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84th Annual Academy Awards Trailer
Some say he doesn’t want to be found. Others say he died ten years ago. But we all know that’s bullshit and that Billy Crystal will indeed host this years Academy Awards!
So, here we are to share the official trailer of the 84th Academy Awards which will air live Sunday, February 26th on ABC!
I’m definitely excited about the whole thing, simply because with Crystal – there’s almost 0% of chance for things to go wrong (like they did last year).
2011 OSCAR: 39 Songs Contend for Best Original Song
Guess December is the perfect month to start our little Oscar – chat, right? I mean, after all, the 84th Academy Award nominations will be announced on January 24th, so this report is a good start.
As you see in our title, we’re here to announce 39 (yes, thirty-nine!) songs that will contend for the Best Original Song Oscar this year!
On January 5th the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Here’s the full list of songs in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“The World I Knew” from African Cats
“Lay Your Head Down” from Albert Nobbs
“Star Spangled Man” from Captain America: The First Avenger
“Collision of Worlds” from Cars 2
Billy Crystal Will Host the 2012 Oscars
Ok, the Academy has not yet released a statement, but I think we finnaly have the next Oscar host. And that’s not his first time. Actually he will be the host of the Academy Awards for the ninth time.
Who could that be (in case you haven’t read the title of our news)? And the winner is Billy Crystal! Surprised?
Hugh Jackman Turned Down Oscar Hosting Again
Hugh Jackman had to turned down an offer to host this year’s Academy Awards for a second time due to scheduling conflicts.
The Australian actor hosted the Oscars in 2009 but he turned down a similar offer last year, because the actor said he didn’t want to host two years in a row, leaving the job to Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.
So, now we know that his movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 is scheduled to begin filming in late February in both New York and Tokyo, Japan, right around the time of the Oscars, so Academy bosses have been left disappointed again after seeking out Jackman’s talents for the 2011 show.
And now Jackman’s out. So who should take his place?
Oscar 2010 Winners!
Oscar winners 2010 list is here.
We already wrote about possible winners and competition between- James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, so we can say that we’re not at all surprised that this was Kathryn Bigelow‘s night.
The Hurt Locker won 6 Oscars, including honour for Best Movie and Best Director.
So, Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director.
On the other hand, the movie that still sits on the top of box office, James Cameron‘s Avatar definetely had a bad luck. The movie won only 3 golden statues in technical categories – Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects.
James Cameron vs. Kathryn Bigelow
He could go home with another one. She, on the other hand, could become the first woman to take home that prize. Yes, you’re all guessing what we’re wondering about! One the Oscar day we’re talking about this big competition of former life couple, Kathryn Bigelow and well-known director James Cameron.
We must say that it’s Cameron who provoked us all to write about this, since you all had a chance to hear his question that referred to her possible win:
“Did Katherine Bigelow win the Oscar for Best Director because she was the best, or because she was a woman?
Oscar 2010 Presenters
“You’ve Never Seen Oscar Like This” – they assure us. Well, ok, we guess that show’s going to be on a high-level. Why wouldn’t?
We already know that this year’s hosts, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, will take the stage at the Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010, and we have no problem with that decision.
Although, we must say, we’re a little bit confused with all those news that refer to the eventual presenters…
10 Legendary Movies That Never Won Best Picture Oscar
Have you ever wondered how is it possible that names like Alfred Hitchcock, or Stanley Kubrick never won an Oscar? You might ask – but wait, are you sure about Kubrick?
Yeah, yeah, just for a record let me remind you that names like Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, and Charles Chaplin all won Oscars, none of them for directing. Welles won for screenplay, Kubrick for best visual effects and Chaplin picked up an award in the 1970s for a musical score he co-wrote 20 years earlier. It already sounds sad, but it’s just a beginning….
We don’t have to make some kind of list. It’s going to be enough just to mention those movies, because we’re sure you all remember the titles.
Oscar Nominee Hurt Locker Faces Lawsuit From Michigan Soldier
According to a press release put up on the Web by Sarver’s lawyer, Jeffrey S. Sarver is planning to sue the makers of “The Hurt Locker,” claiming that he is in fact Will James, the film’s main character played by Jeremy Renner.
There will be a press conference on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 AT 11:00 A.M. EST AT THE LAW OFFICES OF GEOFFREY FIEGER , 19390 WEST TEN MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, to announce the filing, in Federal District Court, of a multimillion dollar lawsuit on behalf of an Iraq war hero, Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver, and against the makers of the Academy Award nominated film “The Hurt Locker.”
