AwardsWatch - Oscars

89th Academy Award Winners: Moonlight Upsets La La La for Best Picture

Erik Anderson February 26, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] MOONLIGHT won the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture, one of its three wins of eight nominations. But it wasn’t met without a... Read More

2017 Oscars: What the Official Order of Awards Presentation Might Tell Us

Erik Anderson February 26, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The official order of presentation for tonight’s Oscars is here and there are some very strategically placed awards, it seems. One... Read More

2017 Oscars: Final Slate of Presenters Including: Meryl Streep, Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Aniston, Octavia Spencer

Erik Anderson February 24, 2017

JENNIFER ANISTON, JASON BATEMAN, WARREN BEATTY, SOFIA BOUTELLA, MATT DAMON, FAYE DUNAWAY, MICHAEL J. FOX, RYAN GOSLING, SALMA HAYEK, TARAJI P. HENSON, DEV PATEL, SETH... Read More

Tony and Grammy-winning star Cynthia Erivo to perform at Oscars Governors Ball

Erik Anderson February 16, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Award-winning singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo is set to perform at the Governors Ball, the Academy’s official post-Oscars® celebration, on Sunday, February 26.... Read More

Syrian Refugee Hala Kamil (Watani: My Homeland) Confirmed to Attend The Oscars

Erik Anderson February 15, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When President Trump’s unlawful travel ban was enacted last month there was a tremendous amount of uncertainty whether some nominees and... Read More

2017 Oscars: Production Team Set for 89th Academy Awards

Erik Anderson February 14, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Eight key members of the production team (in addition to the announcement last week of Glenn Weiss returning as director) have... Read More

2017 Oscars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Auli’i Cravalho, Sting, Justin Timberlake and John Legend to perform Oscar-nominated songs

Erik Anderson February 10, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Oscar® nominees Lin-Manuel Miranda, Auli’i Cravalho, Sting, Justin Timberlake and 2015 Oscar-winner John Legend will perform at the 89th Oscars® ceremony,... Read More

2017 Oscars: Glenn Weiss to Return as Oscars Director

Erik Anderson February 8, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, producers of this year’s Oscars, announced today that Glenn Weiss will return as Oscars® director,... Read More

2017 Oscars: Halle Berry, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Evans, Kate McKinnon Among Oscar Presenters

Erik Anderson February 7, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced the second slate of presenters for the 89th Oscars® telecast. Last... Read More