2013 Oscars ceremony masterminds namedAugust 25, 2012 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chicago producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are to mastermind the 2013 Oscars ceremony, organizers have announced, according to BBC News. The pair were executive producers on the 2002 hit musical, which picked up six Oscars including best picture. They were also producers of 2007 films Hairspray and The Bucket List and are currently the executive producers of US TV series Smash. Academy president Hawk Koch described them as "forward thinkers who bring a unique perspective to the Oscar show". "Their enormous collective talent, coupled with their love of film, serves our show perfectly," he said. Among Zadan and Meron's other credits include last year's remake of Footloose and the Broadway revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Their appointment hints at a more traditional Oscar ceremony which could include a variety of comedy, song and dance. "We hope to utilize our experience in producing features, TV and theatre to bring something fresh and special to this incredible awards show," the producers said in a statement. "When we filmed The Bucket List, we made our own personal bucket list and producing the Oscars was number one. It's truly a great honor." Last year action director Brett Ratner was hired to produce the ceremony. But he later resigned after using a derogatory gay term in public. Apollo 13 producer Brian Grazer was then brought in to run the show and hired Billy Crystal to replace Eddie Murphy after the latter withdrew as host. The 85th Academy Awards will be held on 24 February at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, formerly the Kodak. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |