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  • 2019 Oscars Reveal More Presenters, Including ‘Black Panther’ Stars

    2019 Oscars Reveal More Presenters, Including ‘Black Panther’ Stars

    Marvel Studios

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is desperately trying to win back some public goodwill, after a disastrous few weeks of poor decision-making surrounding the Oscars telecast. And one way it’s hoping to mend some fences is by inviting a bunch of awesome people to serve as presenters at the ceremony.

    This week, the Academy revealed another round of stars who will hand out awards at the Oscars, which will air without a host for the first time in 30 years. It remains to be seen how that choice will affect the broadcast, but at least the banter between presenters should be pretty solid, if this lineup is any indication.

    The latest batch of presenters is:

    Elsie Fisher, Danai Gurira, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Keaton, Helen Mirren, John Mulaney, Tyler Perry, Pharrell Williams, Krysten Ritter, Paul Rudd, and Michelle Yeoh.

    They join the previously announced group from round one:

    Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, and Constance Wu.

    The group from round two:

    Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Emilia Clarke, Laura Dern, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephan James, Keegan-Michael Key, KiKi Layne, James McAvoy, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Momoa and Sarah Paulson.

    And the previously snubbed — but thankfully finally invited — acting winners from last year:

    Allison Janney, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, and Sam Rockwell.

    The 91st Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 24. The show airs live on ABC.

    [via: Oscars.org]

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  • ABC Confirms No Host for 2019 Oscars, Says Controversy Is ‘Compelling’

    ABC Confirms No Host for 2019 Oscars, Says Controversy Is ‘Compelling’

    Oscars.org

    The lead-up to this year’s Oscars ceremony has been like a continuing loop of the “This is fine” meme, with controversy after controversy plaguing the telecast over the past few months. But according to the new president of ABC Entertainment, all of that drama has only made the event more buzzworthy than ever.

    During a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Tuesday, Karey Burke addressed concerns about all of the uncertainty that still surrounds the ceremony, despite its looming air date later his month. While Burke herself might be feeling a bit like that dog in a burning room, she didn’t show it, assuring reporters that even though she was initially worried about what went down with former host Kevin Hart (who dropped out after some of his old homophobic tweets surfaced), she’s since changed her tune.

    “I ironically have found that the lack of clarity around the Oscars has kept it in the conversation, and the mystery has been really compelling,” the exec told the TCA crowd. “People really care. I think it’s fascinating… to me that shows evidence of how relevant the Oscars still are.”

    Burke also said that this year’s Oscars would forego having a host altogether, something that the Academy confirmed on Tuesday. That would help the show keep its pledge of clocking in at only three hours — nearly an hour shorter than last year’s telecast.

    “The main goal, which I’m told the Academy promised last year, is to keep the show to three hours,” Burke said. “The producers decided to wisely not have a host and have the presenters and the movies be the stars. That’s the best way to keep the show to a brisk three hours.”

    The exec was upbeat about the big draw of box office hits among the nominees (namely $200 million-plus grossers “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and “A Star Is Born”), as well as the “phenomenal” tunes up for Best Original Song, which Burke confirmed will all be performed. (Thanks to Lady Gaga, perhaps?) There are still some unanswered questions, including which awards will be cut from the live telecast, but Burke also pledged that there would be a “very exciting opener.”

    Based on everything that’s gone down with this year’s show already, we’re definitely expecting the unexpected. The 91st annual Oscars will air on ABC on Sunday, February 24.

    [via: The Hollywood Reporter]

  • 2019 Oscars Reveal First Round of Presenters

    2019 Oscars Reveal First Round of Presenters

    Warner Bros.

    This year’s Oscars will mark the first time in three decades that the ceremony has gone without a host. But the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is making sure that the event will still feature plenty of stars on stage.

    Earlier this week, Oscars producer Donna Gigliotti and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss revealed the first round of presenters who will be announcing categories and handing out statuettes at the Academy Awards later this month. That group is:

    Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, and Constance Wu.

    We have to hand it to producers: That’s a pretty solid list of people. We’re especially excited to see what kind of witty banter Fey, Poehler, and Rudolph deliver. (Perhaps a preview of their upcoming Netflix film, “Wine Country”?)

    According to the producers, the show’s aim is to put the focus squarely on the honored films, and the diversity that they represent in the industry at large.

    “The Oscar nominees have generated tremendous worldwide attention through their captivating stories, achievements and performances,” Gigliotti and Weiss said in a joint statement. “We want to give the public an opportunity to once again experience the moments that have moved us all. It is a celebration of our universal love of movies.”

    The 91st annual Oscars will air on Sunday, February 24 on ABC.

    [via: Oscars.org]

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  • Oscars 2019: Theater Chains Exclude ‘Roma’ From Best Picture Showcase

    Oscars 2019: Theater Chains Exclude ‘Roma’ From Best Picture Showcase

    Netflix

    With the announcement of the 2019 Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning came the usual assortment of snubs and surprises. But “Roma,” tied for the most Academy Award nods this year, is being ignored in a different — and seemingly more deliberate — way.

    Two of the largest theater chains in the country, AMC and Regal, will not include “Roma” in their annual showcase of Best Picture nominees. The Netflix film was the first feature from the streaming service to net the Academy’s most prestigious nomination.

    But that status also means that “Roma,” like other Netflix releases, doesn’t follow traditional theatrical windows, opting for significantly shorter runs in multiplexes (usually just long enough to qualify for awards consideration) before reverting back to exclusive streaming availability. That makes the flick an outlier in this year’s field — and an outsider, as far as the big theater chains are concerned.

    Several big chains — including Cinemark, AMC, and Regal — hold annual marathon screenings of all the Best Picture nominees, usually about two weeks before the Oscars ceremony. But as AMC explained in a statement, “Roma” won’t be in the lineup.

    “For more than a decade, movie-lovers have enjoyed the AMC best picture showcase to catch up on the nominated films that played at AMC throughout the prior year,” the company said in a statement. “This year, Academy members nominated a film that was never licensed to AMC to play in our theaters. As such, it is not included in the AMC best picture showcase.”

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Regal will also exclude “Roma.” There’s no word yet on whether Cinemark will follow suit.

    At least the film can console itself with its 10 Academy Award nominations, several of which it seems almost certain to win. The Oscars will air on ABC on Sunday, February 24.

    [via: The Hollywood Reporter]

  • ‘Green Book’ Wins Top PGA Awards Prize, May Be Poised for Oscar Glory

    ‘Green Book’ Wins Top PGA Awards Prize, May Be Poised for Oscar Glory

    Universal

    The Producers Guild of America handed out its annual awards over the weekend, and the winner of the group’s highest honor may be on the verge of scooping up some major statuettes at next month’s Oscars, too.

    “Green Book” was the night’s biggest honoree at the PGA Awards ceremony on Saturday, taking home the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (the PGA equivalent of the Best Picture prize). The film was co-produced by Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly (who also directed), and Nick Vallelonga.

    “When you make ‘Dumb and Dumber,’ you don’t expect to ever get an award,” Farrelly joked as he accepted the award on Saturday.

    Many awards season prognosticators didn’t expect this kind of success, either, judging by the reactions going around on social media. But while the film has received mixed reviews, there’s no denying that it now has some serious awards momentum — and history on its side — heading into the Oscars, which will announce their nominations on Tuesday.

    https://twitter.com/awards_watch/status/1086874790919528448

    We’ll see what happens soon enough. Stay tuned, awards junkies.

    [via: Producers Guild/Twitter, Twitter Moments]

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  • Oscars 2019: Academy Reveals 347 Films Eligible for Best Picture

    Oscars 2019: Academy Reveals 347 Films Eligible for Best Picture

    Marvel Studios

    As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gears up to begin voting on Oscar nominees, the awards body has revealed which features will be vying for statuettes at next year’s ceremony. And if any members happen to be indecisive, they may have a hard time sifting through this huge collection of films.

    The Academy revealed on Tuesday that there are 347 films that are eligible for feature-length Oscars this year, including the coveted Best Picture prize. That shortlist (can we still call it that when it has more than 300 entries? Whatever, we’re sticking with it) is a slight uptick from 2018’s eligible films pool, which contained 341 options.

    Among the films included in this year’s lineup are names that have already been heard plenty of times this awards season, such as “Black Panther,” “The Favourite,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Vice.” Then there are the flicks that have no chance at any sort of recognition — but we won’t name any names. (Though you can probably figure them out for yourself.)

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy has a strict set of parameters that films need to follow in order to qualify for a Best Picture (or editing, or acting, or writing, or what have you) prize. THR writes:

    ” … [A] feature-length motion picture qualifies if it has a running time of more than 40 minutes, is exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film or in a qualifying digital format, and opens in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31 and completes a minimum run of seven consecutive days.”

    The Academy also revealed on Tuesday its shortlists in specific categories, including Best Original Song, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Foreign Film. There’s a bunch of overlap between that list and this newest one, so keep your eyes peeled for films that can break through multiple different format categories. (Obviously, “Roma” is the biggest contender here.)

    Nominees for the the 91st annual Academy Awards will be announced on January 22. The Oscars telecast will take place on Sunday, February 24 on ABC.

    [via: The Hollywood Reporter, Oscars.org]

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