

“My kids think I’ve only been in one movie, ‘King Kong.’”Īfter munching on an entree of sea bass, the nominees listened to show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron urge winners to make short and memorable speeches, explaining to the nominees that everyone will be played off with music after 45 seconds.Īfter hearing the instructions, Amy Adams, a supporting actress nominee for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” joked: “Everybody’s really going for long-winded and boring.” “Much to my chagrin, I’ve never done an animated movie,” said the Australian actress. The actress from “The Impossible” recalled that the last time she attended the lunch, she met an animator from “Finding Nemo” and became enthralled by that world. “It looks like a nightclub,” quipped former academy president Tom Sherak.

The ballroom at the hotel was decked out with silver tablecloths and mirrored orchid centerpieces. Oscars 2013: Defining scenes | Oscar Watch | Play-at-Home Ballot | Snubs & surprises | Reactions | Trivia | Timeline “It’s my favorite day of the year,” said Harvey Weinstein, the financier behind best picture nominees “Django Unchained” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” “You see all of the achievement and no one is competing.” For a few hours Monday, more than 100 contenders for the 85th Academy Awards sipped Champagne, rubbed elbows with fellow nominees and received a few tips on Oscar speech making, all without worrying about who would wind up winners and losers come Feb. It was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ annual Oscar nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton. And 66-year-old uber-producer Frank Marshall (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) deejayed the whole affair. Steven Spielberg hoisted an elaborate floral centerpiece off his table so he could better see his fellow lunch guests (including the youngest lead actress nominee, Quvenzhané Wallis).

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