Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Oscars to overhaul prize-giving

BBC NEWS | Entertainment: "Oscar organisers are to shake up the way nominees find out who has won and collect awards at this year's ceremony. Some winners will not go on stage to pick up their awards - while in other categories, all five nominees will get on stage before being told who has won. The traditional system where the winner walks up to the podium after their name is read out will also still be used. The changes were announced at Monday's Nominees Luncheon, where 115 nominees met three weeks before the ceremony. The 115 nominees - including stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman - posed for a group photo at the event in Beverly Hills.

Meanwhile, US TV network ABC has signed a deal with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to continue broadcasting the ceremony until at least 2014. "

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