Every year the recently anointed Oscar nominees are offered the opportunity to dine with their peers. On Monday, Feb. 6, that opportunity will arrive with the annual luncheon.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that 150 of such nominees will attend this year. Of that, 18 of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be there.
The gathering of star power is scheduled for noon at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The number may change as Monday rolls around, it has been noted.
Three of the five director nominees are listed. They are Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese. in the best actress category, Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams are on tap.
All of the Best Actor nominees will be on hand as well. They are Demián Bichir, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt. As for the supporting categories, look for Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, and Max Von Sydow for actor and Bérénice Bejo, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer for actress, to be dining.
In other award news, Wolfgang Puck will be honored in what is often billed as the "Oscars" of the food world. Puck will be presented with the award at the James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception. Puck, who has catered countless Oscar shows, and a few Grammy events, is a native of Austria. The event takes place on May 7 in New York at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
One other item of note is the Kodak Theater, which is home for Oscar, will no longer have its name as part of the building. With the recent bankruptcy announcement of Eastman-Kodak, the company is seeking to be released of its contract. On the flip side, there has been the continuing rumors of the Academy leaving the theater and relocating to downtown Los Angeles. Academy president Tom Sherak recently told The Wrap that he would be surprised if the Oscars would move. "But is it possible? Anything's possible," he said. "We're negotiating with them now."
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