Sunday evening, the 88th Annual Academy Awards were telecast from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Comedian Chris Rock hosted what has been a controversial Oscar year, the lack of nominees of colour caused a call for boycott and a change in the Academy’s membership rules. The controversy gave Rock a lot of fodder for his…
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The Oscars 2015 – Hollywood’s Biggest Night
The pinnacle of the Hollywood awards season, the 87th Academy Awards were handed out at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. A seasoned host of the Tony and Emmy Awards, Neil Patrick Harris brought his comedic timing and song and dance act to the Oscars for the first time keeping the telecast light and fresh. Harris’ self quick…
Oscars Big Night – The Oscars 2014
The Oscars alway bring out Hollywood’s finest and encourage viewing parties around the globe as the public aim to get a glimpse of the stars and see who takes home the Golden Statue. This year’s telecast took place March 2nd from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, a week later than their usual end of February…
And The Oscar goes to…2013 Academy Award Winners
The 85th Academy Awards, officially renamed The Oscars, ceremony celebrating the best of film in 2012 was televised on February 24, 2013. From the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, the broadcast was hosted quite admirably for the first time by the multi-talented Seth MacFarlane, who kept the evening’s proceedings moving along fairly wittily, without being…
84th Academy Awards
Sunday, February 26th, 2012 in Hollywood the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honoured the best in film for 2011. As always the fashions, hits and misses, were at the front and centre. Comedy sketches also hit and missed and after an 8 year absence, Billy Crystal returned as host of the awards ceremony…