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Conan O’Brien to Host 97th Academy Awards

© 2020 Team Coco   Comedian and late-night television host Conan O’Brien will be emceeing the 97th Oscar ceremonies scheduled for Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. He will replace Jimmy Kimmell, who had hosted the program for the past two years as well as in 2017 and 2018. Over…

‘Barbie’ Belongs to Adapted Screenplay Category Is Insulting Says Judd Apatow

@Photo by Suzie Hanover – © 2012 – Universal Pictures Judd Apatow has shared his disagreement with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) decision to include Barbie in the adapted screenplay Oscar category rather than the original screenplay race. The comedy’s script, which was co-written by director Greta Gerwig and her husband, Noah…

Cinematographer John Bailey Dies at 81; He Served as Academy President

Photo by Tig Productions – © 1994 Cinematographer John Bailey died on November 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 81.In addition to his creative work on such films as “American Gigolo,” “Ordinary People,” “Mishima : A Life in Four Chapters,” “Groundhog Day,“ and “As Good as It Gets,” Bailey served two terms as president…

Motion Picture Academy Sets New Criteria for Best Picture, Including Diversity Standards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is changing the criteria by which films can be nominated for Best Picture Oscars, to take effect with the 2025 ceremony. Another set of rules designed to foster greater diversity in films will go into effect in 2024. online pharmacy estrace over the counter with best prices…

Oscars to Deploy ‘Crisis Team’ to Avoid Disruptions This Year

In an effort to avoid disruptions to the Oscar ceremonies on March 12, the Academy has hired the first “crisis team” in its 95-year-old history, says its CEO Bill Kramer. Last year’s program was notorious for the “slap heard round the world” when Will Smith catapulted himself on stage to attack Chris Rock after the…

Academy Declines to Take Punitive Action Against Actress Andrea Riseborough’s Divisive Oscar Campaign

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided not to take punitive action against this year’s surprise Best Actress Oscar nominee, Andrea Riseborough, for her grassroots campaign. The performer’s colleagues who also lobbied for her to receive recognition from the Academy for her portrayal of a spiraling alcoholic in the drama To Leslie…

Oscars to Air All 23 Categories During 2023 Telecast

After the controversial decision of cutting 8 categories from the main telecast on Oscars last year, which include – original score, makeup and hairstyling, documentary short, film editing, production design, animated short, live action short and sound, this year all twenty-three categories will be telecast live in Oscars as Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy…

Will Smith Banned From the Oscars for 10 Years Over Chris Rock Slap

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is banning Will Smith from its Oscars ceremonies for the next 10 years. The Independence Day, Men in Black and Bad Boys star infamously slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars stage last month for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hairdo and…

Steven Spielberg Disagrees With Decision to Pre-Record Eight Academy Award Categories

Steven Spielberg has become the leading voice in opposing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) controversial decision to present eight categories to the hour before the upcoming telecast of the Oscars. online pharmacy flexeril over the counter with best prices today in the USA The filmmaker shared his concerns and disappointment over…

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