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February 19, 2013 WHAT: WHO: 85thAnnual Academy Awards Academy Award nominees and winners. Academy Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Academy Awards Host Seth MacFarlane. Dolby Theatre 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Sunday, February 24, 2013 Red Carpet coverage starts: 4 p.m. PST Show starts: 5:30 p.m. PST Anticipated Finish: 8:30 p.m. PST The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been recognizing great achievements in motion picture and film since 1927. The Academy Awards have been broadcasted internationally since 1969 in 200 countries worldwide. This years Academy Awards will feature host Seth MacFarlane. The award show will celebrate musicals of the past decade and includes a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise. Dame Shirley Bassey will perform for the James Bond tribute. Adele also will perform live for the first time the James Bond Oscar nominated theme song Skyfall.

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Opportunity to capture excitement of nominees and winners before and after the event. Pool footage of celebrity acceptance speeches. B-roll of all nominees. B-roll of 1956 first televised academy award show and 1966 first color broadcast of the award show. Ruth Natareno Day: (562) 123-4567 Eve/Wknd: (562) 765-4321 rnatareno@csu.fullerton.edu

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

8949 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211

(310) 247-3000

www.oscars.org