Latest Academy and Film Awards News Sept 2001
Awards Show is still the jewel in the crown, the Big Kahuna. I have been watching the Oscars for five decades and it was actually one of my childhood dreams to produce this unique event, which has become a part of our culture and which year after year celebrates the art, the glitter and the glamour of the movies."
She went on to say "I intend to borrow shamelessly from my predecessors, including Gil Cates, the Zanucks, Quincy Jones and others, and I will do everything I can to make the 74th Academy Awards Show one you will be happy you stayed up to watch." It will be interesting to see what she brings to the Oscar telecast, and how she makes it different. Gil Cates always had his own distinct style to the show, and when new producers have stepped in throughout his various recent years, it has been quite a change. Quincy Jones produced one of the best of the 1990's telecasts with his 1995 show, and Richard and Lili Fini Zanuck brought high tech to the show for 1999's films. So next the search for a host begins, and it will most likely be a couple more months before that decision is made.
And finally this week, it was announced that there will be a brand new film awards show debuting for 2001's films, and it already has a deal to be broadcast on television. None other than the American Film Institute announced this week that their first AFI Awards will be broadcast on CBS on January 5, 2002. The show will be a live, three hour show giving out twelve awards for film, seven for television, and announcing the six moments of significance from the past year in film. I personally think this is very exciting and a welcome addition to the various film awards. The American Film Institute is still one of the greatest film organizations around, and this new awards show promises to be a wonderful look back at each film year, providing as AFI director Jean Picker Firstenberg says, "an almanac of annual achievement for future generations." The awards show will also count down the institute's selections for the year's ten best films. The AFI began their own film awards last year, but this will be the first year they are televised in their own telecast. With their awards now being broadcast on television, the AFI Awards
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