James Franco and Anne Hathaway's First Oscar Promo

Watch James Franco and Anne Hathaway's First Oscar Promo. Oscar fever everyone! Here's a sampling of what we might expect in the upcoming Oscar Awards 2011 with hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

ABC has released its first promo for this year's Oscar broadcast, showcasing the comedy stylings of hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Watch as Anne Hathaway gets tackled to the ground.

The Oscar Awards 2011 airs live from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on February 27, 2011

Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations

Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations. The nominations for this years Oscar Awards have been announced. Here they are:

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffery Rush, The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jessie Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

Best Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel Coen/Ethan Coen, True Grit

Best Screenplay — Adapted
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Michael Arndt, Toy Story 3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik and Anne Roselini, Winter's Bone

Best Screenplay — Original
Mike Leigh, Another Year
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler, The King's Speech

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Algeria)

Best Animated Feature
How to Train your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

Best Documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land

The Oscar Awards 2011 which will be presented on February 27, 2011 will be hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco. The Oscars airs live from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway to Sing and Dance at Oscars 2011

Oscar hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be singing and dancing. In the past years, there have been funny and entertaining routines performed by the Oscar hosts. It is expected that this year's Oscar Awards 2011 hosts will also deliver the goods in terms of singing and dancing.

"There will be some singing and some dancing. We haven't started choreographing that yet or rehearsing that, but there will be some of that." says Franco.

These two younger co-hosts hope to appeal to a younger demographic with this year's Academy Awards event.

Oscars 2011 Red Carpet Extended to 90 Minutes

Every year, movie fans and celebrity aficionados wait with anticipation in what we call the "Superbowl" of movies, the Oscar Awards. Most people enjoy seeing their favorite stars participate in the most prestigious awards ceremony. One of the highlights is the red carpet show arrivals where we could all see celebrities parade down the red carpet in the latest trends, arm candy in tow.

If you’re one of tens of millions who tune-in to the show, you anticipate to find out who's wearing who, with celebrity interviewers excitedly asking stars who or what they're wearing for the big night. Most actress and actresses even go as far as wearing millions of dollars worth of dresses and accessories, enough to merit a full scale security detail.

For the Oscar Awards 2011, the Academy has decided to extend the run time of the pre Oscar, red carpet show from a mere 30 minutes to a full-grown 90 minutes of star-stalking. This means we all get to see all out favorite stars as they head in to the Kodak Theatre, all dressed up and ready to face the music.

Stay tuned for the Oscar Awards 2011 this coming February 27, 2011 airing live from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Mo'Nique to Announce Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations

Set your calendars for January 25, 2011 as the Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards will be announced on that date. Singer/actress Mo'Nique and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak will have the honor of unveiling the Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at 8:30AM ET/ 5:30AM PT that Tuesday morning.

Mo'Nique received her first Oscar win last year for her supporting performance in Precious. She also hosts her own late night talk show The Mo'Nique Show, on BET.

Oscar Awards 2011 Presenters

The highlight and culminating event of the awards season, the Oscar Awards 2011, has announced it's first batch of awards presenters. Included in the list are Oscar winners Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock and Marisa Tomei. Berry won Best Actress in the 2001 Oscar "Monster's Ball", Tomei a Best Supporting Actress in 1992 and Bridges and Bullock won Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, in 2010's Oscars for their roles in "Crazy Heart" and "The Blind Side".

The 83rd Oscar Awards which will be presented on February 27, 2011 will also include Oprah Winfrey as one of the presenters. Winfrey was Oscar-nominated for her supporting role in "The Color Purple."

The Oscar Awards 2011 will be co-hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco. This early on, the 2011 Oscar Awards is turning out to be a star-studded affair we wouldn't want to miss.

Oscar Awards 2011 Best Picture Films

Oscar Awards 2011 Best Picture Films. AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) has confirmed that there are 248 feature films eligible for the Best Picture Category in the 83rd Academy Awards next year of 2011.

Front runners for the Best Picture nominations are Golden Globe nominees The King's Speech and The Social Network. Animated films like Despicable Me and Toy Story 3 are also considered for the category. Also included in the list are Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Inception.

The criteria for qualification according to AMPAS include "feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format." And movies that, say, appear in a film festival rather than at a movie theater are not eligible for an Academy Award "in any category."

Oscar Awards 2011 Predictions

With the announcement of the nominees of the Independent Spirit Awards, the awards season has officially begun. A few early awards has already been given and contenders for each category are emerging. Here are the predictions for likely nominees of the Oscar Awards 2011:

Best Picture
Predictions: The Best Picture category was expanded to ten nominees last year. Fans can expect to see favorites The Social Network and The King's Speech on the nominees list on January's announcement, along with the blockbuster Inception, and indies Black Swan, 127 Hours, andWinter's Bone.

Toy Story may also have a shot as everyone love it. The Kids Are All Right and Russell's The Fighter has both the well-polished grit and the soaring uplift that make Academy voters clap with glee, so that could end up with a nod.

Best Director
Predictions: Tom Hooper for the The King's Speech is a definite as well as current favorite David Fincher for The Social Network. Darren Aronofsky is also a lock in this category, as his Black Swan is so largely a marvel of technique and visual ingenuity.

Christopher Nolan has never been nominated but Inception was certainly his most elaborately realized movie to date, so he is also a sure bet. Danny Boyle is also well-loved by The Academy, and people liked 127 Hours, but might it be too soon for him after his Slumdog win.

Best Actress
Predictions: This is most exciting for the Best Actress category. The war will definitely be between Jennifer Lawrence for her mumble-mouthed determination in Winter's Bone, Annette Bening for her red wine-swilling doctor in The Kids Are All Right, and Natalie Portman for her crazytown high-wire act in Black Swan.

Best Actor
Predictions: This is basically Colin Firth's thing to lose this year for his role in The King's Speech. Competition includes James Franco who endeared himself to critics in 127 Hours and Jesse Eisenberg for his creepy embodiment of Mark Zuckerberg's Kane-like ambition in The Social Network.

Spirit Awards 2011 Nominations

The Spirit Awards 2011 Nominations are now out and with the earlier awards being given out, film fans are given a glimpse of who might be receiving nominations for the big event, the Oscar Awards 2011, this February. Let's see the nominations:

BEST FEATURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
Greenberg
The Kids Are All Right
Winter’s Bone

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Everything Strange and New
Get Low
The Last Exorcism
Night Catches Us
Tiny Furniture

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Daddy Longlegs
The Exploding Girl
Lbs.
Lovers of Hate
Obsedila

BEST SCREENPLAY
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Winter’s Bone
Nicole Holofcener, Please Give
David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole
Todd Solondz, Life During Wartime

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Diane Bell, Obselidia
Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture
Nik Fackler, Lovely, Still
Bob Glaudini, Jack Goes Boating
Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener, Monogamy

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Greta Gerwig, Greenberg
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

BEST MALE LEAD
Ronald Bronstein, Daddy Longlegs
Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole
James Franco, 127 Hours
John C. Reilly, Cyrus
Ben Stiller, Greenberg

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Ashley Bell, The Last Exorcism
Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone
Allison Janney, Life During Wartime
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jack Goes Boating
Naomi Watts, Mother and Child

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Samuel L. Jackson, Mother and Child
Bill Murray, Get Low
John Ortiz, Jack Goes Boating
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adam Kimmel, Never Let Me Go
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Jody Lee Lipes, Tiny Furniture
Michael McDonough, Winter’s Bone
Harris Savides, Greenberg

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Marwencol
Restrepo
Sweetgrass
Thunder Soul

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Kisses
Mademoiselle Chambon
Of Gods and Men
The King’s Speech
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Please Give
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy
Ensemble Cast: Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, Sara Steele

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
In-Ah Lee, Au Revoir Taipei
Adele Romanski, The Myth of the American Sleepover
Anish Savjani, Meek’s Cutoff

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Hossein Keshavarz, Dog Sweat
Laurel Nakadate, The Wolf Knife
Mike Ott, Littlerock

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Sweetgrass
Jeff Malmberg, Marwencol
Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Summer Pasture

The 2011 Spirit Awards airs on February 26, 2011 10PM ET/PT. Premiere sponsors for this year's ceremony are IFC, Netflix, ELLE, Piaget and Jameson Irish Whiskey.

Oscar Awards 2011 Info

Event: Oscar Awards 2011

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011

Site: Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Host: James Franco and Anne Hathaway

Producer: Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer

Director: Don Mischer

Oscar Awards 2011 Presenters

• Halle Berry
• Jeff Bridges
• Sandra Bullock
• Marisa Tomei
• Oprah Winfrey