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GEORGE CHRISTY Page 6 | March 1, 2013 BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS G eorge C hristy E very Oscarcast is a crapshoot. Some winners, others losers. Whatever. Being of a certain age, we remember those charismatic hosts – Billy Crystal, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope and their glamorous gravitas. As the world knows, life is change, and today’s youthquake is where it’s at. Congratulations to 2013 host Seth MacFarlane, easily likeable with a sense of humor bordering between naughty and raunchy ( Family Guy, Ted). Seth, 39, and his Oscar stalwarts upped the ratings by 2 percent from last year with 40.3 million viewers. In 2010, Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, with the wonderful but then-unknown Jeremy Renner, win attracted 41.3 million, and Clint Eastwood’s 2005 Million Dollar Baby starring Hilary Swank drew 42.1 million. Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King remains a champ, with 43.5 million. As anticipated, occasional quibbles surfaced about Catherine Zeta- Jones’ lip-synched performance in the Chicago musical number of All That Jazz (the Broadway blockbuster was executive-produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who also produced the Oscar tele- cast). Craig and Neil are now producing a cable remake of Bonnie And Clyde and live telecast of The Sound Of Music for NBC. The New York Post’s Kyle Smith found the We Saw Your Boobs routine about naked actresses “lower than a cock- roaches pedicure.” Women were offended. The hurrahs and nitpicking may go on, but the curtain’s down, and the world goes round. Any truth to the talk that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler of Continued on the following page... Photos By CelebrityPhoto.com Joseph Gordon-Levitt flanked by Amy Adams, in Oscar de la Renta, and Charlize Theron, in Dior during the Governors Ball after the Oscarcast. Arriving at the Oscars were Salma Hayek, in Gucci, with husband Francois- Henri Pinault, the CEO of PPR, the Paris- based conglomerate that owns Gucci, Yves-Saint Laurent, and Bottega Veneta. His family’s worth is estimated at $11.5 billion. Anne Hathaway in Prada Jessica Chastain in Armani Prive Helena Bonham Carter in Vivienne Westwood Hugh Jackman Jennifer Aniston in Valentino Shirley Bassey Nicole Kidman in L’Wren Scott Adele in Jenny Packham Barbra Streisand in Donna Karan Tommy Lee Jones and Steven Spielberg Russell Crowe Philip Seymour Hoffman Quentin Tarantino Tim Burton with Christoph Waltz George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and Time Warner’s Jeffrey Bewkes Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara Wolfgang Puck with Ang Lee Alex J. Berliner/ABImages
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Every Oscarcast is acrapshoot. Some winners,others losers. Whatever.Being of a certain age, weremember those charismatichosts – Billy Crystal, JohnnyCarson, Bob Hope and theirglamorous gravitas. As theworld knows, life is change,and today’s youthquake iswhere it’s at.
Congratulations to2013 host Seth MacFarlane,easily likeable with a sense ofhumor bordering betweennaughty andraunchy (FamilyGuy, Ted). Seth,39, and his Oscarstalwarts uppedthe ratings by 2percent from lastyear with 40.3million viewers.In 2010, KathrynBigelow’s TheHurt Locker, withthe wonderful butt h e n - u n k n o w nJeremy Renner,
win attracted41.3 million,and Clint
Eastwood’s 2005 MillionDollar Baby starring HilarySwank drew 42.1 million.Peter Jackson’s The Lord OfThe Rings: Return OfThe King remains achamp, with 43.5million.
As anticipated,occasional quibblessurfaced aboutCatherine Zeta-Jones’ lip-synchedperformance in theChicago musical
number of All That Jazz (theBroadway blockbuster wasexecutive-produced by CraigZadan and Neil Meron, whoalso produced the Oscar tele-cast). Craig and Neil are nowproducing a cable remake ofBonnie And Clyde and livetelecast of The Sound Of Musicfor NBC.
The New York Post’s KyleSmith found the We Saw YourBoobs routine about nakedactresses “lower than a cock-
roaches pedicure.” Womenwere offended. The hurrahsand nitpicking may go on, butthe curtain’s down, and theworld goes round.
Any truth to the talk thatTina Fey and Amy Poehler of
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt flanked by Amy Adams, inOscar de la Renta, and Charlize Theron, in Diorduring the Governors Ball after the Oscarcast.
Arriving at the Oscars were SalmaHayek, in Gucci, with husband Francois-Henri Pinault, the CEO of PPR, the Paris-
based conglomerate that owns Gucci,Yves-Saint Laurent, and Bottega Veneta.His family’s worth is estimated at $11.5
billion.
Anne Hathawayin Prada
JessicaChastain in
Armani Prive
Helena BonhamCarter in Vivienne
Westwood
Hugh Jackman Jennifer Anistonin Valentino
Shirley Bassey Nicole Kidmanin L’Wren Scott
Adele in JennyPackham
Barbra Streisand inDonna Karan
Tommy Lee Jones and StevenSpielberg
Russell CrowePhilip SeymourHoffman
Quentin Tarantino Tim Burton with Christoph WaltzGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ben
Affleck and Time Warner’s Jeffrey Bewkes
Warner Bros. KevinTsujihara
Wolfgang Puck with Ang LeeA
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their Golden Globes hostingsuccess are being tapped for2014? Seth swears he willnever host the Oscars again.
Did you know thata 30-second spoton the telecastcost between $1.7million and $1.8million?
“In mymind, our Oscarsare the biggestparty, bigger thanthe Presidentiali n a u g u r a t i o n ,”vowed WolfgangPuck to the 1,500-plus guests at theGovernors Ball inthe Hollywood &H i g h l a n dBallroom on thefifth floor abovethe Dolby Theatre,home to theOscarcast.
W o l f g a n gmasterminds thesumptuous dinner,feeding the fam-
ished after the three-and-a-halfhour program. Myriad tastesfrom hisinfamous
smoked salmon pizza to themini chicken pot pies dressedwith truffles. Wolfgang’s foodis forever memorable, with amenu of the freshest ingredi-ents that the crowd long talksabout. “If they remember thefood,” he beams, “I’ve donemy job.”
For those of us who’veknown Wolfgang before heopened his first Spago on HornAvenue in West Hollywood in1982, there’s no question thatthe guy’s a culinary and busi-ness genius, running a multi-million dollar empire. Agenius with a heart who tooktime out to cook a favoredweinerschnitzel meal for theOscar-winning Amour produc-er-director Michael Haneke, anative of Austria, as isWolfgang.
Please remember thatthese round-the-clock parties,not only on Oscar night, butduring days preceding the big
night, createthousands ofweek-long jobsfor the city.Frankly, maymore partieskeep rollingbig timethroughout theyear. What’sbetter thanthese wel-comed pay-checks for ourlocals in themidst of ourdowntroddeneconomy?
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Daniel Day-Lewis and wife Rebeccastopped by Graydon Carter’s Vanity
Fair Oscar party at the Sunset Tower.
Kathryn Smith(in Tadashi
Shoji) walkedthe red carpetduring NorbyWalters’ Nightof 100 Stars,
now in its23rd year.Kathryn ispursuing acareer in
fashion. Shemingled withformer Oscar
winnersMartin
Landau andBruce
Davison,along with
Don Murray,Lou Gossett
Jr., HarryHamlin, andLisa Rinna,Buzz Aldrin.
ReeseWitherspoon inLouis Vuitton
Renee Zellwegerin Carolina
Herrera
Sandra Bullockin Elie Saab
Kerry Washingtonin Miu Miu
Octavia Spencer inTadashi Shoji
Zoe Saldana inGivenchy
Halle Berry inVersace
Isla Fischer inMonique
Lhuillier woreDavid Webbjewelry worth
$750,000
Elizabeth Banksin Alexander
McQueen
Gerard Butler andMadalina Ghenea
John Travolta and KellyPreston
Bradley Cooper with momGloria
Naomi Watts inArmani Prive
Jennifer Hudsonin Roberto
CavalliNaomi
Campbell inArmani Prive
Natalie Portman with hus-band Benjamin Millepied
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