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  • 4 films to vie for Oscar best picture honour

    4 films to vie for Oscar best picture honour

    MUMBAI: As the Oscar awards presentation ceremony, that is to be held on February 26 is approaching fast, four films have emerged as the front runners to lap up the coveted best picture trophy.


    Among them are the black-and-white silent film The Artist, the Deep South drama The Help, George Clooney‘s family tale The Descendants and Steven Spielberg‘s World War I epic War Horse.
     
    Till last Tuesday, organizers mailed ballots to 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Ballots are to be sent back by January 13 while the nominations will be announced on January 24.


    The Oscar ceremony will have Billy Crystal returning as host for the first time in eight years.

  • Eddie Murphy to host 84th Oscar ceremony

    Eddie Murphy to host 84th Oscar ceremony

    MUMBAI: Eddie Murphy will host the 84th annual Oscar ceremony next year. The news was flashed by Academy producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer.


    Ratner termed the 50-year-old entertainer “a comedic genius; one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever” while Mischer called Murphy “a truly groundbreaking performer” whose “quick wit and charisma will serve him very well as Oscar host.”
     
    This will be Murphy‘s first time hosting the Academy Awards. The actor said in a statement that he is “enormously honoured” to join the ranks of past Academy Awards hosts like Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg.


    Murphy was last nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for his supporting role in Dreamgirls.