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Seth MacFarlane, the creative force behind the television series “Family Guy” and co-creator of “American Dad!” and “The Cleveland Show,was announced earlier this week as the host the 85th Academy Awards to be broadcast live on Sunday, February 24, on the ABC Television Network.

“We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh,” said Zadan and Meron. “He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him.”

“It’s truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars,” said MacFarlane. “My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don’t find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast.”

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the key dates for the 85th Academy Awards season. The key dates are:           Friday, November 30, 2012:         Official Screen Credits dueSaturday, December 1, 2012:         Governors Awards presentationMonday, December 17, 2012:         Nominations voting beginsThursday, January 3, 2013:         Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PTThursday, January 10, 2013:         Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT, Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn TheaterMonday, February 4, 2013:         Nominees […]

The European Film Academy announced the three nominations in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2012. ALOIS NEBELCzech Republic/Germany/SlovakiaDIRECTED BY: Tomáš LunákA black & white tale about the hallucinations of a lonely train dispatcher at the Czechoslovak border. ARRUGASWRINKLESSpainDIRECTED BY: Ignacio FerrerasThe story of Emilio and Miguel’s newly formed friendship at their nursing home and the discovery of new beginnings in the most unusual of places THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTSUK/USAIn […]

Monday, September 24, 5 p.m. PT is the deadline for filmmakers to submit documentary features to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 85th Academy Awards®. To be eligible, the documentaries must complete seven-day commercial runs in both Los Angeles County and the Borough of Manhattan in New York between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, […]

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron who produced the 2002 Academy Award Best Picture winner “Chicago,” will produce the 85th Academy Awards, Academy President Hawk Koch announced this week. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Oscar® Sunday, February 24, 2013.

“Craig and Neil have great talent relationships and bring an infectious energy to the production,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.” They are creative producers in the best sense of the word.”

Actor, singer, dancer, writer and comedian Dick Van Dyke will receive SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor – the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Van Dyke will be presented the performers union’s most prestigious accolade, given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which premieres live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. ET, […]

The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that seven scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration.

The list is made public to allow individuals and companies with similar devices or claims of prior art the opportunity to submit their achievements for review. The deadline to submit additional entries is Tuesday, August 28, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

The committee has selected the following methods or devices for further consideration:

A Simple Life was the big winner of the 2012 Hong Kong Film Awards, winning five major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. A Simple Life, also known as Sister Peach, directed by Ann Hui tells about a heartwarming relationship between a young master of a big family, Roger and the servant of the family who raised him, Sister Peach. The film is inspired by a true story […]

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, director of A Separation (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film) and his producer, Memento Films Production’s Alexandre Mallet-Guy, will be awarded the European Commission’s first EU Media Prize at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Farhadi and Mallet-Guy will receive the award for their new project that will be filmed in France and in French in the Fall. “In these times when certain politicians are trying to turn the beautiful rainbow of […]

The Iranian film, NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION dominated the 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION won awards for Best Film, Best Editor, and Best Director and Best Screenwriter for screenwriter-director Asghar FARHADI. The winners of the 6th AFA are: Best FilmNADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION (Iran) Best DirectorAsghar FARHADI ― NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION (Iran) Best ActorDonny DAMARA ― LOVELY MAN […]