini will alternate with DJ Jason Bentley in performing for the
Ball’s 1,500 guests, which will include Oscar winners and nominees, show
presenters and performers and other luminaries.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — New Yorkers will have the opportunity to see all ten of
this year’s Oscar®-nominated films in the Animated and Live Action Short Film
categories prior to the 80th Academy Awards® presentation, on Saturday, February
16, at noon at the Directors Guild Theater in New York City.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ fifth annual “Shorts!”
program will be hosted by Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter columnist, host
of Turner Classic Movies and official biographer of the Academy Awards.
The 2007 Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film nominees are:
Animated Short Film
“I Met the Walrus,” Josh Raskin, director
“Madame Tutli-Putli,” Chris Lavis and Maciek
Szczerbowski, directors
“Meme les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to
Heaven),” Samuel Tourneux, director; Simon Vanesse,
executive producer
“My Love (Moya Lyubov),” Alexander Petrov, director
“Peter & the Wolf,” Suzie Templeton, director; Hugh
Welchman, producer
Live Action Short Film
“At Night,” Christian E. Christiansen, director;
Louise Vesth, producer
“Il Supplente (The Substitute),” Andrea Jublin, director
“Les Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets),”
Philippe Pollet-Villard, director
“The Tonto Woman,” Daniel Barber, director; Matthew Brown,
producer
Tickets for “Shorts!” are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy
members and students with a valid ID. All seating is unreserved. Tickets may be
reserved by calling 1-888-778-7575. Depending on availability, tickets may be
purchased at the door on the day of the screenings. Doors open at 11 a.m.
The Directors Guild Theater is located at 110 West 57th Street in New York
City.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Academy
Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled today the
latest edition of its Best Picture poster.
Designed by Alex Swart, the poster features a spiraling gold ribbon
containing the one-sheets for all the Best Picture winners, forming the shape of
the Oscar statuette. “I wanted to incorporate art from all the Best Picture
winners in a single iconic shape that expressed the continuum that is Oscar,”
said Swart.
Currently only the 79 known Best Picture winners are shown in the poster. The
80th Best Picture winner will be added on Oscar Sunday, February 24, immediately
following the Academy Awards presentation.
Swart, head of SwartAd, a marketing design agency, designed the official
posters of the 73rd and 75th Academy Awards as well as previous editions of the
Best Picture poster.
The 27 x 40-inch poster is printed on premium quality, Forest Stewardship
Certified paper. The poster will be available for purchase on the Academy’s Web
site at
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
A plan for the Governors
Ball décor, courtesy of Sequoia Productions
Beverly Hills, CA — Following the 80th Academy Awards® presentation on
Sunday, February 24, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will
further celebrate the film achievements of 2007 at its annual Governors Ball in
the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood & Highland Center®.
“Our guests will be able to mingle, dance and dine with friends and
colleagues as the Academy honors the individuals that bring the magic of the
movies to life,” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, chair of the Governors Ball.
The Ball’s elegant and contemporary decor by Cheryl Cecchetto and the Sequoia
Productions team will feature a color palette inspired by two of Hollywood’s
most recognizable icons, the red carpet and the gold Oscar statuette. Master
chef Wolfgang Puck will be serving an organic menu created specifically for the
event.
The Ball’s 1,500 guests will include Oscar winners and nominees, show
presenters and performers and other luminaries.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, 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.
Beverly Hills, CA —To kick off Oscar® Week, the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences will present “Shorts!,” a program featuring the 2007 Academy
Award®-nominated films in the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories, on
Tuesday, February 19, at 7 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The program will feature onstage discussions with the nominated filmmakers
(subject to availability).
The Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film nominees are:
Animated Short Film
“I Met the Walrus,” Josh Raskin, director
“Madame Tutli-Putli,” Chris Lavis and Maciek
Szczerbowski, directors
“Meme les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to
Heaven),” Samuel Tourneux, director; Simon Vanesse,
executive producer
“My Love (Moya Lyubov),” Alexander Petrov, director
“Peter & the Wolf,” Suzie Templeton, director; Hugh
Welchman, producer
Live Action Short Film
“At Night,” Christian E. Christiansen, director; Louise Vesth,
producer
“Il Supplente (The Substitute),” Andrea Jublin, director
“Les Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets),”
Philippe Pollet-Villard, director
“The Tonto Woman,” Daniel Barber, director; Matthew Brown,
producer
Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students
with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at
www.oscars.org,
by mail, or at the Academy’s box office during regular business hours beginning
Friday, February 1, at 9 a.m.
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly
Hills. Doors open at 6 p.m. All seating is unreserved. For more information,
please call the Academy at (310) 247-3600 or visit
www.oscars.org/events.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Foreign Language Film Directors to
Take the Stage at Oscar® Week Event
Beverly Hills, CA — Filmmakers from Austria, Israel, Kazakhstan, Poland and
Russia will participate (subject to availability) in the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences’ Foreign Language Film Award Nominees Symposium on
Saturday, February 23, at 10 a.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly
Hills.
The program, moderated by Oscar-winning producer and Foreign Language
Executive Committee Chair Mark Johnson (“Rain Man,” “ The Chronicles of
Narnia”), will feature the directors of this year’s nominated foreign language
films in a live onstage discussion addressing such issues as art, politics and
filmmaking.
In addition to presenting clips from the nominated films, the two-hour event
will also provide the opportunity for questions from the audience.
The 2007 Foreign Language Film nominees are:
Austria, “The Counterfeiters,” Stefan Ruzowitzky, director
Israel, “Beaufort,” Joseph Cedar, director
Kazakhstan, “Mongol,” Sergei Bodrov, director
Poland, “Katyn,” Andrzej Wajda, director
Russia, “12,” Nikita Mikhalkov, director
Admission to the Foreign Language Film Award Nominees Symposium is free, but
advance tickets are required. There is a four ticket per person limit. Tickets
may be obtained online at
www.oscars.org,
by mail, or in person at the Academy’s box office beginning Friday, February 1,
at 9 a.m.
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Blvd. Doors open at
9:00 a.m. All seating is unreserved. For more information, please call the
Academy at (310) 247-3600 or visit
www.oscars.org/events.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
George Clooney in “Michael
Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will
Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
(DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Tommy Lee Jones in “In the
Valley of Elah” (Warner Independent)
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern
Promises” (Focus Features)
Performance by an
actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in “The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.)
Javier Bardem in “No Country
for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in
“Charlie Wilson’s War” (Universal)
Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild”
(Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
Tom Wilkinson in “Michael
Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an
actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth:
The Golden Age” (Universal)
Julie Christie in “Away from
Her” (Lionsgate)
Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en
Rose” (Picturehouse)
Laura Linney in “The Savages”
(Fox Searchlight)
Ellen Page in “Juno” (Fox
Searchlight)
Performance by an
actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not
There” (The Weinstein Company)
Ruby Dee in “American Gangster”
(Universal)
Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement”
(Focus Features)
Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone”
(Miramax)
Tilda Swinton in “Michael
Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Best animated feature
film of the year
“Persepolis” (Sony Pictures
Classics) Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney)
Brad Bird
“Surf's Up” (Sony Pictures
Releasing) Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
Achievement in art
direction
“American Gangster” (Universal)
Art Direction: Arthur Max
Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood
Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Golden Compass” (New Line
in association with Ingenious Film Partners)
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner
Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by
DreamWorks/Paramount)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Art Direction: Jack Fisk
Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Achievement in
cinematography
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.) Roger Deakins
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
Seamus McGarvey
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
(Miramax/Pathé Renn) Janusz Kaminski
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roger Deakins
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Robert Elswit
Achievement in costume
design
“Across the Universe” (Sony
Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
Jacqueline Durran
“Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
(Universal) Alexandra Byrne
“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse)
Marit Allen
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by
DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood
Achievement in
directing
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
(Miramax/Pathé Renn) Julian Schnabel
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) Jason
Reitman
“Michael Clayton” (Warner
Bros.) Tony Gilroy
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Paul Thomas Anderson
Best documentary
feature
“No End in Sight” (Magnolia
Pictures)
A Representational Pictures Production
Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the
Wartime Experience” (The Documentary Group)
A Documentary Group Production
Richard E. Robbins
“Sicko” (Lionsgate and The
Weinstein Company)
A Dog Eat Dog Films Production
Michael Moore and Meghan O’Hara
“Taxi to the Dark Side” (THINKFilm)
An X-Ray Production
Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
“War/Dance” (THINKFilm)
A Shine Global and Fine Films Production
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Best documentary short
subject
“Freeheld”
A Lieutenant Films Production
Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
“La Corona (The Crown)”
A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production
Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
“Salim Baba”
A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production
Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
“Sari’s Mother” (Cinema Guild)
A Daylight Factory Production
James Longley
Achievement in film
editing
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
(Universal) Christopher Rouse
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
(Miramax/Pathé Renn) Juliette Welfling
“Into the Wild” (Paramount
Vantage and River Road Entertainment) Jay Cassidy
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Dylan Tichenor
Best foreign language
film of the year
“Beaufort” A Metro
Communications, Movie Plus Production
Israel
“The Counterfeiters” An
Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion Production
Austria
“Katyń” An Akson Studio
Production
Poland
“Mongol” A Eurasia Film
Production
Kazakhstan
“12” A Three T Production
Russia
Achievement in makeup
“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse)
Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
“Norbit” (DreamWorks,
Distributed by Paramount) Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s
End” (Walt Disney) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Achievement in music
written for motion pictures (Original score)
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner” (DreamWorks,
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by
Paramount Classics) Alberto Iglesias
“Michael Clayton” (Warner
Bros.) James Newton Howard
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney)
Michael Giacchino
“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate)
Marco Beltrami
Achievement in music
written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Falling Slowly” from “Once”
(Fox Searchlight)
Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
“Happy Working Song” from
“Enchanted”
(Walt Disney)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“Raise It Up” from “August
Rush”
(Warner Bros.)
Nominees to be determined
“So Close” from “Enchanted”
(Walt Disney)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“That’s How You Know” from
“Enchanted”
(Walt Disney)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Best motion picture of
the year
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
A Working Title Production
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production
Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
“Michael Clayton” (Warner
Bros.)
A Clayton Productions, LLC Production
Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production
JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers
Best animated short
film
“I Met the Walrus”
A Kids & Explosions Production
Josh Raskin
“Madame Tutli-Putli” (National
Film Board of Canada)
A National Film Board of Canada Production
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
“Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even
Pigeons Go to Heaven)” (Premium Films)
A BUF Compagnie Production
Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
“My Love (Moya Lyubov)”
(Channel One Russia)
A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production
Alexander Petrov
“Peter & the Wolf” (BreakThru
Films)
A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production
Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman
Best live action short
film
“At Night”
A Zentropa Entertainments 10 Production
Christian E. Christiansen and Louise Vesth
“Il Supplente (The Substitute)”
(Sky Cinema Italia)
A Frame by Frame Italia Production
Andrea Jublin
“Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart
of Pickpockets)” (Premium Films)
A Karé Production
Philippe Pollet-Villard
“Tanghi Argentini” (Premium
Films)
An Another Dimension of an Idea Production
Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans
“The Tonto Woman”
A Knucklehead, Little Mo and Rose Hackney Barber Production
Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown
Achievement in sound
editing
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
(Universal)
Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Skip Lievsay
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney)
Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Matthew Wood
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and
Paramount in association with Hasbro)
Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
Achievement in sound
mixing
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
(Universal)
Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney)
Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate)
Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and
Paramount in association with Hasbro)
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Achievement in visual
effects
“The Golden Compass” (New Line
in association with Ingenious Film Partners)
Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s
End” (Walt Disney)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and
Paramount in association with Hasbro)
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Adapted screenplay
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
“Away from Her” (Lionsgate)
Written by Sarah Polley
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
(Miramax/Pathé Renn)
Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
“No Country for Old Men”
(Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood”
(Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Original screenplay
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
Written by Diablo Cody
“Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM)
Written by Nancy Oliver
“Michael Clayton” (Warner
Bros.)
Written by Tony Gilroy
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney)
Screenplay by Brad Bird
Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
“The Savages” (Fox Searchlight)
Written by Tamara Jenkins
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J
ON
STEWART TO
HOST
80
TH
OSCAR®
TELECAST
B
EVERLY
HILLS,
CA — Jon Stewart has been set to host the
80th Academy Awards
®
telecast, producer Gil Cates announced
today. This will mark Stewart's second stint as Oscar host.
“Jon was a terrific host for the 78th Awards,” said Cates.
“He is smart, quick, funny, loves movies and is a great guy.
What else could one ask for?”
Stewart has been host and executive producer of Comedy
Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” winner of four
consecutive Emmy
®
Awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or
Comedy Series, since 1999. The show has also been bestowed
with two Peabody Awards. In 2004 Stewart and the writers of
“The Daily Show” also authored America (The Book): A
Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was awarded
the
Thurber Prize for American Humor and was a staple on The
New York Times best seller list for 46 consecutive weeks.
“I’m thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the
second time because, as they say, the third time’s a charm,”
said Stewart.
Stewart has appeared in more than a dozen motion pictures.
His television credits include a one-hour HBO comedy special,
"Jon Stewart: Unleavened," a recurring role as himself on
HBO’s series-within-a-series, "The Larry Sanders Show," as
well as an upcoming appearance on “The Simpsons.” Stewart
hosted the Grammy Awards in 2001 and 2002.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007
will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak
Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
®,
and televised live by
the ABC Television Network.
#
A
CADEMY
TAPS
GIL
CATES AS
P
RODUCER OF
80TH
OSCAR®
TELECAST
B
EVERLY
HILLS,
CA — Gilbert Cates will helm the 80th
Academy Awards
®
presentation on Sunday, February 24, 2008,
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid
Ganis announced today. This will be Cates’ 14th assignment as
Oscar telecast producer – more than any other individual.
“I’m thrilled that Gil has signed on to again produce the
show,” said Ganis. “He’s so talented…so creative and
inventive,
and so enormously passionate about the Oscars
®.
All of that will
again translate into a night that people can’t wait to
experience.”
Previous Oscar telecasts produced by Cates have garnered
99 Emmy
®
nominations and 25 Emmy Awards. He won an Emmy
in 1991 for producing the 63rd Annual Academy Awards telecast.
Most recently, Cates produced the 78th Academy Awards, which
aired in 2006.
“I love the Oscars and it’s a great treat to be asked back for
the 80th presentation,” said Cates. “I can’t wait to work with
Sid,
Bruce Davis and the entire Oscar team.”
Since 1994 Cates has served as producing director of
UCLA’s Geffen Playhouse, for which he received the Jimmy
Doolittle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Los Angeles
Theater. His production of “Collected Stories” earned an
Ovation
Award for best play.
Cates is a former member of the Academy’s Board of
Governors, representing the Directors Branch from 1984 to 1993
and most recently from 2002 to 2005. He has also served as
dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television and is a
former two-term president of the Directors Guild of America.
In addition to his theater work, Cates has had a
distinguished career in both motion pictures and television.
He
produced and directed the feature film “I Never Sang for My
Father” (1970), which earned three Academy Award
®
nominations, and directed “Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams”
(1973), which collected two more Oscar nominations.
Cates’ stints as Oscar telecast producer are among a
long roster of television credits. He earned Emmy
nominations as director of the 1991 television movie,
“Absolute Strangers,” starring Henry Winkler, as well as
“Do You Know the Muffin Man?” (1989) and “Consenting
Adult” (1985). Other directing credits include “Fatal
Judgement” (1988) and “Hobson’s Choice” (1983). In
addition, Cates directed “A Death in the Family” (2002) and
“Confessions: Two Faces of Evil” (1994), both under his
Cates/Doty Productions banner; and the critically acclaimed
“Call Me Anna,” the telefilm based on Patty Duke’s
autobiography.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007
will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak
The Official Poster of the 80th Annual Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — A design originally conceived by legendary motion picture
poster illustrator Drew Struzan and executed by his son, Christian, has been
chosen as the official poster of the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and
Sciences’ 80th Academy Awards®.
The artwork features the iconic Oscar glowing among bright lights against a
black background. "Drew and Christian have captured the allure and excitement
that surround both the Oscar itself and the ceremony at which they are
presented,” said Academy President Sid Ganis.
For more than 30 years, Drew Struzan has created some of cinema’s most
memorable advertising posters, including the one-sheets for all six of George
Lucas’ “Star Wars” films and, most recently, the key art for Steven Spielberg’s
upcoming feature, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
“This poster depicts the impact and the emotion of the Oscars®,” said Drew
Struzan. “We wanted to project the anticipation and thrill generated for one of
the most recognized icons in the world,” Christian Struzan added.
Christian Struzan, with his creative team at XL Laboratories, Inc., designed
and produced the poster for the Academy. The company has created poster art for
such films as “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Mr. Deeds,” “Hellboy,” “Sideways” and
“Elizabethtown.”
Starting today, more than 50,000 posters will be distributed worldwide. The
poster will be available for purchase on the Academy’s Web site at
http://www.oscars.org/publications/ or by calling 1-800-554-1814.
The 27x40-inch poster is printed on premium quality, Forest Stewardship
Certified paper.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA – The fifty Oscar® statuettes to be presented at the 80th
Academy Awards® ceremony will be on display at the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences’ “Meet the Oscars” exhibition beginning Friday, February 1.
The exhibition will be located on the fourth level of the Hollywood & Highland
Center® through Saturday, February 23. Admission is free.
“Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles” will allow visitors to have a red carpet-like
experience and hold an actual Oscar statuette. The exhibition will also feature
interactive Oscar trivia kiosks, where visitors can test their knowledge of
Oscar winners, movie quotes and Academy Awards factoids and register their
predictions in six categories on who the Academy will honor this year.
Included in “Meet the Oscars” will be the Honorary Award that will be
presented to legendary production designer Robert Boyle. Samples of Boyle’s work
also will be on display.
In addition, two statuettes presented at the very first Academy Awards
ceremony will be featured in the exhibition. They were won by director Frank
Borzage and screenwriter Benjamin Glazer for their work on “7th Heaven.” The
miniature Oscar given to Judy Garland for her outstanding performance as a
screen juvenile in 1939, the year she appeared in “The Wizard of Oz,” also will
be spotlighted.
The Oscar statuette weighs 8 ½ pounds and stands 13 ½ inches tall.
Manufactured by R.S. Owens & Company in Chicago, it is made of britannia, a
metal alloy, and is plated in copper, nickel, silver and 24-karat gold.
“Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles” will be open Sundays through Thursdays from
noon to 7 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m. On Saturday,
February 23, the exhibition will close at 5 p.m.
In addition to the display in Los Angeles, a “Meet the Oscars, New York”
exhibition will open on February 14 at Times Square Studios in New York City.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar
presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Bill Conti Named Musical Director
for the 80th Academy Awards®
Bill Conti
Beverly Hills, CA ––Oscar®-winning composer Bill Conti will return to the
Oscar podium as musical director for the 80th Academy Awards, telecast producer
Gil Cates announced today. This will be the 19th time that Conti has conducted
the Academy Awards Orchestra.
Conti received an Oscar in 1983 for his original score for "The Right Stuff."
He has also earned two nominations in the Original Song category, in 1976 for "Gonna
Fly Now" from "Rocky" and in 1981 for the title song from "For Your Eyes Only."
Over the years, Conti has received a total of 12 Emmy® nominations, 11 of them
for his work on Oscar shows, and he has taken home three Emmys for his work on
Academy Awards telecasts.
His other film credits include “Rocky Balboa,” "The Thomas Crown Affair"
(1999), "Broadcast News," "The Karate Kid," "Private Benjamin," "Rocky II,"
"Rocky III" and "Rocky V."
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — For the 14th consecutive year, master chef Wolfgang Puck
has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create
the menu for the Governors Ball, the celebration immediately following the 80th
Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, February 24, 2008.
“The Governors Ball is a singular event, and the food must be of equal
caliber. Our menu will feature locally grown, sustainable and organic
ingredients, providing guests with a culinary experience that will please even
the most discerning of palates,” said Puck.
Wolfgang Puck Catering will be serving the Academy’s 1,500 Ball guests, which
will include Oscar® winners, nominees, presenters and telecast participants.
The menu created by Puck and chefs Lee Hefter and Matt Bencivenga will
feature several Ball favorites, including Mini Kobe Burgers on Brioche with
Sweet Pickles, Tuna Tartare with Wasabi Aioli on Togarashi Toast, and Chef
Sherry Yard’s gold-dusted chocolate Oscars®.
Working in a state-of-the-art kitchen adjacent to the Grand Ballroom at the
Hollywood & Highland Center®, Puck will lead a team of chefs, pastry chefs and
culinary artists who will be responsible for the cooking, presentation and
execution of the menu. “In keeping with the grandeur of the festivities, we
hand-select our staff and begin training months prior to the big event to ensure
a flawless outcome,” said Carl Schuster, CEO of Wolfgang Puck Catering.
Wolfgang Puck Catering, established in 1998, moved to its permanent home in
the Hollywood & Highland Center in November 2001. The Wolfgang Puck Companies –
which comprise 14 fine dining restaurants, more than 80 Gourmet Express
fast-casual restaurants, premium catering services in over 32 exclusive venues
nationwide, and quality kitchen and food merchandise – constitute a brand
standing for a culinary passion for eating and dining well.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA –– 80th Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates announced today
that Roy Christopher will return for his 18th assignment as production designer
of the Academy Awards® presentation.
Christopher has received a total of 36 Emmy® nominations, 17 of them for his
work on Oscar telecasts. He has won a total of nine Emmys, seven for his work on
Oscar sets.
In 2007 Christopher was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from
his alma mater, California State University, Fresno. He also won an LA Stage
Alliance Ovation Award for set design in a large theater for his work on
“Can-Can,” a musical that ran at the Pasadena Playhouse this past summer.
Christopher's past projects include the long-running comedy hits "Frasier"
and "Murphy Brown." He has also designed TV specials for such performers as Mary
Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett and Mikhail Baryshnikov. In February 2004 Christopher
was honored by his peers with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art
Directors Guild.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
2008 Governors Ball to Be
Chaired by Cheryl Boone Isaacs
Cheryl Boone Isaacs
Beverly Hills, CA — Cheryl Boone Isaacs, an Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences governor representing the Public Relations Branch, will chair the
Governors Ball, the celebration that will follow the 80th Academy Awards®
presentation on Sunday, February 24, 2008.
“The Governors Ball caps off a week of Oscar® festivities,” said Boone
Isaacs. “Our guests will be able to mingle, dine and dance while celebrating the
achievements of a great film year.”
In her sixth year as chair, Boone Isaacs will manage the overall planning of
the decor, menu and entertainment for the Ball.
The Ball’s 1,500 guests, which include Academy Award® winners and nominees,
show presenters and telecast participants, will celebrate in the Grand Ballroom
on the top level of the Hollywood & Highland Center® immediately following the
telecast.
Boone Isaacs heads CBI Enterprises, Inc., a strategic marketing company. She
was previously president of theatrical marketing at New Line Cinema, and prior
to that executive vice president of worldwide publicity at Paramount Pictures.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Academy NYC Screening to Honor
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York, NY – The influential words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will
resonate once again as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Monday
Nights with Oscar®” program presents a special afternoon screening of “King: A
Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis” on Monday, January 21, at 3 p.m. at the
Academy Theater in New York City. Richard Kaplan, the film’s associate producer,
will participate in a pre-screening discussion.
In the 79-year history of the Academy Awards®, only three Awards ceremonies
have been postponed. One of those instances followed the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968.
Nearly two years later, on March 24, 1970, “King” premiered as a one-time
screening event to benefit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Special Fund. Conceived
by producer Ely Landau with associate producer Richard Kaplan, the visual
content of the three-hour documentary consists only of newsreel and other period
footage, from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 through the assassination of
the civil rights leader in 1968.
Nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Feature category, “King”
uses no narration – only the speeches of Dr. King and dramatic readings that
thematically bridge the sequences of actuality footage. Sidney Lumet and Joseph
Mankiewicz directed the performances of such luminaries as Harry Belafonte, Ruby
Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Paul
Newman, Anthony Quinn, Clarence Williams III, and Joanne Woodward.
In the years since its benefit premiere, “King” was shortened for the
occasional television broadcast and a videocassette release. This special
afternoon presentation in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day returns the
original full-length theatrical version to the big screen. The rare, pristine
print is from the collection of the Academy Film Archive.
“Monday Nights with Oscar” is a monthly series showcasing high-quality prints
of films that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards.
Tickets for “King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis” are $5 for the
general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets
may be reserved by calling 1-888-778-7575. Depending on availability, tickets
may be purchased in person on the afternoon of the screening. Doors open at 2:30
p.m. All seating is unreserved.
The Academy Theater is located at 111 East 59th Street in New York City.
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today
announced that seven films remain in competition for Achievement in Makeup for
the 80th Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
“La Vie en Rose”
“Norbit”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
“300”
On Saturday, January 19, the members of the Academy’s Makeup Branch will view
10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the
screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar
consideration.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
10 Scientific and Technical Achievements
to Be Honored with Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today
announced 10 winners of Scientific and Technical Academy Awards, which will be
presented at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 9, 2008.
Unlike other Academy Awards, achievements receiving Scientific and Technical
Awards need not have been developed and introduced during 2007. Rather, the
achievements must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value
to the process of making motion pictures.
In addition, three Scientific and Technical Special Award recipients will be
recognized at the black-tie awards dinner: David A. Grafton, who will receive
the Gordon E. Sawyer Award; David S. Inglish, the John A. Bonner Award; and
Jonathan Erland, the Award of Commendation.
Academy Awards for scientific and technical achievements are:
To Christien Tinsley for the creation of the transfer
techniques for creating and applying 2D and 3D makeup known as “Tinsley
Transfers.”
These techniques allow quick and precisely repeatable application of 2D
makeup such as tattoos, bruises and birthmarks, as well as 3D prosthetic
appliances ranging in size from small wounds to entire torsos. They utilize
self-adhesive material that features an unprecedented combination of tissue-thin
edges, resilience, flexibility and water resistance, while requiring no
dangerous solvents.
To Jörg Pöhler and Rüdiger Kleinke of OTTEC
Technology GmbH for the design and development of the battery-operated series of
fog machines known as “Tiny Foggers.”
The operating characteristics of this compact, well-engineered and
remote-controllable package make possible a range of safe special effects that
would be totally impractical with larger, more conventional fog units.
To Sebastian Cramer for the design of the Skater Dolly and
its family of products.
This small, portable, camera-only dolly allows low lens positions,
movement in restricted places and tight offset circular maneuvers with rapid
set-up.
To Victor Gonzalez, Ignacio Vargas and Angel Tena
for the creation of the RealFlow software application.
RealFlow was the first widely adopted, commercially available,
easy-to-use system for the simulation of realistic liquids in motion picture
visual effects.
To Jonathan Cohen, Dr. Jerry Tessendorf, Dr. Jeroen Molemaker
and Michael Kowalski for the development of the system of fluid
dynamics tools at Rhythm & Hues.
This system allows artists to create realistic animation of liquids and
gases, using novel simulation techniques for accuracy and speed, as well as a
unique scripting language for working with volumetric data.
To Duncan Brinsmead, Jos Stam, Julia Pakalns and
Martin Werner for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid
Effects system.
This system is used to create simulations of gaseous phenomena integrated
into the widely available Maya tool suite, using an unconditionally stable semi-Lagrangian
solver.
To Stephan Trojansky, Thomas Ganshorn and Oliver
Pilarski for the development of the Flowline fluid effects system.
Flowline is a flexible system that incorporates highly parallel
computation, allowing rapid iteration and resulting in detailed, realistic fluid
effects.
Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy Plaque)
To Dr. Doug Roble, Nafees Bin Zafar and Ryo
Sakaguchi for the development of the fluid simulation system at Digital
Domain.
This influential and flexible production-proven system incorporates
innovative algorithms and refined adaptations of published methods to achieve
large-scale water effects.
To Nick Rasmussen, Ron Fedkiw and Frank Losasso
Petterson for the development of the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
fluid simulation system.
This production-proven simulation system achieves large-scale water
effects within ILM’s Zeno framework. It includes integrating particle level
sets, parallel computation, and tools that enable the artistic direction of the
results.
Academy Award of Merit (Oscar® Statuette)
To the Eastman Kodak Company for the development of
photographic emulsion technologies incorporated into the Kodak Vision2 family of
color negative films.
These technologies are breakthroughs in film speed, grain and sharpness
that have made a significant impact on the motion picture industry. The Vision 2
family allows wider use of high-speed color negative film, lower light levels on
set and faster set-ups. Most importantly, Vision2 improves the overall picture
quality in theatrical presentation.
The Scientific and Technical Special Awards to be presented at the February 9
ceremony are:
Award of Commendation (Special Plaque)
To Jonathan Erland in recognition of his leadership and
efforts toward identifying and solving the problem of High-Speed Emulsion Stress
Syndrome in motion picture film stock.
By coordinating and conducting tests for and with the industry and by
sharing results openly, Mr. Erland clearly demonstrated the value and
effectiveness of independent research and industry-wide cooperation.
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation (Medallion)
To David S. Inglish, for his outstanding service and
dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Gordon E. Sawyer Award (Oscar Statuette)
To David A. Grafton,whose technological contributions
have brought credit to the industry.
Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be included
in the Oscar ceremony next month.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — Three hundred six feature films are eligible for the
Academy Award® for Best Picture of 2007, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences announced today.
To be eligible for 80th Academy Awards® consideration, feature films have
until midnight, December 31, to open in a commercial motion picture theater in
Los Angeles County and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time
of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or
70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in
any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible
for Academy Awards in any category.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Louis J. Horvitz to Direct
80th Annual Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA –– Director Louis J. Horvitz will return to helm the 80th
Academy Awards telecast, producer Gil Cates has announced.
This will be Horvitz’s 12th time directing the Academy Awards show. He has
received a total of eight Emmy® nominations and four Emmy Awards for his Oscar®
telecast work.
Horvitz has directed 12 “Primetime Emmy Awards” and recently completed his
16th stint directing both “The Kennedy Center Honors” and “The American Film
Institute Life Achievement Award.” This year, he also completed his 12th year as
executive producer-director of “An Evening of Stars.”
In a career that has spanned over three decades, Horvitz has helmed numerous
other high-profile programs, including the “Daytime Emmy Awards,” “American
Music Awards,” “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “Fashion Rocks,” “MTV Video
Music Awards,” “VH1 Hip Hop Honors,” VH1 “Divas,” “VH1 Concert for New York
City” benefiting survivors of 9/11, “U2 Halftime at the Superbowl XXXVI,” “Paul
Simon’s Concert in Central Park,” the Rolling Stones’ “Steel Wheels Tour,” “Live
Aid,” and the ‘80s dance phenomenon “Solid Gold.”
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Danette Herman Named
Executive in Charge of Talent
for Oscar® Telecast
Danette Herman
Beverly Hills, CA –– Danette Herman will serve as executive in charge of
talent for the 80th Academy Awards® telecast, producer Gil Cates has announced.
This will be the 34th year she has been associated with the show.
A specialist in live and taped television specials and events, with numerous
credits, Herman recently served as co-producer for the “79th Annual Academy
Awards” and for the “59th Primetime Emmy® Awards.” She just completed her 30th
year with “The Kennedy Center Honors” as coordinating producer.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Legendary Production Designer Robert Boyle
Voted Honorary Academy Award®
Beverly Hills, CA — Legendary production designer Robert Boyle has been voted
an Honorary Academy Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
The award, an Oscar® statuette, will be given to Boyle at the 80th Academy
Awards® presentation on February 24, 2008, “in recognition of one of cinema’s
great careers in art direction.”
Boyle has earned four Academy Award nominations in the art direction category
for his work on “North by Northwest” (1959), “Gaily, Gaily” (1969), “Fiddler on
the Roof” (1971) and “The Shootist” (1976).
“Robert Boyle’s career is truly worthy of this honor,” said Academy President
Sid Ganis. “From his multiple collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock to his
top-quality work on so many other films, this is a master film artist and I
couldn’t be happier that an Oscar statuette will be presented to him.”
Boyle’s nearly 100 credits begin with Hitchcock’s “Saboteur” (1942) and
include “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943), “It Came from Outer Space” (1953), “The
Birds” (1963), “Marnie” (1964), “How to Succeed in Business without Really
Trying” (1967), “In Cold Blood” (1967), “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1968),
“Portnoy’s Complaint” (1972), “Private Benjamin” (1980), “Rhinestone” (1984) and
“Dragnet” (1987).
He also was the subject of the Academy Award-nominated documentary short “The
Man on Lincoln’s Nose” (2000).
Born in Los Angeles in 1909, Boyle trained as an architect. When the
Depression cost him his job in that field, Boyle found work in films as an
extra. In 1933 he was hired as a draftsman in the Paramount Studios art
department, headed by supervising art director Hans Dreier. He went on to work
on a variety of pictures as a sketch artist, draftsman and assistant art
director before becoming an art director at Universal in the early 1940s.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards
for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February
24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised
live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar
presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Oscar Night® America
Parties in 52 Cities Nationwide
Beverly Hills, CA — Providing Academy Awards® viewers across the country the
opportunity to take part in an American tradition, Oscar Night America (ONA),
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots program that enables
charities to host glamorous Oscar® viewing parties, will kick off its 15th year
in 2008.
On Sunday, February 24, 52 cities will host official Oscar viewing parties
during the 80th Academy Awards ceremony. The events will feature the live
broadcast of the Awards presentation, which will be televised by the ABC
Television Network.
"The fact that the ONA program has grown from just two benefit parties - in
Minneapolis and San Francisco – to 52 is fantastic," said Academy Executive
Director Bruce Davis. "Sharing the excitement of Oscar Night in a way that aids
so many local communities makes the evening that much more special."
For the first time, Oscar Night America parties will take place in Lewisburg,
Pennsylvania; Palm Springs, California; and Springfield, Missouri. The other ONA
2008 locations are Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit,
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Greenville, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Omaha, Orange County (CA),
Orlando, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Providence, Raleigh,
Richmond, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San
Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Tucson and Washington, D.C.
Most parties are black-tie affairs, though some are less formal. Event
organizers have been known to request partygoers to dress up as famous couples,
and some feature limousine arrivals, red carpets, local celebrities,
photographers (or paparazzi) and press interviews with arriving guests.
To set these parties apart from the thousands of other events taking place on
Oscar Night, each ONA party receives from the Academy copies of the official
commemorative poster and the official Oscar show program.
Only one charity party in a given market may participate in ONA. Events are
entirely produced by local nonprofit organizations, with the active
participation of the local ABC-TV affiliate station.
Last year 47 charities hosted viewing parties for the 79th Academy Awards,
raising nearly $3 million, all of it remaining in local communities. (Two
additional planned parties were ultimately cancelled due to severe weather.)
With close to 16,200 guests attending nationwide, ONA 2007 benefited such
charities as the American Diabetes Association, the American Red Cross, the
Miami Beach Film Society, Ronald McDonald House, Special Olympics, and the Ellie
Fund for Breast Cancer Research.
Since its inception in 1994, the program has generated over $20.4 million in
funding for a wide spectrum of charitable organizations – every cent staying
within the community where it was raised.
For the 15th consecutive year, Concept Marketing Development of Santa
Barbara, California, will assist the Academy in coordinating the program.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
Beverly Hills, CA — Fifty-nine songs from eligible feature-length motion
pictures are being considered in the Original Song category for the 80th Academy
Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is
featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Do You Feel Me” from “American Gangster”
“At the Edge of the World” from “Arctic Tale”
“Someday” from “August Rush”
“This Time” from “August Rush”
“Raise It Up” from “August Rush”
“Break” from “August Rush”
“Nothing’s There” from “Badland”
“The Devil’s Lonely Fire” from “Badland”
“A Hero Comes Home” from “Beowulf”
“The Stars of Orion” from “Berkeley”
“Say” from “The Bucket List”
“To Be Surprised” from “Dan in Real Life”
“My Hands Are Shaking” from “Dan in Real Life”
“I’ll Be OK” from “Dan in Real Life”
“December Boys” from “December Boys”
“So Close” from “Enchanted”
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted”
“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted”
“Atkozott Egy Elet” from “56 Drops of Blood”
“O, Atyam!” from “56 Drops of Blood”
“Eleg!” from “56 Drops of Blood”
“A Dream” from “Freedom Writers”
“Lyra” from “The Golden Compass”
“Good Luck Chuck” from “Good Luck Chuck”
“Shut Me Out” from “Good Luck Chuck”
“I Was Zapped by the Lucky Super Rainbow” from “Good Luck Chuck”
“Grace Is Gone” from “Grace Is Gone”
“Lullabye for Wyatt” from “Grace Is Gone”
“Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)” from “Hairspray”
“The Tale of the Horny Frog” from “The Heartbreak Kid”
“China Doll” from “Honeydripper”
“It Will Stay With Us” from “The Hottest State”
“Never See You” from “The Hottest State”
“Society” from “Into the Wild”
“Guaranteed” from “Into the Wild”
“Rise” from “Into the Wild”
“First Amendment Blues” from “Larry Flynt: The Right To Be Left Alone”
“Hello (I Love You)” from “The Last Mimzy”
“Despedida” from “Love in the Time of Cholera”
“Huck’s Tune” from “Lucky You”
“Little Wonders” from “Meet the Robinsons”
“Another Believer” from “Meet the Robinsons”
“Way Back into Love” from “Music and Lyrics”
“PoP! Goes My Heart” from “Music and Lyrics”
“Ordinary People” from “Music Within”
“Pretty Much Amazing” from “Nancy Drew”
“Falling Slowly” from “Once”
“If You Want Me” from “Once”
“Le Festin” from “Ratatouille”
“Land of Quiet Poems” from “Resurrecting the Champ”
“Love Will Still Be There” from “September Dawn”
“Royal Pain” from “Shrek the Third”
“Rule the World” from “Stardust”
“Before It’s Too Late (Sam and Mikaela’s Theme)” from “Transformers”
“Baby Don’t You Cry” from “Waitress”
“Beautiful Ride” from “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”
“Walk Hard” from “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”
“Let’s Duet” from “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”
“Back Where You Belong” from “The Water Horse”
On Tuesday, January 15, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in
random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in both Beverly Hills and
New York City. Following the screenings, members will vote to determine which
three, four or five songs become nominees in the category.
To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are
original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible,
substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the
film or as the first music cue in the end credits.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22,
2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on
Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
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