Oscar-winner Adrian Brody (The Pianist, and upcoming pictures The Village and The Jacket) will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson on January 25th to announce the 77th Annual Academy Award nominees. Media outlets around the world generally broadcast the announcement, held at 5:30 am Pacific Time, or 8:30 Eastern. Brody is the youngest male performer to win a leading actor Oscar.
So far only Oscar-winners Charlize Theron (Monster, and the upcoming Aeon Flux and Class Action) and Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, and the upcoming Cinderella Man) has been announced as an award presenter.
Oscar holding a makeup test
This Saturday, 10-minute reels from seven films will be screened for AMPAS' Makeup Award Nominating Committee. That meeting will determine which of the pictures are nominated. Included in this year's mix are "The Aviator", "De-Lovely", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Hellboy", "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events", "The Passion of the Christ", and "The Sea Inside".
Dennis Doty Appointed Oscar® Pre-Show Producer
Dennis Doty will be back to produce the pre-show for the 77th Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.
This will be Doty's fourth pre-show. He produced the first Oscar pre-show, which aired prior to the 71st Academy Awards in 1999, as well as the shows preceding the 73rd Awards in 2001 and the 75 th Anniversary Awards in 2003.
The 2005 show will air on the ABC Network at 5 p.m. PST, immediately preceding the Oscar telecast.
"It is a joy to work with Dennis, which is why he's my partner and has been my friend for more than 30 years," Cates said, "but more importantly, it is liberating because he will carry the burden and get the show done beautifully and I won't have to worry about it at all."
"I'm thrilled that Gil has turned to me again to produce the Oscar pre-show," Doty said. "Covering the glamour and excitement on the red carpet is like televising the overture to the greatest event on television."
Together with partner Cates, Doty formed Cates/Doty Productions fourteen years ago with a focus on development and production of motion pictures, mini-series and specials for television. The company's telecasts include James Agee's "A Death in the Family" for PBS Masterpiece Theater; Donald Margulies' "Collected Stories" for PBS Hollywood Presents; "An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre" for ABC and "CBS at 75" celebrating the 75 th anniversary of the CBS television network.
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