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Academy Awards $450,000 to US Film Festivals

source: altfg.com

True/False Film Fest In case you think the Academy only hands out Oscars: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Academy Foundation has awarded a total of $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year. Recipients range from Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian F...

Published Wed, Nov 4

Oscar-Winning Filmmakers Mark Jonathan Harris, Tracy Seretean at Academy Screening

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Into the Arms of Stranger: Stories of the Kindertransport, shown as part of the "Oscar’s Docs" series, at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood on Monday, November 2, 2009. Pictured above following the screening (left to right):...

Published Wed, Nov 4

Baldwin, Martin to Host Oscars

source: Washington Times

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars. The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday. Telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said Martin and Bal...

Published Tue, Nov 3

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin To Co-Host Oscars

source: Huffington Post

The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday. The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre. Nominations will be announced Feb. 2, 2010. More on The Oscars

Published Tue, Nov 3

Wanna Host the Oscars?

source: OH NO!!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' newly selected producers Adam Shankman & Bill Mechanic went to Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr and asked them to host as a duo. It would have been a killer combo. But the answer was no. I'm as curious to see who'll host as you are. Source

Published Tue, Nov 3

Oscar 2010: Anjelica Huston, Jonathan Demme, Kirk Douglas to Present Honorary Oscars

source: altfg.com

Lauren Bacall Oscar winners Anjelica Huston, Jonathan Demme, and Quentin Tarantino, and Honorary Award recipient Kirk Douglas will be some of the presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ first Governors Awards event on November 14 at Hollywood & Highland Ce...

Published Thu, Oct 29

Oscar 2010: Oscar Correspondent Contest

source: altfg.com

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, have announced their second annual “Oscar Correspondent Contest,” which gives college journalists across the US the chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to cover red carpet arrivals and backstage a...

Published Wed, Oct 28

Johnny Mercer Centennial Tribute

source: altfg.com

Johnny Mercer’s musical legacy will be celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a gala centennial tribute featuring film clips of many of Mercer’s classic songs, in addition to performances and appearances by friends and colleagues, on Thursday, November 5,...

Published Tue, Oct 27