<b>Oscars</b>: Oddsmakers List '12 Years a Slave' as Frontrunner to Win <b>…</b>

By Jeff Sneider … though many offshore sites still accept American wagers. While oddsmakers are typically spot-on when it comes to sporting events, the drama of the Oscars may be more unpredictable than your average athletic competition. …read more Source: Academy Awards Blog News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more

Academy Orchestrates <b>Oscar</b>® Concert Celebrating Nominated <b>…</b>

By unknown BEVERLY HILLS, CA — For the first time as part of its annual Oscar Week events, the Academy will present a live “Oscar Concert” celebrating this year’s nominated scores and songs on Thursday, February 27, at 8 p.m. at … …read more Source: Academy Awards Blog News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more

15 Totally Romantic Films That Won <b>Oscars</b>! | PerezHilton.com

By Perez Hilton Ch-ch-check out these Oscar winning romantic films! …read more Source: Academy Awards Blog News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services … Read more

U2, Karen O to perform at <b>Oscars</b> | Inside Movies | EW.com

By Ariana Bacle The Oscars are looking to be a night of musical debuts. Earlier this week, we learned that Idina Menzel will perform Frozen’s “Let It Go” for the first time live. And Wednesday night, the Oscars revealed that U2 will appear to … …read more Source: Academy Awards Blog News From Google Zennie … Read more

Karen O To Perform 'Her' Song on <b>Oscars</b> – TheWrap

By Steve Pond Singer’s performance of “The Moon Song” means all four nominated songs will be featured on the show. …read more Source: Academy Awards Blog News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, … Read more

TV column: Name these Academy Award-winning films of Actors Hall of Fame … – News Sentinel

TV column: Name these Academy Award-winning films of Actors Hall of Fame …News SentinelThis Sunday a special event takes place. The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation will induct 15 international award-winning actors into The Actors Hall of Fame. The 2014 inductees are Julie Andrews, Robert De Niro, Judi Dench, Robert Duvall, Kirk Douglas, … …read … Read more

Who is hosting the 2014 Oscars? Academy Awards host profiled plus confirmed … – Mirror.co.uk

Mirror.co.ukThe 86th annual Academy Awards will air exclusively in the UK on Sky Movies Oscars which will launch on 17 February. Sky Movies presenter Alex Zane will head up the coverage of the bash alongside a panel of celebrity guests and film experts who will … and more …read more Source: Academy Awards News From … Read more

“Alone Yet Not Alone”: The Academy Removes Oscars Original Song Nomination

Alone Yet Not Alone was nominated for “Original Song,” for the 86th Academy Awards, to be held in March. But, per an email just issued by Teni Melidonian of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, that nomination was taken away. This is what Ms. Melidonian wrote: BEVERLY HILLS, CA — On Tuesday night, … Read more

‘And the Oscar goes to… ‘ review: History, heart of Academy Awards – Newsday (subscription)

‘And the Oscar goes to… ‘ review: History, heart of Academy AwardsNewsday (subscription)“And the Oscar Goes to … ” goes there, and everywhere (almost), tracing the history and heart behind the Academy Awards. Quietly launched in 1929 to position motion pictures as “a serious art form,” the Oscars have mushroomed into a global spectacle … … Read more

The Academy Awards Of Gifs Should Be A Good Time – Kotaku

The Academy Awards Of Gifs Should Be A Good TimeKotakuGIFYs are an award that’s being overseen by the editors of a bunch of websites that, well, post a ton of gifs, including Gawker, Tumblr and Buzzfeed. Voting is open to the public. You can make your vote count across a range of categories (including gif … Read more

Oscar Nominations List For The 86th Academy Awards 2014

Actor Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers) and Academy President Cheryl Boone-Issacs have just announced the nominees in the 24 awards categories for the 86th Academy Awards. This marks a new Academy regime, and to mark it The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences replaced the grand bombastic music with something more…tame. I liked the … Read more

Academy Awards Nominations Livestream With Chris Hemsworth At Zennie62.com

Academy Awards Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards will be held Thursday, January 16th at 5:30 AM. You can see the Oscars Nominations live right here at Zennie62.com. Actor Chris Hemsworth of Star Trek, The Avengers and Rush, will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in announcing the the … Read more

Martin Landau & Richard Anderson At Night Of 100 Stars Oscars Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5OANFjmWo For the second year in a row, this blogger interviewed two legends in American Culture, Martin Landau and Richard Anderson. Mr. Landau was excellent in movies like North By Northwest, and Ed Wood where he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but I did not know he played most recently as the voice … Read more

Would Quvenzhané Wallis Be Target Of The Onion’s Classless Oscars Tweet If Editorial Staff Was Black?

During The 85th Academy Awards, someone from The Onion, the newspaper and online satirical publication, issued a Twitter Tweet about Oscars Best Actress Nominee Quvenzhané Wallis that went way beyond the bounds of acceptable taste. The tweet referred to the nine-year-old actress using the “C” word. And while it was immediately taken down, and the … Read more

Gloria Allred Brings Natalie Khawam, General Petraeus Pal, To Night Of 100 Stars Oscar Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cHinAcXigE Gloria Allred has come to every Night Of 100 Stars Oscar Party I’ve covered since 2010, and overall I’ve interviewed the famed civil rights lawyer five times. But this fifth time, Allred’s guest, Natalie Khawam, was the quietest client Gloria’s had. Natalie Khawam’s best known as the sister of Jill Kelley, who is, in … Read more

Sean McNabb Of Sons Of Anarchy , Quiet Riot, At Night Of 100 Stars Oscars Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcF26EZdbF4 Sean McNabb was at the Night Of 100 Stars Party and stopped to talk with the media on hand. Sean McNabb was best known as a member of the rock group Quiet Riot before he got on television in the hit show Sons Of Anarchy. Did the TV / music non-split bother him? At … Read more

Zennie62 One Of Top 4 Twitter Influencers On Oscar Sunday

Zennie62 on Twitter was one of the top four influencers in the hashtag category #Oscars on Oscar Sunday, February 24th. That’s according to Irina Skaya, a social media analyst who used the social media measurement service Topsy to figure it out. Then she issued this Twitter tweet: Say, @irinaskaya what system ranked us for the … Read more

From Oscar 2013 Red Carpet To Night Of 100 Stars Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FV3b2JqE4 Oscar Sunday started with my friend Eva picking me up at my hotel, the Resident’s Inn By Marriott (which has a great combination of price, room size, and service) and driving us to The Red Carpet for the 85th Academy Awards. What a fun, frenetic time, and because we had to get as much … Read more

Academy Awards 2013 Full Video Online

The Academy Awards 2013 Full Video is here online, thank to ABC and The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, (AMPAS). It has it all, from Seth Macfarlane’s brilliant opening featuring William Shatner, to the funny bi-play between the cast members of The Avengers, to song’s like Adele’s Skyfall, and Macfarlane’s ‘We saw your … Read more

Academy Awards Winners List: Argo Wins Best Picture

Beverly Hills, CA – The 85th Academy Awards is history, and this blogger had another successful visit to Hollywood and Beverly Hills. We’ll focus on The Night Of 100 Stars Party later, but the focus now is on the Oscar winners from last night. The surprise, to me, is that Argo won Best Picture, even … Read more

The Oscars: Argo Could Upset Lincoln For Best Picture

The 85th Academy Awards and The Night Of 100 Stars Oscars Party is today, what’s called Oscar Sunday, the Super Bowl Sunday of entertainment! And what would Oscar Sunday be without a surprise, this day’s ripe for this one: Argo gets Best Picture over Lincoln. While this blogger explained why in the video below…. The … Read more

The Oscars Red Carpet Video Tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv4yVykTid0 This is the video version of yesterday’s Oscar Red Carpet visit that was expressed in the previous blog post. Note the number of students playing celebs, and also we, Eva and I, highlight the blogs that are now on The Red Carpet for The Academy Awards. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more

The Oscars Red Carpet: The Scene For 2013

Hollywood, CA – As this blog’s originating from the Loews Hollywood Hotel, the story of how this blogger got to this place, less than a day from the start of the 85th Academy Awards, is summed up in this embed produced by my Zennie62 On Vidoco page (I’m on the Vidoco Advisory Board): As you … Read more

Jack Nicholson And Dustin Hoffman Oscars Presenters

As this blogger’s just hours away from jetting off to Los Angeles for the 85th Academy Awards,(follow Zennie62 on Twitter and check out Vidoco, too!) more news comes in from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman will present on this year’s Oscar telecast. Jack Nicholson And Dustin Hoffman … Read more

Academy Awards Predictions: Lincoln For Best Picture

The Academy Awards are three days away, and it’s time for predictions. Here’s this blogger’s hypothesis: Lincoln will win ‘Best Picture’ at the Academy Awards. Note that, I said “hypotehesis,” because that means ‘educated guess, based on study.’ (Catch Oscar Coverage At Zennie62 from the Night Of 100 Stars Party) The reason for Lincoln as … Read more

Academy To Celebrate James Bond’s 50th Birthday At The Oscars

James Bond will get an Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, sort of. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Oscars producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have announced that the presentation ceremony will have a celebration of the 50th Birthday of James Bond. “We are very happy to include a special sequence … Read more

The Academy’s E-Voting Problem: Oscar Nominations Voting Extends January 4

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has what could only be called a “Votergate” problem. First, the main news is that the Oscar Nominations Voting Period has been extended to January 4th (press release below). Second, according to Deadline.com, a number of Academy members were having problems adjusting to a new online voting … Read more

Academy Awards: 282 Movies Eligible For Best Picture

There are 282 movies eligible to be nominated for Best Picture at the 85th Academy Awards. According to The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to be eligible for 85th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a … Read more

Academy Awards Nominations, Electronic Voting Opened Monday

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards opened Monday, and that included the first time use of electronic voting for the 5,856 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy Members will have until 5 p.m. PT, Thursday, January 3, 2013, to vote electronically or mail in a paper ballot. Any paper … Read more

Seth MacFarlane Is The Host Of The 85th Academy Awards; Shocking

Seth MacFarlane is the host of the 85th Academy Awards. Again, Seth MacFarlane is the host of the 85th Oscars in 2013. This is unbelievable. Totally wild. Seth MacFarlane is a TV guy known for Family Guy and his movie Ted, but really his contributions have been massively tilted toward television. For Oscar Producers Craig … Read more

AMPAS News: Academy Hires Jasmine Madatian To Replace Leslie Unger

AMPAS, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has finally hired a replacement for the last communications director, Leslie Unger, who was released last fall in what Deadline’s Nikky Finke called “housecleaning,” and didn’t do so with any love from Nikke Finke: My lack of fondness for the arrogant and autocratic pairing of Unger … Read more

Mimi Rogers On Two And A Half Men, Dolph Lundgren On The Expendables 2 At Night Of 100 Stars

More from the Night Of 100 Stars Oscar Party, where I think I set a video record over last year. This time, I met the legendary ex-wife of Tom Cruise, Mimi Rogers, who currently stars on Two And A Half Men on CBS with Ashton Kutcher and John Cryer. In person, Ms. Rogers is tall … Read more

Daniel Sutton Of News 10 Austrialia On The Help And Working The Oscars Red Carpet

Daniel Sutton is a friend and LA media local who represents News 10 out of Austrialia and focuses on entertainment. Last Saturday, we traded videos in a way, with Sutton talking to me about what to look out for during the Oscars…. And also talking about why he wanted to see The Help win Oscars … Read more

2012 Oscars: On The Red Carpet From Different Views

Between Beverly Rivas, Tiana Patterson, and myself, there were three different views of The Red Carpet at the 2012 Oscars. Well, since Bev and Tiana were a team, really they should be considered one person. At any rate, here are the videos we created while on The Red Carpet, including the videos from the morning … Read more

2012 Oscars: Joe Lewis, Head Of Production, Academy Awards

(Thanks to the Courtyard By Marriott Century City / Beverly Hills) The Oscars Red Carpet design was vastly different this year, and I sought to talk to someone connected with The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to explain the reason for the difference. AMPAS staff pointed to Joe Lewis. Lewis’ official title is … Read more