Oscars 2015: curiosities of this ceremony – lanacion.com (Argentina)

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Finally the big day arrived and Personajes.tv you minute by minute will count. Tonight the Oscar, the most important awards of cinema, and anxiety, cabals and party dresses take over Hollywood stars will be awarded. With well fought nominations and some films that are postulated as favorites, 87th delivery to the best of cinema comes with some curiosities. As last year, the gala will take place at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and this time the host is … debutant in this role Neil Patrick Harris -of How I Met Your Mother – who will a musical opening and the will difficult with the shadow of Ellen DeGeneres.

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In addition, there will be shows by Adam Levine, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Ora, Common and John Legend – who will perform the nominated “Glory” – Tegan and Sara and which sing “Everything is awesome” film Lego -.

The night will feature stellar presence of Lady Gaga. The pop idol announced its participation through Twitter, which rose a photo with three producers and did not elaborate. Will something like what he did with Tony Bennett on the Grammys?

Among the presenters besides the winners of 2014 will be the beautiful Scarlett Johansson, who, as always, promises to look radiant, Jennifer Aniston, Sienna Miller, Chris Pratt, Kerry Washington, Josh Hutcherson and Zoe Saldana. . And obviously, there will be a space for In Memoriam, which this year comes with great and heartfelt loss

• Meryl Streep continues to break records: she was nominated for the nineteenth time, this time, for his work on Into the wood. If the actress stands with a statuette tonight will reach Katharine Hepburn and will be one of the elite actresses who earned four Oscar throughout his career.

This category four competing for the first time.
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• Nine actors were nominated are first in this release. Four fighting for the best actor: Michael Keaton ( Birdman ), Steve Carell ( Foxtcacher ), Benedict Cumberbatch ( The Enigma Code) and Eddie Redmayne ( The Theory of Everything ); one that is within the nominees for best supporting actor, JKSimmons ( Whiplash ); two ladies have to win the category for best actress Rosamund Pike (Loss) and Felicity Jones ( The Theory of Everything ) and two that were nominated for best actress Cast: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood ) and Emma Stone (Birdman )

Linklater, debutante at the Oscars and winner of the Golden Globes.
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• Also debuting at the Academy Awards two directores.Tanto Richard Linklater ( Boyhood) as Wes Anderson ( The Grand Budapest Hotel ) compete for the first time at the Oscars for best director and best film.

De overcome, Cotillard break records.
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• Another curiosity directly affects France’s Marion Cotillard, who came for the second time the Oscar. The first was for her role in the film inspired by the life of Edith Piaf and now Two days, one night. De overcome, the actress will be the first foreigner to be two statuettes for an interpretation a film of non-English language.
• A new opportunity. The French Alexandre Desplat was nominated six times for his music and never succeeded. In this ceremony compete for twice-better soundtrack for The Grand Budapest Hotel and in the same category for his work on The Enigma Code -. On one must win !

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