Today’s 85th Academy Awards Nominee Announcement #OscarNoms

85th Academy Awards Nominee Announcement #OscarNoms, a set on Flickr.

Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, JJ Snyder, were invited to cover the live announcement of the Oscar® Nominations today at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. We were there bright and early (3:30 AM) to get ready for the live broadcast hosted by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announcing the nominees for the 85TH Academy Awards.

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You can find the complete list of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards on our Red Carpet Report site or at Oscar.com where you can also enter The Academy’s MyPicks interactive ballot game. Plus, if you haven’t done so already, be sure to download the Official Oscars App – available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android & Kindle for access to exclusive content and more info on the nominees.

About The Academy
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide. For more info visit www.oscars.com
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Merry Christmas from The Muppets!!

You’ve see the Obama’s White House card and Fergie’s cartoon card, well, here’s our favorite one – from the Muppets. Have you seen them this year? Perfect time to go catch them a second time – only this time, stand up and sing and dance with them.

Want more Muppets?
Here are a few other articles we’ve posted:

• Miss Piggy featured in InStyle Magazine
• They’re Back!! The Muppets are back this November!
• The Muppets for Thanksgiving instead of Shopping!

   

Mahna-Mahna Song Video to Share (Click here to make your own to share)

The Muppets Mahna Mahna

Tap Tap Muppets (click here to get this Free app)

“TAP TAP MUPPETS”

Disney Mobile has released a FREE app called “Tap Tap Muppets” for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It’s available now for free from the App Store, “Tap Tap Muppets” brings Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and the rest of the gang together for what fans will surely agree is the most sensational celebration of their favorite Muppet music.

“Tap Tap Muppets” Full Song List Includes:

·         “Life’s A Happy Song” Performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter

·         “Let’s Talk About Me” Performed by Chris Cooper

·         “Me Party” Performed by Amy Adams and Miss Piggy

·         “The Muppet Show Theme” Performed by OK Go

·         “Movin’ Right Along” Performed by Alkaline Trio

·         “Night Life” Performed by Brandon Saller and Billy Martin (Good Charlotte)

“Tap Tap Muppets” is also jam-packed with video, character profiles, movie info, and more. In addition, players can connect socially to the Muppets.

The Muppets for Thanksgiving instead of Shopping!

Thanksgiving is a time for families and fun, eating and watching football and this year, The Muppets!

Personally speaking, I’m not interested in getting up early or staying up late to shop for bargains – but there are so many who do that. Of course, if you know me, you know that I’m an online shopper so it’s Cyber Monday for me.

If you’re a parent, it’s hard to find good movies that you can take your kids to and as a family enjoy together. Well, this year, Disney has done it, they’ve brought together the cast of characters that we love “The Muppets” and put together some fun ways to fill the time before the movie opens on Thanksgiving.

Mahna-Mahna Song Video to Share (Click here to make your own to share)

The Muppets Mahna Mahna

Tap Tap Muppets (click here to get this Free app)

“TAP TAP MUPPETS”

Disney Mobile has released a FREE app called “Tap Tap Muppets” for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It’s available now for free from the App Store, “Tap Tap Muppets” brings Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and the rest of the gang together for what fans will surely agree is the most sensational celebration of their favorite Muppet music.

“Tap Tap Muppets” Full Song List Includes:

·         “Life’s A Happy Song” Performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter

·         “Let’s Talk About Me” Performed by Chris Cooper

·         “Me Party” Performed by Amy Adams and Miss Piggy

·         “The Muppet Show Theme” Performed by OK Go

·         “Movin’ Right Along” Performed by Alkaline Trio

·         “Night Life” Performed by Brandon Saller and Billy Martin (Good Charlotte)

“Tap Tap Muppets” is also jam-packed with video, character profiles, movie info, and more. In addition, players can connect socially to the Muppets.

Get your tickets to “The Muppets” movie online or go early because I don’t think we’ll be the only ones who are going to opening  day to see the movie!

Want more Muppets?
Here are a few other articles we’ve posted:

• Miss Piggy featured in InStyle Magazine
• They’re Back!! The Muppets are back this November!

Miss Piggy featured in InStyle Magazine

Miss Piggy - InStyle November Issue

Part of being a star is getting styled by the best designers around. Miss Piggy is no exception.

In the November issue of InStyle magazine, Miss Piggy is dressed by Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, Brian Atwood, Suno, Opening Ceremony, and Giles & Brother.

In her video interview with InStyle, the porcine diva talks fashion, footwear, Lady Gaga’s faux frogs AND reveals who Kermit’s biggest competition is!

Can you guess? No? Well, we won’t keep you in suspense any longer…

Here’s her InStyle Interview video:

The Muppets- opens November 23rd 2011

Story starts on vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Website and Mobile site: www.Disney.com/Muppets
Become a fan on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Muppets
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Cast:    Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Walter

Miss Piggy - InStyle Fashion Shoot - November Magazine

They’re Back!! The Muppets are back this November!

Being Green - Kermit the Frog

Yes, Mingle Media TV fans, it’s true after 11 long years, the Muppets are back! We’ve been in communication with Kermie and he’s shared this video clip with us, it’s his “Being Green” trailer for the upcoming new Muppets Move.

About the movie: When Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater, they help Kermit reunite the Muppets to stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater.

Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy also wanted us to make sure that we share the official trailer for their new movie written by funny man Jason Segel (TV’s “How I Met Your Mother,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) and Nicholas Stoller and directed by James Bobin (director/writer/EP for HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords”). Here’s the official trailer:

About the upcoming new movie 

Story starts on vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, “The Muppets” hits the big screen Nov. 23, 2011.

The Muppets Coming November 23rd

Website and Mobile site: www.Disney.com/Muppets
Become a fan on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Muppets
Follow on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/MuppetsStudio

Cast:    Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Walter

Producers:  David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman

Executive Producers:  Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller, Martin G. Baker

Fun Trivia:

• Kermit received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. His song “The Rainbow Connection” was nominated for an Academy Award®.
• Bret McKenzie, who starred in, wrote for and served as composer for HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” is the music supervisor for “The Muppets,” as well as the writer/producer on some of the songs, which include big Muppet-style opening and closing numbers.

Oscar Coverage: 83rd Academy Awards Red Carpet Views

We’re so excited that Mingle Media TV Network got to be on the Red Carpet at this year’s Oscars. It was an amazing experience and one that we have been sharing with you this past week. We have some videos to share with you but thought I’d share some eye candy with you from some of the photos.

Mark Ruffalo

Yes – I am posting some of my favorites up – but you can chime in and let us know which were your favorites on the Red Carpet.

Anne Hathaway

Very gracious and spoke to almost all the press on the carpet… Celine Dion!

Celine Dion

Love Christian Bale – but not the beard… a girl can dream, can’t she?

Christian Bale

LOVED the King’s Speech and so happy the best actor went to Colin Firth… oh and I love him too.

Colin Firth

Thought Gwyneth Paltrow Rocked the red carpet in this liquid silver dress…

Nicole Kidman was talking to all the press – so sweet.

Anne Hathaway looked amazing. Love RED.

Jennifer Lawrence – rocked the red and looked flawless.

Melissa Leo – what can I say – next time…. FRAK is the word! Congrats to her for winning!!

Hugh Jackman – do I really need to say it? So hot.

Mark Wahlberg – you will always be Marky Mark to me in that underwear ad… and you have tapped into your talent and I’m sure you’re mom is so proud of you (and Donnie – he rocks too).

Finally – Reece Witherspoon – you are so beautiful – loved your dress!!

Okay – wait for the video – cause you know that’s how we do it…

Stay tuned.

Gwyneth Paltrow

 

Melissa Leo

 

Nicole Kidman

 

Jennifer Lawrence

Reese Witherspoon

 

Mark Wahlberg

 

 

 

 

Hugh Jackman

You’re Invited to Send Your Questions to be Answered on the Oscar’s Pre-show “Oscars Red Carpet Live”

If you’re a social media user i.e. Twitter – then be sure to follow @TheAcademy and if you’re on Facebook – LIKE their page http://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy. Then submit your questions via Twitter or Facebook for possible inclusion in the “Oscars Red Carpet LIVE” show right before the 83rd Academy Awards show on Sunday. Fan questions, answers and photos will be posted throughout Oscar Night® on Oscar.com, the Academy’s Twitter feed and Facebook page.

So who’s gonna get the questions you ask? Robin Roberts from Good Morning America, Tim Gunn from Project Runway (and Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne), Krista Smith the West Coast editor for Vanity Fair and Maria Menounos a special correspondent for Access Hollywood.

If you want to ask a specific question on Twitter to one of the above co-hosts then tweet your questions using the celebrity name with hash tags #ask #Oscars. It will be interesting to see how the outsourced service of collecting and selecting Facebook posts and tweets go, as there will be millions watching and who knows how many tweeting and Facebooking!!

Oh, the company who is doing the outsourced social “curation” is called Mass Relevance out of Austin TX. Check them out online – they have an interesting story and what looks like a high powered tool to help large events harness the conversations about them.

More about “Oscars Red Carpet Live”  – it’s a 90-minute show providing viewers with an expanded red carpet experience featuring interviews with nominees, presenters and guests as well as behind the scenes glimpses into the Oscars® on the ABC Television Network at 4 p.m. PT.

JD / MMTVN Producer at the Kodak Theatre Checking out the Prep for the Oscars

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Did I mention – Mingle Media TV Network will be covering from the Red Carpet at the Kodak Theatre? Oh, well, here’s our producer, JD, at the Theatre yesterday after picking his credentials up – doesn’t he look excited?? Wait til you see him in a tuxedo from Elite Tuxedos in Westwood.

In Honor of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards: Oscar History

The Oscar Statuette

Officially named the Academy Award® of Merit, the statuette is better known by its nickname, Oscar, however, the origins of which aren’t clear. A popular story circulating about the nickname was that Margaret Herrick, Academy librarian, thought it resembled her Uncle Oscar and then the Academy staff began calling it Oscar. It wasn’t until the the sixth Awards presentation in 1934, that Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky actually used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn’s first Best Actress win. The Academy didn’t officially use the nickname until 1939.

Oscar stands 13 1/2 inches tall and weighs a robust 8 1/2 pounds. The design of the statuette has never changed from its original conception however the base did change until 1945 when that became standardized.

First Oscar Presentation

Just after the movies started being “talkies” the first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16th 1929 in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with 270 people in attendance.

The Academy President, Douglas Fairbanks, handed out the statuettes.

Douglas Fairbanks

Fairbanks was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). He was also a very astute businessman, and was a founding member of United Artists. Back then the award recipients knew 3 months ahead of the ceremony. However, that changed as the next decade the newspapers were given advance notice for publication the night before at 11 PM before the awards. This changed again and in 1940 the LA Times announced the winners ahead of the approved time so the Academy adopted the sealed-envelope system and this is the method of announcing the winners that are used today.

Bob Hope

The Academy Awards started out at banquet affairs but with the increased attendance and WWII made it impractical as the presentation ceremonies moved to a theatre setting. The 16th Academy Awards was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and was covered by network radio to be broadcast overseas for American GIs. The Awards move from Grauman’s to the Shrine Auditorium to the Melrose Avenue Theatre and then moved to the Pantages Theatre.

It was on March 19, 1953 that the Academy Awards was first televised with Bob Hope as a master of ceremonies and was broadcast on NBC-TV and radio network. In 1961 the Awards moved to Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and changed to ABC-TV Network.

Color broadcasts started in 1966 and from 1971 – 1975 NBC-TV carried the broadcasts again. The Awards show moved back to ABC-TV in 1976 and will continue through 2014 under the current contract. (HOT NEWS: just in today 2/24/2011: ABC just received an extension to their contract for another six years through 2020.)

Kodak Theatre

There were more venue changes from 1969 going from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to the LA County Music Center until 1987 when they returned back to the Shrine Auditorium. The venue switched back and forth between these two sites over the next twelve years and have been held at the Kodak Theatre since 2002.

Statuettes Awarded

The first year there were 15 statuettes awarded (14 to men and one to Janet Gaynor, Best Actress). The second year it was reduced to seven but thereafter the number of winners and categories grew steadily. In 1934 the Academy signed with Price Waterhouse to tabulate and ensure the secrecy of the results. This years ballots are going to be tabulated by PricewaterhouseCoopers (new name adopted in 1998).

There were only three times that the Academy Awards did not go off as scheduled:

• 1938 Floods – Delayed the ceremony one week
• 1968 Postponed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr who had been assassinated
• 1981 Postponed 24 hours due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

One more fun fact – attendance at the Academy Awards ceremony is by invitation only and no tickets are available for the public.

Follow Mingle Media TV’s Oscar coverage here at http://www.minglemediatv.com/redcarpetreport.html

Hollywood Boulevard Closure Tonight 10 PM to Prepare for Oscar Prep

James Franco, Anne Hathaway Hots of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards

To prepare for this year’s 83rd Annual Academy Awards with the construction of press risers, installing fan bleachers and the pre-show stages along the Oscar red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning tonight at 10 p.m. reopening at 6 a.m. Monday only to close again at 10 p.m. and stay closed until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1.

If you’re new to LA, and use public transportation to get around, you need to know that the MTA subway trains will bypass the Hollywood & Highland station after the last regularly scheduled train on Saturday, February 26, until 6 a.m. Monday, February 28 and then it will resume it’s regular schedule.

It’s not just the roads that get closed down, it’s also the side streets and sidewalks. You can get details of the closures from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Sixth and the Thirteenth District City Council field offices, at Navigate Hollywood.com, and on the Academy’s website at www.oscars.org/closures.

Be sure to save the date for this years Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

 

Street Closures for the Oscars

Look for updates on coverage on the Mingle Media TV site www.minglemediatv.com and Kristyn’s blog RedCarpetCloset.TV.

Who’s Your Pick for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards? Who Will Win an Oscar?

We wanted to share the OFFICIAL online Oscar ballot with you and a link where you can vote online for your choice for this year’s 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Just click here and go to this link and click on each of the 24 categories to make your selections. Happy voting!

83rd Academy Awards, Oscar Envelope

About this year’s official Oscar envelopes and announcement cards:

Marc Friedland was selected to design new envelopes and announcement cards bearing the names of Oscar winners at the 83rd Academy Awards.

and the Oscar goes to ...

 

Imagine the suspense as the presenters are standing their with the official envelope – ready to open it and announce…

“and the Oscar goes to…”

 

 

 

 

Don’t forget to check out: OSCAR ALL ACCESS

Oscar All Access is a new premium service that gives Oscar fans the ultimate view of Hollywood’s biggest night starting with the Red Carpet and then after at the Governor’s Ball. The price is $4.99 and will get you behind the scenes access including their new “360 cam” technology where you can direct your own Oscar experience with just the touch of a mouse. Click here to find out more about this new experience for uber fans!

Look for updates on coverage on the Mingle Media TV site www.minglemediatv.com and Kristyn’s blog RedCarpetCloset.TV.