The Academy Awards

Winners are in bold!

Best Picture

War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Actress

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor

Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Supporting Actress

Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Director

Michel Hazanivicus, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney, Beau Willimon and Grant Heslov, The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Foreign Feature

Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Best Animated Feature

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Cinematography

The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Costume Design

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Documentary Feature

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

Documentary Short Subject

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Film Editing

Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Kevin Tent, The Descendants
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo
Christopher Tellefsen, Moneyball

Makeup

Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle, Albert Nobbs
Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, The Iron Lady

Music (Original Score)

John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Howard Shore, Hugo
Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams, War Horse

Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett

Sound Editing

Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound Mixing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Short Film (Animated)

Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Short Film (Live Action)

Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

 

Next Monday, Feburary 27, the 84th Annual Academy Awards will air live on Nine from 12.30pm AEDT. The ceremony can also be seen live on subscription TV channel Starpics 1 – which will be available in HD. Throng will also be blogging all the results live.

If you one of those people who prefer to view the Oscars at night in prime time – and maybe even go so far as isolating yourself from the internet and media all day so you can enjoy the event at night – then it will be replayed on GO! from 7.30pm that night. To be hosted by Blly Crystal, who will be the big winner this year, The Artist or The Help?

Here is the schedule lowdown by channels

E!
5.30am – Countdown to the Red Carpet
9.30am – Live from the Red Carpet – hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic
4.00pm – E! After Party – The 84th Academy Awards

STARPICS 1
10am – On the Red Carpet: The Arrivals
11am – Oscars Red Carpet 2012
12.30pm – The 84th Academy Awards
10.45pm – Oscars Red Carpet 2012 (R)
12.15 am – The 84th Academy Awards (R)
(All 2 hours later on STARPICS 2)

Nine
12pm – Entertainment Tonight (This may change as there is usually a pre Oscars show hosted by Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson)
12.30pm – The 84th Academy Awards

GO!
7.30pm – The 84th Academy Awards

For a list of all the nominees click here.

Billy Crystal to the rescue!

The nine-time Oscar host will apparently replace Eddie Murphy as emcee of the 2012 Academy Awards. 

“Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions,” the comedian tweeted Thursday afternoon. “Looking forward to the show.”

News of Crystal’s Oscar comeback comes a day after Murphy dropped out in the wake of Brett Ratner’s resignation as the telecast’s producer. Brian Grazer will now oversee the ceremony.

 

It’s back to the drawing board for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Less than 24 hours after Brett Ratner resigned as producer of the 2012 Oscar telecast, Eddie Murphy has dropped out as host.

“I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well,” said Academy president Tom Sherak in a statement.

Added Murphy: “First and foremost I want to say that I completely understand and support each party’s decision with regard to a change of producers for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I’m sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job.”

Brett Ratner resigned as producer of next year’s Academy Awards, one day after apologising for using a gay slur at a screening of his latest film.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Ratner’s departure. President Tom Sherak said in a statement that the 42-year-old filmmaker “did the right thing for the academy and for himself”.

“Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable,” Sherak said.

Ratner has been under fire for a series of ill-judged remarks over the past few days, including his use of the phrase “rehearsal is for fags” during a question-and-answer session at a screening of his film Tower Heist.

He also discussed his sexual exploits on a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show.

Ratner issued a lengthy statement on Tuesday apologising for his behaviour and explaining his resignation as producer of the 2012 Oscars telecast. The academy had announced in August that Ratner would produce the show with TV veteran Don Mischer, who helmed the 2011 broadcast.

In a letter beginning, “Dear Colleagues,” Ratner apologised for “the hurtful and stupid things I said in a number of recent media appearances.”

“As difficult as the last few days have been for me, they cannot compare to the experience of any young man or woman who has been the target of offensive slurs or derogatory comments,” he said.

Ratner went on to say that he is “taking real action over the coming weeks and months in an effort to do everything I can both professionally and personally to help stamp out the kind of thoughtless bigotry I’ve so foolishly perpetrated.”

The director, whose credits also include the Rush Hour films, said that being asked to produce the Oscars show “was the proudest moment of my career”, but he didn’t want to distract from the Academy “and the high ideals it represents”.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which earlier condemned Ratner’s Q&A remarks, issued a press release regarding his Oscar departure, to say that representatives have met with Ratner about holding public discussions with industry leaders about “promoting fair and accurate inclusions of LGBT people and stories.”

His full statement, made through The Hollywood Reporter read as follows:

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a well-deserved earful from many of the people I admire most in this industry expressing their outrage and disappointment over the hurtful and stupid things I said in a number of recent media appearances. To them, and to everyone I’ve hurt and offended, I’d like to apologize publicly and unreservedly.

As difficult as the last few days have been for me, they cannot compare to the experience of any young man or woman who has been the target of offensive slurs or derogatory comments. And they pale in comparison to what any gay, lesbian, or transgender individual must deal with as they confront the many inequalities that continue to plague our world.

So many artists and craftspeople in our business are members of the LGBT community, and it pains me deeply that I may have hurt them. I should have known this all along, but at least I know it now: words do matter. Having love in your heart doesn’t count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted. With this in mind, and to all those who understandably feel that apologies are not enough, please know that I will be taking real action over the coming weeks and months in an effort to do everything I can both professionally and personally to help stamp out the kind of thoughtless bigotry I’ve so foolishly perpetuated.

As a first step, I called Tom Sherak this morning and resigned as a producer of the 84th Academy Awards telecast. Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.

I am grateful to GLAAD for engaging me in a dialogue about what we can do together to increase awareness of the important and troubling issues this episode has raised and I look forward to working with them. I am incredibly lucky to have a career in this business that I love with all of my heart and to be able to work alongside so many of my heroes. I deeply regret my actions and I am determined to learn from this experience.

Sincerely, Brett Ratner

Who do you think should host? I say bring back Ellen!

Source – Brisbane Times, TV line

Comedian Eddie Murphy, whose movies range from Beverly Hills Cop to voicing the smart-mouthed donkey in Shrek, has been picked to host the Academy Awards in February for the first time in his career.

Oscars organisers are aiming for laughs in 2012, after this year’s performance by co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco fell flat with critics and many viewers.

The hosting job pairs Murphy – who began performing stand-up comedy at age 15 before joining TV’s Saturday Night Live – with director Brett Ratner, another Oscar first-timer best known for action movies and comedies.

In a statement, Murphy said he was honoured to be joining the likes of Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg among the many hosts of the show that next year will see its 84th edition.

“Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” Ratner said in a statement.

“With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances – especially on stage – I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show Don and I want to produce in February,” he said.

The move is a distinct departure from recent years in which the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has focused on variety and elaborate song-and-dance numbers by hosts or co-hosts including Hathaway and Hugh Jackman.

Murphy, 50, made his feature film debut in 1982 with the buddy comedy 48 Hrs and went on to star in the Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor and Shrek franchises.

All told, movies in which he has performed have earned more than $7 billion at global box offices, according to the Academy.

The Oscars will air live Feb 27th on Foxtel and probably Nine.

Source Reuters

The new series of This is Your Life, hosted by Eddie McGuire, premieres on Nine next Monday February 28, at 8.30pm.

This Is Your Life, Australia’s all-time favourite feelgood program, has had a makeover and returns in a revamped contemporary format . Join Eddie McGuire as he surprises notable Australian’s and takes them on a sensational journey through the highs and lows of their lives. The first episode celebrates the life of actress, director and producer Deborra-Lee Furness.

That places it against Seven’s Conviction Kitchen, and also changes the line up on Nine for that night, pushing back the replay of the Oscars to a 9.40pm start.

Nine Mon Feb 28.
7.30 New Two and a Half Men
8.00 $#*! My Dad Says
8.30 This is Your Life
9.40 The 83^rd Annual Academy Awards
12.30 Super League Rugby Extra Time
1.30 Super Leage

Nine again in this year, will be broadcasting Hollywood’s night of nights – the Oscars live from 12.30pm Monday Feb 28. At 12pm, just before the ceremony will be Red Carpet arrivals, hosted by Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson. The 83^rd Annual Academy Awards will be hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

Aussie hopefuls this year include Nicole Kidman, Jackie Weaver and Geoffrey Rush.

Nine will replay the Awards Ceremony at 9pm that night. As the scheduled airing time for the prime time repeat is shorter than the time for the live broadcast, expect the delayed telecast to be edited.

On Pay TV, the Oscars will be broadcast live on Starpics 1 and in HD on Starpics 1HD. You can catch the show two hours later on Starpics 2/2HD as well as replays later in the evening. As always, E! channel will feature live and replayed red carpet action throughout the day.

The 83^rd Annual Academy Awards – live on Nine from 12.30pm. Replay at 9pm. Red Carpet from 12pm. Monday February 28, 2011. Also live on Starpics 1 and 1HD from 12.30pm.

At 8.30pm that night, is an ALL NEW episode of adults only Two and a Half Men. A new ep also remains at 7.30pm, with $#*! My Dad Says at 8pm.