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February 15 - 23, 2008
Fifty new Oscar® statuettes, two Academy Awards® belonging to filmmaking legends and one Oscar for the public to hold will be on display at “Meet the Oscars, New York” at Times Square Studios in New York City from Friday, February 15, through Saturday, February 23. The free exhibition will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m.
The Oscar won by Gary Cooper for his performance as the title character in “Sergeant York” (1941) will be on display alongside Thelma Schoonmaker’s Academy Award® for Film Editing for “The Departed” (2006). Cooper and Schoonmaker each have earned three Oscars in their career. One of Cooper’s awards was a 1960 Honorary Award “for his many memorable screen performances and the international recognition he, as an individual, has gained for the motion picture industry.” All of Schoonmaker’s Oscars have come for editing Best Picture contenders directed by her frequent collaborator, Martin Scorsese.
The 50 new statuettes featured in the exhibition will be presented to winners at a future Academy Awards ceremony. (The statuettes on display in “Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles” from February 1 through 23 will be presented at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony on February 24.)
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PT, beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment. The Oscar presentation will also be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Admission:
“Meet the Oscars" is free and open to the public.
Hours:
Noon to 7 p.m. daily
Location:
Times Square Studios
1500 Broadway, between 43rd St. and 44th St.
New York City, NY 10036
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