Earlier this week the Academy announced Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return to produce the 2014 Oscars for a second time next year. Ratings for the 2013 Oscars, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, were up over previous years and while there were plenty of charges of misogyny over MacFarlane’s material, ratings speak louder than anything else. Well, that and “creative freedom” if you believe the Academy’s quoted response:
If the Oscars are about anything, they’re about creative freedom. We think the show’s producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, and host Seth MacFarlane did a great job and we hope our worldwide audience found the show entertaining.
Of course, if you’re bringing the producers back why not bring back the host? Gossip site JustJared is reporting MacFarlane has been asked to host the Oscars once again, despite the fact the “Family Guy” creator already said, when asked if he’d return via Twitter, “No way. Lotta fun to have done it, though.”
We’ll just have to wait and see…
Meanwhile, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the 2014 Golden Globes timetable, announcing the 2014 Golden Globes will take place on January 12, 2014, four days before the 2014 Oscar nominations will be announced.
I have added all the important dates for the Golden Globes to my 2014 Awards Schedule, which you can see right here, but the full timetable is listed below.
- Friday, November 1, 2013 – Final date for press conferences for Television entries
- Friday, November 1, 2013 – Deadline for submission for Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entry forms
- Wednesday, November 6, 2013 – Cecil B. DeMille Award Announcement
- Friday, October 25, 2013 – Deadline for submitting a media or publicist credential request for the Nominations Announcement ceremony
- Wednesday, November 27, 2013 – Deadline for nomination ballots to be mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young
- Wednesday, December 4, 2013 – Final screening date for Motion Pictures
- Thursday, December 5, 2013 – Final date for Motion Picture press conferences
- Monday, December 9, 2013 – Deadline for receipt of nomination ballots by Ernst & Young
- Thursday, December 12, 2013 – Announcement of Nominations for 2014 Golden Globe Awards at 5:00am/pt
- Friday, December 13, 2013 – Deadline for receipt of media credential applications for 2014 Golden Globe Awards
- Monday, December 23, 2013 – Final ballots mailed to all HFPA members
- Friday, December 27, 2013 – Deadline for receipt of publicist credential applications for the 2014 Golden Globe Awards
- Wednesday, January 8, 2014 – Deadline for receipt of final ballots by Ernst & Young
- Sunday, January 12, 2014 – Presentation of 2014 Golden Globe Awards
Check out the full 2014 Awards Calendar right here.
