The Envelope In Print: Oscar Preview Issue (Feb. 21)

ACADEMY AWARDS

Seasonal highs & lows

Look who's bringing sexy back

February 21, 2007

ACADEMY AWARDS

Everyone knows about the Governors Ball and the A-list Vanity Fair bash. And everyone who isn't anyone watches coverage of celebs arriving at these post-parties on their high-def, 42-inch plasma screens. Yawn.

February 21, 2007

BIG PICTURE EXTRA

Winners and losers

We'll have to wait until Sunday to find out who takes home those hefty gold statuettes — and who goes home empty-handed. But some winners and losers during Oscar season are so easy to spot that you can pick them out of a lineup blindfolded long before the envelopes are opened.

February 21, 2007

THE CORNER OFFICE

Her latest sequel

Ellen's on line 1, Oscar talent coordinator Danette Herman's just leaving and everywhere you look, there's a picture of Oscar or Spider-Man. The battle plan for the logistics of this year's Academy Awards show emerged from the office of producer Laura Ziskin, right on Main Street in the heart of the Sony Pictures lot.

February 21, 2007

FASHION

Eternal sunshine

Shiny, happy yellow is lighting up this season's party and award circuit, showing up in sexy little dresses and in splashes of color in accessories.

February 21, 2007

ACADEMY AWARDS

Oscar rip-offs

Even if your first name happens to be Oscar, you might want to rethink using it on your blog, website or any product you may be about to market. The folks who run the Academy Awards feel a certain possessiveness about their golden statuette of the same name, and they're not afraid to pull rank.