Pretty Oscar Artwork & Ceremony News
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 8:00AM
Manuel here. One of my favorite thing about this year’s Oscar nominations was the beautiful artwork that adorned the screen as J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuarón, Chris Pine and Cheryl Boone Isaacs read out names like Marion Cotillard, Laura Dern and Dan Gilroy though sadly not Ava DuVernay’s nor David Oyelowo’s (might they have a better chance with their next collaboration, that Katrina murder mystery film?)
As it turns out, the Academy is really upping its game when it comes to art you wish you could hang in your living room. Last year’s ceremony poster was quite the snooze-fest and I have to admit, other than that fantastic Olly Moss’s gorgeous poster from 2012, AMPAS’ artwork as of late has been rather dull. You have to go back to 2007 to find my other recent favorite poster (those quotes!). While the official poster for this year’s Neil Patrick Harris’ hosted affair has yet to be revealed, AMPAS’ "Imagine What's Possible" Artist Series is giving me hope they’ll wow us. You can see the full roster of posters here, but I’ve picked out my three favorites below.
Art by Hattie Stewart, Santtu Mustonen & Nick Chaffe respectively.
I wish we could say the same thing for the rest of their marketing efforts (am I the only one underwhelmed by those NPH Oscar ads?). Thankfully, they’ve recruited Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to pen an original number for the triple-threat host, though he surely has mutant shoes to fill! This, added to recent news that Adam Levine will be performing "Lost Stars" (from Begin Again) and Common & John Legend will be performing "Glory" (from Selma) means we might have quite the musically-inclined ceremony.
Are you looking forward to NPH's crack at Oscar hosting? Do you also love these artistic portraits of that most famous golden statue? Might the "Let It Go" songwriters be aiming at an Emmy to add to their crowded awards shelf, you think?
Reader Comments (5)
yeah, they also read out names like "Dick Poop".
I just can't get enough of it, lol
I can't stand NPH.
These are okay, but I hope they hired Henry Hobson and Manija Emran again to make the graphics to present the nominees during the show! They were FAB last year.
I like NPH when he hosts the Tonys. But I"m not sure this is the vehicle for his particular brand of shtick. I realize they are trying to draw crowds, but then why not ask Sofia Vergara to host? She is smart, funny, game and would look terrific. There are a lot of women who could draw an audience and handle the duties.
I think this year's posters are quite nice in one sense, but the colours don't work for me: the red, pink and white clash horribly with the gold of the Oscar.