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 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. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |