ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke shared the news at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour on Wednesday that the 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony that airs on February 9 will wing it again after successfully putting on a well-reviewed show minus a host in 2019.
Instead of a stream of onstage jokey patter, many of the highlights last year were musical, including Adam Lambert and Queen kicking off the night in honor of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper conjuring their onscreen chemistry as they sang the film’s Oscar-winning song “Shallow” at a piano in one uncut take.
Plus, there were plenty of moments of humor to savor, thanks to the likes of funny ladies Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph presenting together or Keegan Michael-Key swooping down on the stage Mary Poppins-style to introduce the nominated song from the sequel to the 1964 original.
As a result,...
Instead of a stream of onstage jokey patter, many of the highlights last year were musical, including Adam Lambert and Queen kicking off the night in honor of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper conjuring their onscreen chemistry as they sang the film’s Oscar-winning song “Shallow” at a piano in one uncut take.
Plus, there were plenty of moments of humor to savor, thanks to the likes of funny ladies Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph presenting together or Keegan Michael-Key swooping down on the stage Mary Poppins-style to introduce the nominated song from the sequel to the 1964 original.
As a result,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Ubisoft has announced a video game for the Nintendo Ds that claims to help smokers quit their health-damaging habit. Allen Carr's Easyway To Stop Smoking is being developed for the Ds and is based on Carr's best-selling book of the same name, which is on sale across 50 countries. Self-help guru Carr has, according to Ubisoft, helped over 10 million smokers worldwide. In the game, players will input details of their smoking habit and a coach (more)...
- 5/30/2008
- by By David Gibbon
- Digital Spy
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