TV: The Kodak Theater Gets Ready for the OSCARS!
The countdown to Oscar has begun, and staff at the famed Kodak Theatre in Hollywood is already preparing for the starry evening on Sunday, March 7. BroadwayWorld's Audra Stafford and BWW TV bring you a sneak-peek look of the red carpet set-up.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Click here for a complete list of nominees on BroadwayWorld.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards - in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners - the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, presenters include Kathy Bates, Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Charlize Theron, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah, Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz, John Travolta Gerard Butler, Bradley Cooper, Tom Ford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Pine, Keanu Reeves, Tyler Perry, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Worthington and more.
The 82nd Academy Awards® telecast is producered Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic. For more information, visit www.oscar.com or www.oscars.org.
