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2008 Academy Awards
Release Date:
Sunday, February 24, 2008
MPAA Rating:
NR
Starring:
John Stewart,
Director:
Synopsis:
Jon Stewart will host the 80th Academy Awards® telecast, producer Gil Cates announced. This will mark Stewart's second stint as Oscar host. "Jon was a terrific host for the 78th Awards," said Cates. "He is smart, quick, funny, loves movies and is a great guy. What else could one ask for?" Stewart has been host and executive producer of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, winner of four consecutive Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, since 1999. The show has also been bestowed with two Peabody Awards. In 2004 Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show also authored "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction," which was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and was a staple on The New York Times best seller list for 46 consecutive weeks. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. |
    
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2008 Academy Awards | Review
The Year of Gloomy Movies
David Bruce, Webmaster 
People are gloomy. The economy is bad, the housing market isn't good, consumer spending is down, the depressing war continues, and interestingly enough the Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture reflect this current cultural gloom. There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Atonement, Michael Clayton, and No Country for Old Men are all gloomy films. Juno may be the only bright film in the lot, but even it is about a not so pleasant topic (unwed teen pregnancy). The general box office and the Academy Award Nominations often reflect the mood of the time. With all this gloominess is it any wonder that the operative word in the US Presidential race is "change"? I am wondering if 2008 will reflect a change to a better mood. Be that as it may, here are the nominations for this year... Click to visit the Oscars widget. Copyright © 2008 Hollywood Jesus. All rights reserved.
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