Bruce Vilanch Talks James Franco, Oscars

 Bruce Vilanch  Bruce Vilanch writes the Oscar jokes. And he swears that James Franco wasn't a punchline.
The longtime Oscar writer spoke with NY Magazine's Vulture blog about the critically panned performance James Franco and Anne Hathaway gave as Oscar hosts, saying that, despite what some may have thought, Franco really did, earnestly, want to host the show. Unfortunately, he wanted to do a lot of other things in earnest, too.
"He has so many balls in the air, he didn't get to town till Thursday before the show on Sunday," Vilanch said. "And so we e-mailed a lot. But we had a lot of meetings. He had a bunch of people who were writing for him, and if it had been him alone, it would have been different. But it was him and Anne Hathaway, and they both had to be serviced. So there was a lot of communication beforehand. But he didn't get there."
How it would have been different, we can't quite be sure. Franco did have a horrible cover version of Cher's "Burlesque," song cut from the show, though that seems like it would have happened co-host or not.
Vilanch said that one of the reasons why he liked Franco for the job was his experience hosting "SNL" and other live productions, and the actor made it clear that he wouldn't be nervous. In fact, he said he didn't care if he hosted the worst Oscar show ever.
That being said, he didn't self sabotage. "I was with him, and he wasn't high. And I asked him, 'Are you high, and can I have some?' And he said no to both," Vilanch said.
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Academy Award Nominations Announced

According to the internet media,its all about the latest news and updates,internet media provided real hot topic information,that news latest updates is,Sorry, “Burlesque” fans: the 10 films that will be vying for best motion picture at the 83rd Academy Awards are “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “The King’s Speech,” “127 Hours,” “The Social Network,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday morning. The nominees for best director are Darren Aronofsky (for “Black Swan”), David O. Russell (“The Fighter”), Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”), David Fincher (“The Social Network”) and Joel and Ethan Coen (“True Grit”). “The King’s Speech” led the pack with 12 nominations total, including Colin Firth (nominated for best actor), Helena Bonham Carter (best supporting actress) and Geoffrey Rush (best supporting actor).
Academy Award Nominations Announced

The 83rd Annual Oscar Nominations

Below is the list of the 83nd Annual Oscar Nominations, which were announced Tuesday morning:

Best Picture
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right ”
“The King’s Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3″
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”

Best Direction
Darren Aronofsky for “Black Swan”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “True Grit”
David Fincher for “The Social Network”
Tom Hooper for “The King’s Speech”
David O. Russell for “The Fighter”

Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
James Franco in “127 Hours”
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
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'King's Speech' Leads Oscar Field In A Year With Somewhat Less To Squabble About

Last year's Academy Award nominations were contentious in some quarters — making room for 10 Best Picture nominees led to claims that some didn't belong there, while others argued that worthy pictures (everything from Star Trek to A Single Man) had been unfairly overlooked.
There will be less of a flap about this year's nominations, which went largely as expected this morning. Those 10 Best Picture slots went to 127 Hours, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, Black Swan, The Social Network, Inception, The Fighter, Winter's Bone, Toy Story 3, and True Grit. Still, for a set of nominations that delivered so few surprises, they managed to do a reasonably good job of recognizing very fine films and actors.
The King's Speech led with 12 nominations, including major-category nods for its screenplay; actors Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and Geoffrey Rush; and its director, Tom Hooper. Behind it were True Grit with 10 nominations, and Inception and The Social Network, both with eight.
Also making a strong showing was the Boston boxing film The Fighter, which had seven nominations, all in prominent categories — three for its acting (Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Amy Adams, all in supporting categories — nothing for lead Mark Wahlberg), one for its screenplay, one for its director, and one for its editing, in addition to Best Picture.