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Sacha Baron Cohen, Oscar host? No way, says Academy

February 18, 2010 - 9:50 pm

By Gregg Kilday

cohen sasha baron 341 Sacha Baron Cohen, Oscar host? No way, says AcademyYou gotta give Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic, the producers of the upcoming 82nd Annual Academy Awards, credit for thinking way outside of the box.

Interviewed Thursday by Teri Gross on NPR’s “Fresh Air,” Shankman was asked how he and Mechanic had set about shaking up the Oscars. The always-candid Shankman revealed that when he and Mechanic first met for lunch, they immediately agreed that the person who should host the show would be none other than Sacha Baron Cohen.

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Did the NBR just pick the Oscar?

December 3, 2009 - 4:42 pm

By Jay A. Fernandez

The National Board of Review named “Up in the Air,” written by Sheldon Turner and Jason Reitman, who also directed, its best film of the year this morning. So does that have any bearing on the film’s chances come Oscar time?

Not really. But we’ll pretend it does.MV5BMTMyNDI4MDA1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTM4ODI4Mg@@. V1. SX600 SY399 1 300x199 Did the NBR just pick the Oscar?

In truth, the NBR usually honors a film favored more by the critical establishment than the commercial or Academy-voting constituencies (”Moulin Rouge!,” “Finding Neverland,” “Good Night, And Good Luck.”). But in the last two years, it synced up and started picking Oscar winners: “No Country for Old Men” and “Slumdog Millionaire.” So perhaps three’s a charm.

But the truth is, Reitman’s film doesn’t need the help. Given its cultural timeliness, charm and good will, endearing performances and Oscar-bait thematic weight, “Up in the Air” is without a doubt the early lock for Best Picture.

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