Olivia Munn, Jason Segel to host Oscars' Arts and Sciences AwardsJanuary 30, 2016 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Olivia Munn and Jason Segel have been appointed to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation. They will be in charge of presenting 11 awards to 33 individual recipients and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, AceShowbiz reports. The ceremony, which is in its 88th year, will be held on Saturday, February 13, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Some portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will be included in the Oscar's ABC telecast on Sunday, February 28. "The Sci-Tech Awards Presentation is one of our special events during Oscar season, and we're thrilled to have Olivia and Jason as this year's hosts," Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in a statement. "Their humor and charm will be terrific complements to the brilliance of our colleagues and their outstanding scientific and technical achievements." "Whiplash" star Miles Teller and "The Wolf of Wall Street" actress Margot Robbie hosted last year's ceremony. Munn recently starred in "Ride Along 2" and can next be seen as Psylocke in "X-Men: Apocalypse". Segel starred in "The Muppets" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and most recently, "The End of the Tour". Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |