Academy Awards® Coverage
Feb 19
Jack Black to Make Oscar® Show Appearance
Beverly Hills, CA — Actor Jack Black will make his second appearance as an Oscar show presenter at the 79th Academy Awards®, producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Black was recently seen in “The Holiday” and “Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny” and will be seen next in “Margot at the Wedding.” His other film credits include “Nacho Libre,” “King Kong,” “School of Rock,” and “Shallow Hal.”
Black will join fellow actors Ben Affleck, Cate Blanchett, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Eva Green, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Tobey Maguire, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet and Reese Witherspoon as presenters.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Anne Hathaway
to Make
Oscar® Show Appearance
Beverly Hills, CA — Actress Anne Hathaway will be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards®, producer Laura Ziskin announced today. This will be her first appearance as an Oscar show presenter.
Hathaway was recently seen in “The Devil Wears Prada” and will be seen next in “Becoming Jane.” She recently completed production on “Passengers” and will begin filming “Get Smart” later this year. Hathaway’s other film credits include “Brokeback Mountain,” the “Princess Diaries” films, “Ella Enchanted,” “Nicholas Nickleby” and “The Other Side of Heaven.”
Hathaway will join fellow actors Ben Affleck, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Eva Green, Tom Hanks, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Tobey Maguire, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet and Reese Witherspoon as presenters.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Tobey Maguire to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Actor Tobey Maguire has been tapped to be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Maguire was recently seen in “The Good German” and will be seen next in “Spider-Man 3.” His other film credits include the first two “Spider-Man” films, “Seabiscuit,” “Wonder Boys,” “The Cider House Rules,” “Pleasantville” and “The Ice Storm.”
Maguire will join fellow actors Ben Affleck, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Eva Green, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet and Reese Witherspoon as presenters.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Swarovski and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Unveil a First Glimpse of the Oscar(R) Set Design
Thirty-four-foot Swarovski Crystal Curtain designed exclusively for the 79th Annual Academy Awards(R)
While the full design concept of the Oscar set will remain a secret until the live telecast on Sunday, February 25th, the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences and Swarovski unveiled today a first glimpse of the stage set for the 79th Annual Academy Awards - a sparkling Swarovski Crystal Curtain - an illuminating tapestry of cascading crystal and light.
Each year the Academy's brilliant set production team creates a new masterpiece for the Oscar stage and this year, the piece de resistance will be a one-ton, 34-foot custom designed Swarovski crystal curtain sparkling with over 50,000 crystals flown in especially from Austria - valued at one million dollars.
The Academy joined forces with Swarovski, the most coveted crystal in fashion and design, to create a dazzling piece of art to adorn the stage for Hollywood's biggest night.
J. Michael Riva, 79th Awards production designer, explains, "The idea was to return to a simpler Hollywood glamour look for the Oscars this year - something that would sparkle on camera along with the gold of the Oscars. I was inspired by moving bursts of light on my office walls - it was sun reflecting off a facetted Swarovski crystal paperweight on my windowsill. Suddenly, I was on the phone looking for crystals, enough of them to make a curtain we could feature on stage. I turned to Swarovski, with their dazzling crystal and technical expertise, and they came to the rescue to make this dramatic and challenging design concept come to life. The sparkle of the Swarovski crystal curtain helped create our vision of glamour and return to old Hollywood elegance. I will be joyfully reminded of Swarovski every time the sun happens to shine through my window!"
Nadja Swarovski adds, "Swarovski is honored to partner with the Academy on such a prestigious and glamorous occasion. Swarovski crystal has adorned stars from the red carpet to the silver screen, and now, for the first time, we are delighted that Swarovski can shine center stage at the 79th Annual Academy Awards."
View exclusive behind the scenes footage of the creation of the Swarovski Crystal Curtain for the 79th Annual Academy Awards on www.swarovskisparkles.com.
Over a hundred years ago, in 1895, Daniel Swarovski I, a Bohemian inventor and visionary, moved to the village of Wattens, Tyrol in Austria, with his newly-invented machine for cutting and polishing crystal jewelry stones. From these beginnings, which revolutionized the fashion world, Swarovski has grown to be the world's leading producer of precision-cut crystal, for fashion, jewelry and more recently lighting, architecture and interiors. Today, the company, still based in Wattens, family-owned and run by 4th and 5th generation family members, has a global reach, with some 20,000 employees, a presence in over 120 countries and a turnover in 2006 of 2.33 billion Euros. Comprising two major divisions, one producing and selling loose crystals, the other creating design-driven finished products, the Swarovski corporation also includes four industrial brands, Tyrolit(R), manufacturing grinding tools, Swareflex, for road safety reflectors, Optik, producing precision optical instruments and Signity, Swarovski's brand for genuine and created gemstones. While Swarovski crystal, known by its product brand name CRYSTALLIZED(TM)- Swarovski elements, has become an essential ingredient of international design, Swarovski's own-brand accessory, jewelry and home decor lines are sold through more than 600 Swarovski stores and concessions in all major fashion capitals, and the exclusive Daniel Swarovski accessories collection has become the company's Couture signature. The Swarovski Crystal Society has close to 400,000 members worldwide, keen collectors of the celebrated crystal figurines, and in Wattens, Crystal Worlds, the multi-media crystal museum, has attracted over 7 million visitors since it was opened in 1995, as a celebration of Swarovski's universe of innovation and inspiration, of crystal as the ultimate creative material.
Illuminating Fashion and Culture, Home and Leisure www.swarovski.com
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Feb 17
Clint Eastwood
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How to Throw an Oscar(R) Party Fandango-Style
Leading Movie Site Offers Awards Party Themes, Ticket Giveaways and Moviegoer Polls; Majority of Fandango Audience Believes The Departed Will Win Best Picture
With the Oscars(R) just around the corner (Sunday, February 25), it's time for hosts to start planning their viewing parties. While the sobering nominees Babel, Letters from Iwo Jima and Blood Diamond offer limited fodder for party inspiration, several other contenders are ripe with themes for celebration.
In a column on Fandango, the nation's largest online, phone and mobile movie ticketing destination, Oscar(R) expert Kim Morgan recommends the following themes for the perfect Awards party:
* The Departed Party -- invite friends to don dark glasses, trench coats or bathrobes, a la Jack Nicholson, pour scotch whiskey and serve seafood as a salute to the film's Boston setting. * The Dreamgirls Party -- encourage guests to dress up in blue taffeta, false eyelashes and bouffants and dance to classic Motown. * The Little Miss Sunshine Party -- serve take-out fried chicken and the food that tempted ten-year-old Oscar(R) nominee Abigail Breslin: waffles with ice cream ("a la mode-y"). * The Queen Party -- serve crumpets, finger sandwiches and plenty of hot tea (not to be interrupted by anyone, even if it's Tony Blair calling). The Oscar(R) party tip-sheet is just part of the extensive news and information that can be found in Fandango's Red Carpet Coverage of the 79th Annual Academy Awards(R) at www.fandango.com/oscars.
Film fans can also enter a giveaway to win free movie tickets or vote in the "Pick the Winners" poll, which has already attracted thousands of moviegoers. The Fandango moviegoer poll results (as of February 14, 2007 6:00 pm PST) for who will take home this year's Oscars(R):
* For Best Picture: The Departed (35%) * For Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed (51%) * For Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (46%) * For Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen (53%) * For Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls (47%) * For Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (60%)
For the full list of "Pick the Winners" results, visit http://oscars.fandango.com/featurepollresult.php.
About Fandango
Fandango, the nation's largest movie information and ticketing service, sells tickets to more than 15,000 screens. One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango entertains and informs moviegoers with reviews, commentary and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. Fandango is available at www.fandango.com, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com.
Fandango theater partners include the nation's leading exhibitors: AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Century Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Regal Cinemas and United Artists Theatres, as well as American Cinematheque, Brenden Theatres, Bow Tie Cinemas, CineArts Theatres, Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Colorado Cinemas, Crown Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Theatres, IMAX, Majestic Crest Theatre, Premiere Theatres, R/C Theatres, Signature Theatres, Wehrenberg Theatres and Winchester Theaters.
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Abigail Breslin to Make First Oscar® Show Appearance
Beverly Hills, CA — Abigail Breslin has been named a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards® ceremony, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today. This will be her first time presenting an Academy Award®.
Breslin, who is nominated for her supporting performance in “Little Miss Sunshine,” will be seen next in “No Reservations” and “Definitely, Maybe.” Her other film credits include “The Ultimate Gift,” “Raising Helen” and “Signs.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Final Oscar® Ballots
Due Tuesday by 5 p.m.
Beverly Hills, CA — Voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must return their completed final Oscar ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20.
Ballots received after the 5 p.m. deadline will not be counted.
Final ballots, 5,830 of them, were mailed to voting members of the Academy on Wednesday, January 31.
Once PricewaterhouseCoopers has tabulated the votes, the winners’ names will be placed in sealed, foil-lined envelopes.
Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas, the lead balloting partners, will be the only two people to know the results prior to the envelopes being opened on Oscar Night®, Sunday, February 25.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®. The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Jaden Christopher Syre Smith
to Make First
Oscar® Show Appearance
Beverly Hills, CA — Jaden Christopher Syre Smith will be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards® ceremony, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today. This will be his first time presenting for the Academy Awards.
Smith, who is the son of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, co-starred in his first film role opposite his father in this year’s “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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William Ross Named 79th Academy Awards® Music Director
Beverly Hills, CA — William Ross will be at the Oscar® podium as conductor for the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today. This will be the first time that Ross has conducted the Academy Awards Orchestra.
Ross is a prolific, award-winning composer and arranger whose work has spanned feature films, television and the recording industry. He recently composed music for the motion picture “September Dawn.” Ross has composed music for other films such as “The Game of Their Lives,” “Ladder 49,” “Tuck Everlasting” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Feb 16
For Fourth Consecutive Year Sterling Vineyards Will Pour Featured Wines at 79th Annual Academy Awards® Governors Ball
Custom Created Wines Toast Talent in “Sterling” Fashion
(Napa, CA) - Sterling Vineyards, the landmark Napa winery, makes its fourth consecutive guest-starring appearance as the featured wine of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Ball, the official party of the 79th Annual Academy Awards, to be held Sunday, February 25, 2007, immediately following the Oscar® Telecast. Sterling Vineyards will also be poured at the Scientific and Technical Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 10. The pre-show receptions will also feature wine selections from Sterling Vineyards.
“The winemaking team and I are thrilled to have our wines selected for the fourth year in a row,” said Vice President of Winemaking for Sterling Vineyards, Mike Westrick. “Winemaker Chris Millard and I have crafted new vintages of the custom Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay and Red Carpet Reserve Cabernet created just for the Oscar celebration. This year, we consulted with master chef Wolfgang Puck in advance, to ensure that the food and wine pairing is ‘picture perfect’ for the most prestigious awards event of the year.”
Westrick and Sterling Vineyards have created the 2005 Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay, the second vintage of a very limited edition white wine, to complement the extraordinary culinary creations of master chef Wolfgang Puck, who will orchestrate the multi-course gala dinner for the Academy's 1,650 guests. A crisp and richly aromatic Chardonnay, Gold Standard Reserve offers notes of apple, citrus, cinnamon, and nutmeg, with hints of vanilla in a lingering finish.
Red Carpet Reserve is a limited edition Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon blend that Sterling Vineyards created two years ago for the Oscars®. The third vintage, the 2003 Red Carpet Reserve, will be featured at this year's Governors Ball. “The 2003 Red Carpet Reserve is elegant and complex, a great wine from an outstanding vintage year,” said Westrick.
Only 383 cases of Gold Standard Reserve and 500 cases of Red Carpet Reserve were produced to celebrate this special occasion. Each bottle is individually numbered to confirm it’s 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. Sterling enjoys a long-time affinity for the cinematic arts and is a sponsor of the National Film Preservation Foundation as well as various film festivals throughout the country. Each summer, Sterling Vineyards hosts a series of outdoor movie screenings at its Napa winery, all proceeds benefit a charitable fund with the community foundation of the Napa Valley. 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.
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Sterling Vineyards Offers 'Gold Standard' to Oscar Night® America Charity Events
ONA Galas to Auction Exclusive 3 Liter Wine Bottles Signed by Host Ellen DeGeneres
(Napa, Calif.) - Sterling Vineyards, the landmark Napa winery, will make its fourth consecutive appearance as the featured wine of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Ball, the official party of the 79th Annual Academy Awards®, to be held Sunday, February 25, 2007. This year, Sterling will also participate in Oscar Night® America fundraising events across the country with donations of unique large format bottles of the custom made Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay, signed by the host of the 79th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, Ellen DeGeneres.
This is the 14th year that the Academy of Motion Pictures' Oscar Night America program will support important charities across the United States with officially- sanctioned Oscar® viewing parties and galas. Oscar Night America events allow movie fans to participate in the excitement of the Academy Awards and have raised nearly $17.5 million over the years for dozens of worthy organizations. Each ONA-sanctioned event across the country will be presented with one signed three-liter bottle of 2005 Sterling Vineyards Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay to be auctioned for charity.
“We are extremely proud of the wines we create each year for the Oscar celebration” said Vice President of Winemaking for Sterling Vineyards, Mike Westrick. “To be able to create something exclusive for this special night and to also benefit charities across the country through Oscar Night America events is even more fulfilling. For the first time, Winemaker Chris Millard and I commissioned three-liter bottles of our Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay exclusively for auction at Oscar Night America events. When Ellen DeGeneres agreed to sign our bottles, we knew we had an auction lot that wine and movie lovers around the country would be thrilled to support."
Westrick and his team at Sterling Vineyards created the 2005 Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay, the second vintage of a very limited edition white wine, to complement the culinary creations of master chef Wolfgang Puck, who will orchestrate the multi-course gala dinner for the Academy's 1,500 guests at the Governors Ball. A crisp and richly aromatic Chardonnay, Gold Standard Reserve offers notes of apple, citrus, cinnamon, and nutmeg, with hints of vanilla in a lingering finish. Westrick and Millard also create Red Carpet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, a limited edition red wine to be poured at the Governors Ball.
Each three-liter bottle is individually numbered to confirm its unique status and bears the winemakers’ signatures. The bottles are etched and hand painted with the Gold Standard Reserve label design approved by the Academy and signed by Ellen DeGeneres in gold ink. The wines are created exclusively for the Academy Awards and for auction at ONA events. For more information about Oscar Night America and ONA events across the country, log on to www.Oscar.com and click on the Oscar Night America tab.
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. Sterling enjoys a long-time affinity for the cinematic arts and is a sponsor of the National Film Preservation Foundation as well as various film festivals throughout the country. Each summer, Sterling Vineyards hosts a series of outdoor movie screenings at its Napa winery, all proceeds benefit a charitable fund with the community foundation of the Napa Valley. 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.
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Feb 15
Ben Affleck to Make Oscar® Show Appearance
Beverly Hills, CA — Actor and Academy Award®-winning writer Ben Affleck will be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
In 1997, Affleck and Matt Damon won the Oscar for Original Screenplay for “Good Will Hunting.” Affleck can currently be seen in “Smokin’ Aces” and will make his directing debut with the upcoming “Gone, Baby, Gone.”
Affleck’s other acting credits include “Hollywoodland,” “Clerks II,” “The Sum of All Fears,” “Changing Lanes,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “Chasing Amy.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
Tom Cruise Named a Presenter
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Tom Cruise will be a presenter for the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Cruise has twice been nominated in the Actor in a Leading Role category, for “Born on the Fourth of July” in 1989 and for “Jerry Maguire” in 1996. In 1999, he was nominated for his supporting performance in “Magnolia.”
Cruise will be seen next in “Lions for Lambs” and was last seen in “Mission: Impossible III.” Cruise’s other film credits include “Collateral,” “The Last Samurai,” “Minority Report,” “Vanilla Sky,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The Firm,” “A Few Good Men” and “Rain Man.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
Kirsten Dunst
to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Actress Kirsten Dunst will present at the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Dunst was recently seen in “Marie Antoinette” and will be seen next in “Spider-Man 3.” Her other film credits include the first two “Spider-Man” films, “Elizabethtown,” “Wimbledon,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Mona Lisa Smile,” “The Cat’s Meow,” “Crazy/Beautiful” and “Bring It On.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Kate Winslet
to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award®-nominated actress Kate Winslet will be a presenter for the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Winslet recently received her fifth Oscar® nomination for her leading performance in “Little Children.” She received a leading actress nomination in 1997 for her performance in “Titanic” and another in 2004 for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Winslet received supporting nominations for her performances in “Sense and Sensibility” in 1995 and for “Iris” in 2001. She was recently seen in “The Holiday” and “All the Kings Men.” Her other film credits include “Finding Neverland” and “The Life of David Gale.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Cate Blanchett to Present at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award®-winning actress Cate Blanchett will be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Two years ago, at the 77th Academy Awards, Blanchett took home the Supporting Actress Oscar® for her performance as Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator.” She received her first Oscar nomination in 1998 in the Leading Actress category for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I in “Elizabeth.”
Blanchett appeared in this year’s “Babel” and “The Good German” and can currently be seen in “Notes on a Scandal.” Her other film credits include “Veronica Guerin,” “Charlotte Gray,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Steve Carell
to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Actor Steve Carell will be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards® ceremony, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Carell recently starred in “Little Miss Sunshine” and will next star in “Evan Almighty” and “Dan in Real Life.” His other film credits include “The 40 Year-Old Virgin,” “Bewitched,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and “Bruce Almighty.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Penélope Cruz
to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award®-nominated actress Penélope Cruz will be a presenter for the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin has announced.
Cruz just received her first Oscar nomination for her lead performance in “Volver.” She will next be seen in “The Good Night” and “Manolete” opposite Adrien Brody. Her other film credits include “Sahara,” “Head in the Clouds,” “Gothika,” “Vanilla Sky,” “Captain Corelli's Mandolin” and “Blow.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Tom Hanks
to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Two-time Academy Award®-winning actor Tom Hanks will present an Oscar® at the 79th Academy Awards, show producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Hanks, who is a governor and officer of the Academy, won consecutive Actor in a Leading Role Oscars® in 1993 and 1994 for his performances in “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump.” He also has been nominated for his leading roles in “Big,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “Cast Away.”
Hanks will be seen next in “Charlie Wilson’s War.” His other film credits include “The Da Vinci Code,” “The Terminal,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Road to Perdition,” “Apollo 13” and “A League of Their Own.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Rachel Weisz
to Present
at 79th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA — Actress Rachel Weisz will present at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony, producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Last year, Weisz received her first Oscar® nomination and took home the award for her supporting performance in “The Constant Gardener.” Most recently, she was heard as the voice of Saphira in “Eragon” and starred opposite Hugh Jackman in “The Fountain.” She will be seen next in “Definitely, Maybe.” Her other film credits include “Constantine,” “Runaway Jury,” “The Shape of Things,” “About a Boy” and “Stealing Beauty.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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Feb 12
Oscar Night® to Benefit Charities across America
Beverly Hills, CA — On Oscar® Sunday, February 25, charities in 49 cities will throw official Oscar viewing parties during the 79th Academy Awards® ceremony as part of Oscar Night America, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots outreach program.
The Academy sanctions charities across the country to host glamorous viewing parties on Oscar Night with proceeds directly benefiting the charities. All parties will feature the live broadcast of the Awards presentation; many will integrate Hollywood party elements including red-carpet arrivals, local celebrities, “paparazzi” photographers, predict-the-winner contests and live entertainment.
The 2007 Oscar Night America charities and cities are:
The Center for Family Resources, Atlanta, GA
LifeWorks, Austin, TX
AIDS Interfaith Residential Services, Baltimore, MD
The Ellie Fund, Boston, MA
Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
Charlotte Symphony, Charlotte, NC
Gene Siskel Film Center for the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
Ohio Independent Film Festival, Cleveland, OH
The Columbus AIDS Task Force, Columbus, OH
USA Film Festival, Dallas, TX
Denver Film Society, Denver, CO
Ilitch Charities for Children, Detroit, MI
Triad Health Project, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC
Junior League of Greenville, Greenville, SC
Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition, Hartford, CT
Hawaii International Film Festival, Honolulu, HI
Ronald McDonald House, Houston, TX
United Way of Central Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
Variety of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Arthritis Foundation, Las Vegas, NV
Wolfe Street Foundation, Little Rock, AR
American GI Forum and The Wall Las Memorias Project, Los Angeles, CA
Family & Children First, Louisville, KY
Ronald McDonald House, Memphis, TN
Miami Beach Film Society, Miami, FL
COA Youth & Family Centers, Milwaukee, WI
Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis, MN
Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
American Red Cross, New Orleans, LA
Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men, Inc., Norfolk, VA
Alzheimer’s Association, Midlands Chapter, Omaha, NE
Variety of Orlando, Orlando, FL
Palm Beach International Film Festival and Take Charge! Cure Parkinson’s, Inc., Palm Beach, FL
Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, PA
Arthritis Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
Film Action Oregon, Portland, OR
American Diabetes Association, Providence, RI
Artsplosure, Raleigh, NC
Central Virginia Film Institute, Richmond, VA
Capital City AIDS Fund, Sacramento, CA
Cinema St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Utah AIDS Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT
Special Olympics Texas, San Antonio, TX
California Film Institute, San Francisco, CA
Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, Seattle, WA
Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL
Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation, Tucson, AZ
American Red Cross of the National Capital Area, Washington, DC
Since its inception in 1994, the program has generated nearly $17.5 million in funding for a wide spectrum of charitable organizations – every cent staying within the community where it was raised.
Last year 47 charities hosted viewing parties for more than 16,300 guests nationwide, raising nearly $2.5 million.
To set these parties apart from the thousands of other events taking place on Oscar Night, each ONA party receives copies of the commemorative “Quotable Oscar” poster, official Academy Awards ceremony programs for guests, and other support materials.
A complete list of contact, venue and ticket information for each local ONA party can be found at www.oscar.com.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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