Originally published in WSJ Speakeasy blog
Filed under: Culture / Fashion / Red Carpet / Television
The 82nd Academy Awards has enough dramatic storylines to make a great movie. The number of best picture candidates has been super-sized, from five to ten, and the number of hosts has been doubled. Leading up to the event Cablevision squared off with Disney over whether the broadcast would be aired in the New York City area. And on the show, ex-spouses James Cameron ("Avatar") and Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker") will face off over some of the top prizes, including best picture and best director. "Precious," "The Blind Side" and "Inglourious Basterds," are also in the mix.
Speakeasy will be live-blogging the Oscars from the arrivals at 7 p.m. ET all the way to the awarding of the last golden statuette, with reports from inside and outside the ceremony.
