Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Pine, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts will be presenters at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC. Affleck, a two-time Academy Award® winner, received an Original Screenplay Oscar® for “Good Will Hunting” (1997) and a Best Picture Oscar for “Argo” (2012), on which he served as a producer, director and star. His most recent role was opposite Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl” (2014). He will play Batman in the upcoming feature “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “The Accountant.” Chastain has received two Oscar nominations, one for Actress in a Leading Role for “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) and one for Actress in a Supporting Role for “The Help” (2011). Her most recent films include 2014’s “Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year” and “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.
- 2/11/2015
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Pine, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts will be presenters at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.
Affleck, a two-time Academy Award winner, received an Original Screenplay Oscar for “Good Will Hunting” (1997) and a Best Picture Oscar for “Argo” (2012), on which he served as a producer, director and star. His most recent role was opposite Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl” (2014). He will play Batman in the upcoming feature “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “The Accountant.”
Chastain has received two Oscar nominations, one for Actress in a Leading Role for “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) and one for Actress in a Supporting Role for “The Help” (2011). Her most recent films include 2014’s “Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year” and “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.
Affleck, a two-time Academy Award winner, received an Original Screenplay Oscar for “Good Will Hunting” (1997) and a Best Picture Oscar for “Argo” (2012), on which he served as a producer, director and star. His most recent role was opposite Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl” (2014). He will play Batman in the upcoming feature “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “The Accountant.”
Chastain has received two Oscar nominations, one for Actress in a Leading Role for “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) and one for Actress in a Supporting Role for “The Help” (2011). Her most recent films include 2014’s “Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year” and “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.
- 2/11/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep will present Shirley MacLaine with the American Film Institute.s 40th Life Achievement Award . America.s highest honor for a career in film. The private black tie gala will be held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City on June 7 and will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 24 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
Streep, who was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, played MacLaine.s daughter in Postcards From The Edge (1990). Both actresses are multiple Academy Award recipients. Streep, nominated a record 17 times, including for Postcards From The Edge, won for The Iron Lady (2011), Sophie.S Choice (1982) and Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) while MacLaine, nominated six times, won for her portrayal of Aurora Greenway in Terms Of Endearment (1983).
Luminaries from across the film community will join Streep to celebrate the career of Shirley MacLaine, one of America.s treasured motion picture artists.
Streep, who was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, played MacLaine.s daughter in Postcards From The Edge (1990). Both actresses are multiple Academy Award recipients. Streep, nominated a record 17 times, including for Postcards From The Edge, won for The Iron Lady (2011), Sophie.S Choice (1982) and Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) while MacLaine, nominated six times, won for her portrayal of Aurora Greenway in Terms Of Endearment (1983).
Luminaries from across the film community will join Streep to celebrate the career of Shirley MacLaine, one of America.s treasured motion picture artists.
- 5/23/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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