Oscar Guests Invite The Public To Send in Their Questions

Movie fans, your opportunity to ask Oscar® nominees and presenters a question on the red carpet has arrived. Beginning today (February 22), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites fans from around the world to submit questions via Twitter (@TheAcademy) and Facebook (/TheAcademy) for possible inclusion in "Oscars Red Carpet Live," the show immediately preceding the 83rd Academy Awards® on Sunday, February 27, 2011.

Questions will be posed to Oscar nominees and other celebrities by "Oscars Red Carpet Live" cohosts Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn, Krista Smith and Maria Menounos. Fan questions, answers and photos will also be posted throughout Oscar Night® on Oscar.com, the Academy's Twitter feed and Facebook page.

Facebook fans can post questions to the Academy's fan page Wall. On Twitter, fans are encouraged to submit questions using the celebrity name with hash tags #ask #Oscars. Technology provider Mass Relevance will be working with the Academy to collect and select fan questions.

"Oscars Red Carpet Live" is a 90-minute show which will provide viewers with an expanded red carpet experience featuring interviews with nominees, presenters and guests as well as behind the scenes glimpses into the Oscars®. It will air on the ABC Television Network at 4 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the Oscar telecast.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY
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.

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