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STUDIO 23 AIRS THE OSCARS VIA SATELLITE

Studio 23 takes you on a front row seat to the Oscars as it exclusively airs the 84th Academy Awards via satellite on free television this Monday (Feb 27) at 10:30 AM.

Watch as the show celebrates the outstanding film achievements in 2011 and find out who among the nominated actors, actresses, or films will be immortalized in the movie industry by winning the coveted Oscar award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Leading the pack this year with the most number of nominations earned is Martin Scorsese’s Paris’ adventure “Hugo” with eleven nods closely followed by the silent film “The Artist,” produced by Thomas Langmann, with ten.

Both films compete in the Best Picture category alongside family drama “The Descendants,” the Sept. 11 story “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” drama set on women of 60s “The Help,” romantic fantasy “Midnight in Paris,” sports tale “Moneyball,” family chronicle “The Tree of Life,” and World War 1 epic “War Horse.”

For the Actor in a Leading Role category, it’s a tight match among Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”), George Clooney (“The Descendants”), Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”), Gary Oldman (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”), and Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”).

Meanwhile, Meryl Streep padded her record as the most nominated actress in the Oscars, now having a total of 17 nominations, after being nominated in the Actress in a Leading Role category for her portrayal in “The Iron Lady.” Competing with her in the category are Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”), Viola Davis (“The Help”), Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), and Michelle Williams (“My Week with Marilyn”).

The 84th Academy Awards will be held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood with Billy Crystal hosting the show for the ninth time. Among the presenters to watch out for are Michael Douglas, Halle Berry, Rose Byrne, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Milla Jovovich, Ellie Kemper, Jennifer Lopez, Melissa McCarthy, Wendy McLendon-Covey, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone and Kristen Wiig while world renowned Cirque Du Soleil is set to perform largest Cirque cast ever assembled for a single act.

Before witnessing Hollywood’s highly anticipated gathering of its brightest stars, Studio 23 will first bring you to NBA’s equally anticipated gathering of its best players in the annual “NBA All-Stars” airing live at 8 AM.



Don’t miss all these exciting offerings only from your Kabarkada Network, Studio 23. Catch the replay on Studio 23 on Tuesday (Feb 28) at 9:30 PM and on ABS-CBN via “Sunday’s Best” on Sunday (Mar 4).

OSCARS: ‘CELEBRATE THE MOVIES IN ALL OF US

This year, the 84th Academy Awards comes with a promise of having “a little bit of the movies in all of us” as the brightest stars and biggest names in Hollywood will glamorously usher down the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre on the 26th of February 2011.

Velvet, the premiere general entertainment channel and home of the biggest Hollywood red carpet events, will take its viewers in this much anticipated yearly event as it proudly presents a complete coverage and live telecast of the Oscars.

Among the many ways a moviegoer can relate to a film is through the emotions evoked.

The Oscars showed viewers how to laugh in many different ways including how it opened in 2004—that is, as expected, with a comical skit starring the revered funnyman himself, Billy Crystal.  This year the comic veteran returns to the stage with a metaphorical cape as he willingly took over the emcee stint after Eddie Murphy’s controversial exit. Taking the drama to a lighter note Crystal says “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions,” on his twitter account last 11th of November 2011. This marks the ninth time he graces the stage and the oldest, at age 63, since Bob Hope in 1978.

Alongside the announcement of the nominees, Hollywood and the rest of the world is also on its toes on who will be in attendance to present the awards. This includes the man who taught viewers “how to be true to yourself” in Forrest Gump, two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks. The Oscars showed everyone “how to be a maverick” with three-time nominated heartthrob while cruising swiftly in his motorbike, Top Gun star Tom Cruise will be on the show as well. Two more Oscar winning names and favorites will go onstage, Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry. As of writing, joining the list are Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, and the six-star lead cast of “The Bridesmaids.”

Don’t miss the chance to celebrate all the glitz and glamour as it happens starting with the On the Red Carpet: The Arrivals special on Feb. 27, 2012 Monday at 6am followed by Oscars Red Carpet Live at 8am and hosted by Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn, Louise Roe, Jess Cagle, and Nina Garcia. The 84th Academy Awards Main Ceremony will start at 9:30am and the primetime telecast will be on the same day at 6pm. For more information on the Oscars telecast, visit the Facebook page of Velvet Channel or follow Velvet Channel on twitter: @VelvetChannel. Velvet is available on Skycable channel 53 and other quality cable operators.