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Vampvan		#241	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3595 05/10/09 17:09 Mod Luhrmanness	LOL! Love Hugh's face in that pic! But yeah, I reckon it was photoshopped. Such a silly thing to report - they probably did it because of all the renewed publicity about Janet Jackson's flash at the Superbowl Baz the Great! & Australiamovie.net & Australia My Space Page
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Jo		#242	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2697 05/11/09 00:52 fair dinkum	I forget Hugh's exact answer but he had no clue about it and was clearly embarrassed by the question. I remember him dismissing it and saying " Oh, C'mon...". Hugh may be a bit too talkative at times (did you guys see the Howard Stern interview on video?) but he is always a gentleman.
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Vampvan		#243	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3600 05/11/09 19:29 Mod Luhrmanness	Is the Howard Stern interview on You Tube? Baz the Great! & Australiamovie.net & Australia My Space Page
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narrows101		#244	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6446 05/12/09 02:54 moderator Drover's Damsel	Vampvan wrote: Is the Howard Stern interview on You Tube? Not YouTube, but here it is: http://www.zimbio.com/Hugh+Jackman/articles/592/Hugh+Jackman+On+Howard+Stern
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meredith33333		#245	[url]	[-]
Posts: 122 05/12/09 17:33	Vampvan wrote: Is the Howard Stern interview on You Tube? Yes! (well, the audio anyway). Hugh on Howard Stern Part 1
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Vampvan		#246	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3602 05/12/09 19:19 Mod Luhrmanness	Thanks guys - I'm watching it now - all 45 mins of it! Baz the Great! & Australiamovie.net & Australia My Space Page
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narrows101		#247	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6474 06/24/09 10:34 moderator Drover's Damsel	The Academy announced today that they are expanding the Best Picture nominees from five to ten - still with one winner. Wonder if that was in effect this year if Australia may have made the cut. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005322.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
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Vampvan		#248	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3627 06/24/09 13:31 Mod Luhrmanness	10? Oh my gosh, imagine how long the Oscar ceremony will go for now with 10 Best Picture nominee clips to shown instead of 5, lol And wow, just one year too late for Australia... but yeah, I wonder if it would have made the cut even with 10 nominees, given the lukewarm reception it received in the US? I would like to think so, but I guess we'll never know... Visit my new-look Baz Luhrmann fansite, Baz the Great!
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RHPS Magenta		#249	[url]	[-]
Posts: 18059 06/25/09 04:02 Mistress KATE Wild	Ten, wow?? Weird. Is it an attempt to gain more viewers?? ie more fans will watch if their fave film is nominated? Suckerlove ~ Moulin Goldmine ~ LJ ~ Spectacular!Â² MB LastFM ~ JRMfansite MB ~ australiamovie.net just because it is, doesn't mean it should be.
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narrows101		#250	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6476 06/25/09 05:51 moderator Drover's Damsel	RHPS Magenta wrote: Ten, wow?? Weird. Is it an attempt to gain more viewers?? ie more fans will watch if their fave film is nominated? Yep, that's exactly it, as much as they deny it. Be prepared for Star Trek to get nominated.
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narrows101		#251	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6482 06/30/09 11:01 moderator Drover's Damsel	Hugh and cinematographer Mandy Walker have been invited to join the Academy and can now vote! http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2009/06/academy-invites-new-members-oscar-host-jackman.html Academy Invites New Members, Oscar Host Jackman The Academy has invited 134 new members, many of them long overdue, from actor Hugh Jackman--who wasn't a member when he hosted the Oscars on February 22--and producer Paula Wagner to directors Danny Boyle and Henry Selick, execs Daniel Battsek and Joe Drake, and writers John August and Howard A. Rodman. The full release is on the jump. Academy Invites 134 to Membership Actors Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Gone Baby Gone Emily Blunt - Sunshine Cleaning, The Devil Wears Prada Michael Cera - Juno, Superbad Viola Davis - Doubt, State of Play James Franco - Milk, Spider-Man Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges, Mission: Impossible II Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married, The Princess Diaries Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Hustle & Flow Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild, Lords of Dogtown Hugh Jackman - X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Prestige Melissa Leo - Frozen River, 21 Grams Jane Lynch - Role Models, The 40 Year-Old Virgin Eddie Marsan - Happy-Go-Lucky, The Illusionist James McAvoy - Atonement, The Last King of Scotland Seth Rogen - Monsters vs. Aliens, Knocked Up Paul Rudd - I Love You, Man, Knocked Up Amy Ryan - Changeling, Gone Baby Gone Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Michelle Williams - Wendy and Lucy, Brokeback Mountain Jeffrey Wright - Quantum of Solace, W. ** Cinematographers Russ T. Alsobrook - Paul Blart Mall Cop, Forgetting Sarah Marshall Anthony Dod Mantle - Slumdog Millionaire, The Last King of Scotland Henner Hofmann - Ave Maria, La Leyenda de una Mascara (The Legend of the Mask) Claudio Miranda - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Failure to Launch Rodney Taylor - Save Me, Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France Mandy Walker - Australia, Shattered Glass**
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Jo		#252	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2710 06/30/09 14:43 fair dinkum	Congrats to Hugh and Mandy! Also to Clint Mansell, who composed that haunting score for The Fountain!
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Vampvan		#253	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3632 06/30/09 20:59 Mod Luhrmanness	Congrats Hugh and Mandy! (And yay, this will mean two extra votes for whatever movie Baz does next, lol!) Oh a separate note, I have recently found out why By The Boab Tree was not nominated for Best Song at this year's Oscars... (Apologies if this was discussed ages ago but, if it was, I've forgotten, lol!) There was no nomination because David Hirschfelder had major credit for the soundtrack, but By The Boab Tree was actually composed by other people, therefore it wasn't eligible. Apparently, the Academy have since changed the rules (because the soundtrack for The Dark Knight had more than one composer). So unfortunately, this beautiful song missed out because of outdated rules that got changed for DK, but not for Australia grumbles Visit my new-look Baz Luhrmann fansite, Baz the Great! Last Edited By: Vampvan 06/30/09 21:08. Edited 1 time.
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Jo		#254	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2711 07/01/09 00:51 fair dinkum	I have also read that one of the changes for 2010 ( not sure if this has been approved or just being contemplated) is that should the Academy feel that no one song is "good enough" for a nomination, that none will be given.
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curdey		#255	[url]	[-]
Posts: 124 07/01/09 17:50	Is Nic in the Academy??? VIEW MY STOP MOTION FILM HERE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8DvWZKH-sI
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narrows101		#256	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6483 07/02/09 02:36 moderator Drover's Damsel	curdey wrote: Is Nic in the Academy??? Not sure there's a list of who's in it, but since she's an Oscar winner, I'm sure she is.
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Vampvan		#257	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3634 07/05/09 01:40 Mod Luhrmanness	Oh a separate note, I have recently found out why By The Boab Tree was not nominated for Best Song at this year's Oscars... (Apologies if this was discussed ages ago but, if it was, I've forgotten, lol!) There was no nomination because David Hirschfelder had major credit for the soundtrack, but By The Boab Tree was actually composed by other people, therefore it wasn't eligible. Apparently, the Academy have since changed the rules (because the soundtrack for The Dark Knight had more than one composer). So unfortunately, this beautiful song missed out because of outdated rules that got changed for DK, but not for Australia Regarding the above, I have some corrections to make... It turns out that the rules for Best Song actually changed some time in 2008 (probably late 2008) and therefore, By The Boab Tree was eligible to be nominated for Best Song. Indeed, it was put forward by Meagher, Little and Luhrmann and made the short list. Unfortunately, the reason the song lost out was most probably due to its poor reception in the US. Although the movie did well across Europe, when they voted on 6 January, the judges were probably just going by the US reaction... Visit my new-look Baz Luhrmann fansite, Baz the Great!
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RHPS Magenta		#258	[url]	[-]
Posts: 18073 07/07/09 02:52 Mistress KATE Wild	Interesting list!! Im intrigued, had no idea they could just 'invite' people Suckerlove ~ Moulin Goldmine ~ LJ ~ Spectacular!Â² MB LastFM ~ JRMfansite MB ~ australiamovie.net just because it is, doesn't mean it should be.
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narrows101		#259	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6485 07/07/09 15:35 moderator Drover's Damsel	http://www.oscars.org/academy/members/invitations.html Academy Member Invitations Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors and is limited to those who have achieved distinction in the arts and sciences of motion pictures. A candidate must be sponsored by at least two members of the branch for which the person may qualify. Each proposed member must first receive the endorsement of the branch's executive committee before his/her name is submitted to the Board. Individuals nominated for an Academy Award® who are not already members will be considered for membership. The Board also may invite individuals to become members-at-large and associate members. Members-at-large are those engaged in motion picture production, but for whose craft there is no separate branch. They have all the privileges of branch membership except for representation on the Board. Associate members are those closely allied to the industry but not actively engaged in motion picture production. They are not represented on the Board and do not vote on Academy Awards®.
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Jo		#260	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2714 07/07/09 17:22 fair dinkum	I think Hugh's hosting of the Oscars boosted his chances for an invitation ... There were many people who were astounded that he hosted a show of the Academy and yet he was not even a member of AMPAS, despite his work in the movies. I bet Sid Ganis made sure that Hugh was nominated, if that was one of his last acts before he stepped down from the AMPAS presidency On the theatre side, Hugh also serves on the Advisory Committee of the AMERICAN THEATRE WING, the organization which originated the TONYs. Now that he is going back to Broadway ( latest buzz is that A STEADY RAIN is going to open for previews on September 10), he is actively thriving on a dual career. There will be a few Hollywood stars who will be on Broadway this season, apart from Hugh ( Daniel Craig, Julia Styles, Bill Pulman in their Broadway debuts), so, many actors are now finding both branches of the performing arts equally professionally satisfying. The one production featuring movie stars that I wish I could see - but won't be able to - is the Paris production of Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC ( famous for its song "Send In The Clowns", and a movie version with Elizabeth Taylor) with Kristin Scott Thomas ( was she nominated for The English Patient?) and the ageless Leslie Caron ( Lily, Gigi, American in Paris) - they both speak French but this production will be an English version.
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