Academy Awards

Following Tuesday's announcement of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts of the Oscars, Gold Derby noted that when the academy used multiple hosts most recently, there was at least one woman in the mix. So, we wondered, why aren't...

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I fear that's what happened to Variety editor Timothy Gray today, who offers up an otherwise perfectly servicable preview of the oncoming Oscar season, reminding us of all the changes afoot -- top studio executive hirings and firings, the...

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Gold Derby nuggets: Hugh Jackman hails new Oscar hosts | 'A Town Called Panic' calms Oscars toon race | Yea or nay to last-minute Oscar entries? • Shira Levine caught up with last year's Oscar host Hugh Jackman Tuesday night and got his...

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Martin, Baldwin to "ratchet up the funny" at Oscars Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were chosen as co-hosts of next year's Oscars to inject a fresh comedic twist into the ceremony while building on decades of tradition, new co-producer Adam...

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...candlestick makers have all been busy as bees creating unique gifts for everyone in the family. Read Martin, Baldwin to host 2010 Oscars LOS ANGELES - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the...

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...at others who do. Last year he blasted me and cohorts as a "gang of daffy, clown-suit-clad Oscar bloggers" who have "hijacked" the Academy Awards. He thrills at taking aim at me personally. He's written in the pages of the L.A. Times...

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...at the 82nd Academy Awards. Martin previously hosted the show in 2001 and 2003 while Baldwin was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar in 2004 for The Cooler. Martin said he was "happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec...

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No, NBC is not broadcasting the Academy Awards -- ABC is, on March 7. NBC airs the Globes, on Jan 17. And yes, the Baldwin/Martin-hosted Oscars on ABC will probably, like other years, clock nearly twice as many viewers as the Golden Globes...

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...Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said Martin and Baldwin are "the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars." The producers have said they hope to resurrect Oscar's ratings and make the show more fun by building on the changes introduced at...

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Neustadter recalls (though the pair did end up doing a draft for the "Panther" sequel). All this would be troubling enough if the Oscars existed independently of the realpolitik of Hollywood. But the current lack of original screenplays...

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