J-Lo becomes second announced Academy Awards presenter, after cast of "Bridesmaids"
Composer Zimmer and songwriter-producer Williams have never worked on Oscar show before
Designer has won Oscars for "Chicago" and "Memoirs of a Geisha," but has never worked on the Oscar show
Anti-gay slur and raunchy Howard Stern interview doom bad-boy director's gig as producer of Academy's big show
Veteran becomes first live-television producer to win Norman Lear Achievement Award
Veteran awards-show producer will be working on his 35th Academy Awards
Selection marks return to old-style Oscar-host resume: an actor with standup comic experience
Director Ratner will co-produce Oscars with award-show vet Don Mischer
The Oscar producers have big plans…and shaky math skills
Redesign of iconic Oscar envelope comes as Academy brings back "and the Oscar goes to" after last year's "and the winner is" experiment
More than 150 Oscar nominees come to the Beverly Hilton for a rare collegial moment on the campaign trail
Coordinating Producer has history with the show dating back more than 30 years
Veteran producer (and gift basket originator) to work on the Oscars for the 34th time
Academy triples length of official arrivals show, names Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare producers
Choice could open the door to the nearly unprecedented possibility of nominees hosting the show
Sid Ganis on the perils of producing this weekend's encore to the best-received Oscar show in years -- the one that wasn't televised
Justin Timberlake? Robert Downey Jr.? The guessing games have begun over who'll host the next Academy Awards
Veteran designer of awards shows and events has never before tackled the Academy Awards
The Emmy category squeeze has already caused a few brouhahas -- and don't even mention the Grammys ...
The Academy makes news less for what it does than what it talks about
AMPAS breaks with tradition by choosing producers early and looking outside the film world
Oscar-winning film producer and veteran TV producer/director to oversee the Feb. 27 telecast; Mischer will also direct
Producers Guild event announces two dozen participants in Mentoring Roundtables
A TV vet joins the Oscar crew, and a foolhardy pundit makes predictions
He'll produce the August TV honors. Now what about asking back Neil Patrick Harris as host?
Comedy Central reviving the American Comedy Awards, with Don Mischer on board to produce.
"There are factions within the Academy who simply don't respect the will of the majority."
Mischer: "By shortening it, we can add more content. The integrity will not change."
