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Academy Awards to celebrate movie musicals

This year’s Academy Awards will include a special celebration of movie musicals of the last ten years. “The musical as a motion picture genre has had a remarkable renaissance in the last decade,” said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron today in a press release. “We are excited to showcase three musical films—Chicago, Dreamgirls and Les Misérables—on our Oscar show.” Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide. Click here to check out our Oscar mini-site for a complete list of nominees and enter our Oscar contest!