Quantcast

Baz and Hugh?

Posted by test On January - 26 - 2009

Thanks to reader Peter for the heads up — looks like a collaboration is in the works. No word yet on whether it’s really going down:

It looks like the Academy Awards will provide a reunion for Tony-winning actor Hugh Jackman (The Boy From Oz) and Oscar-nominated director Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge”).

Fox News reports that Jackman has asked Luhrmann (and Luhrmann’s wife Catherine Martin), who directed Jackman in the recent film “Australia,” to stage his opening number for the upcoming Oscar telecast. As previously reported, Jackman will be the host of the 81st Academy Awards.

Casino Online



25 Responses for "Baz and Hugh?"

  1. The Natural January 26th, 2009 at 11:18 am 1

    *Sigh*… “Australia,” so under-appreciated.

  2. Antoinette January 26th, 2009 at 11:18 am 2

    I hope it doesn’t turn out as good as AUSTRALIA. :/

  3. Afrika January 26th, 2009 at 11:27 am 3

    lol. Speaking of Australia, where are all the people who said Australia was going to be a front runner at the Oscars? I wonder where they are.

  4. adam January 26th, 2009 at 11:50 am 4

    Whilst I love the idea of a big opening number, the Oscar audiences are so stilted. It could rather awkward.

  5. The Natural January 26th, 2009 at 11:56 am 5

    ***Whilst I love the idea of a big opening number, the Oscar audiences are so stilted. It could rather awkward.***

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qeygd0qPDM

  6. Antoinette January 26th, 2009 at 11:59 am 6

    Actually though, if they were to do like a big dance number thingy it could work because of Slumdog Millionaire’s ending. Remember Moulin Rouge had that big Bollywood type number in it. Eh, maybe. But you’re right, the audiences always seem a little too cool for school. A big dance number like that would be lost on them.

  7. jwright40 January 26th, 2009 at 12:39 pm 7

    @Afrika – yeah, including Oprah!

    A Baz Luhrmann stage production with less than a month to go? Someone will hurt themselves on the trapeze.

  8. Ryan Adams January 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm 8

    lol x3 @ Antoinette, Afrika, jwright40

    Don’t know whether to laugh or offer some lotion for that dry humor. I’m feeling chafed just reading these comments. Too funny!

    Afrika, you’re a lot easier to tolerate since you dropped the backto1960 attitude. Hope you can keep it up.

  9. thedonoman January 26th, 2009 at 1:12 pm 9

    Baz Luhrmann is unfortunately not an Academy Award nominated director – if we remember back he was actually snubbed for Moulin Rouge! :(

  10. Euan January 26th, 2009 at 2:41 pm 10

    Oh dear God.
    I just hope it involves Snow White and Rob Lowe singing and dancing; together again at last.

    Well actually I hope it has more in common with Billy Crystal’s opening numbers, but that’s more dependent on the writing than who’s doing the set and lighting.

  11. Alfredo January 26th, 2009 at 2:46 pm 11

    “lol. Speaking of Australia, where are all the people who said Australia was going to be a front runner at the Oscars? I wonder where they are.”

    You can add Blindness, Miracle at St. Anna, Synechdoche NY, Body of Lies.

  12. Gentle Benj January 26th, 2009 at 2:49 pm 12

    I admit I was one of the people calling it for Body of Lies. But that was, like, a year ago. I stopped when the reviews started coming in. But that didn’t stop the Australia nuts, oh no.

    On topic: I like this news, because this is the sort of gig Luhrmann should be doing. Flashy, stagey, and especially, non-narrative.

  13. Euan January 26th, 2009 at 2:52 pm 13

    Hey, Australia really could have done well. Everything indicated that it could and would’ve been big (I think you could actually sense the gap it left at the BO- suddenly everybody just wants to see Four Christmases and Marley and Me?!), but there is simply no accounting for what the film is actually going to be like in the prolonged run up.
    Just don’t start doubting the value of that prolonged run-up, because that is questioning all that is sacred.

  14. auu January 26th, 2009 at 3:45 pm 14

    This is exciting! Moulin Rouge is my favorite movie. Looking forward to the show.

    Does anyone know why there are only 3 best song nominees? Is it because five performance would take up too much time? I would rather watch the performances than those crappy movie montages

  15. harry January 26th, 2009 at 4:32 pm 15

    As the Oscars continues its path towards becoming the Tony’s…

  16. Joe Calahan January 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm 16

    Hugh Jackman doing a opening number with Baz Luhrmann. Sounds like what Billy Crystal does with that Best Picture Melody.

  17. Remy January 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm 17

    “You can add Blindness, Miracle at St. Anna, Synechdoche NY, Body of Lies.”

    …and W., Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino and Che.

  18. Remy January 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm 18

    If the show opened with a Billy Chrystal type number, that would be awesome. Those are hilarious.

  19. Daniel January 26th, 2009 at 7:01 pm 19

    I hope this is good and not some awkward mess that makes me cringe and grind my teeth.


    “You can add Blindness, Miracle at St. Anna, Synechdoche NY, Body of Lies.”

    …and W., Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino and Che.

    …and The Reader and…wait…

  20. glimmer January 26th, 2009 at 7:08 pm 20

    daniel, it it’s good people are happy/if it sucks people are happy. ;)

  21. Ryan Adams January 26th, 2009 at 7:18 pm 21

    “You can add Blindness, Miracle at St. Anna, Synechdoche NY, Body of Lies.”
    …and W., Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino and Che.

    …and Defiance (a.k.a. Home For Purim, as one of my best friends calls it, with her genius wit)
    …and — dare I say it? — Mamma Mia!

    Che’s in my top 15 of 2008. Don’t be hatin’ on Che.

  22. billybil January 26th, 2009 at 8:25 pm 22

    I’m really a little worried about this idea but Hugh is a showman. I trust they won’t try to copy Billy Crystal – it would not be a good thing. Hell, maybe they should do a trapeze – Hugh Jackman swinging above everyone’s heads – hmmmm

  23. JP January 26th, 2009 at 10:33 pm 23

    I personally loved Australia’s melodrama and old-fashioned cheese – I cried a few times in the movie, I’ll admit it. And Moulin Rouge is definitely a favorite. So, I’m excited.

    But then, I thought Revolutionary Road was brilliant too and it was raked across the critical coals about as well as Australia.

  24. Remy January 27th, 2009 at 5:03 am 24

    I wasn’t criticizing the movies I mentioned (some of my favorites of the year), just pointing out that they looked like frontrunners at some point or other during the year and turned out to be anything but.

  25. Kelly January 27th, 2009 at 7:51 am 25

    I just hope they dress him as a big fat bat! LOL BWAAAA HAHAHAHA.

    Ok, I’m done.


Leave a reply


All comments should respect the Awards Daily House Rules. If you think a particular comment breaks these rules then please let us know, quoting the comment in question.







  • Recent Comments

  • Contender Tracker

    Awards So Far

    NBR Winner+
    /top ten*
    LAFCA Winner+
    BFCA Critics Choice Win+/Nominee*
    NYFCC Winner +/*
    SEFCA Winners+/*
    Golden Globes Nominee+/*
    SAG Winner+/Nominee*
    National Society of Film Critics winners+
    Producers Guild Winner+/Nominees*
    Directors Guild Winners+/Nominees*
    Art Directors Guild Nominees*
    Writers Guild Nominees*
    American Cinematographers Society*
    American Cinema Editors*
    Cinema Audio Society*
    BAFTA Nominations*


    Best Picture
    The Hurt Locker*+++**+++******
    Avatar*+********
    Inglourious Basterds***+****
    Up in the Air+*+*******
    Precious******
    District 9*****
    A Serious Man*****
    An Education*****
    Up****
    The Blind Side

    Best Actor
    Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart++++*
    George Clooney, Up in the Air+*++***
    Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker**+*
    Colin Firth, A Single Man****
    Morgan Freeman, Invictus+***

    Best Actress
    Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side+++
    Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia++++**
    Carey Mulligan, An Education+****
    Gabby Sidibe, Precious****
    Helen Mirren, The Last Station**

    Best Supporting Actor
    Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds+++++++*
    Woody Harrelson,The Messenger+***
    Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones****
    Matt Damon, Invictus***
    Christopher Plummer, The Last Station*

    Best Supporting Actress
    Mo'Nique, Precious+*+++++*
    Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air+****
    Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air****
    Penelope Cruz, Nine**
    Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart

    Best Director
    Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker++++*++*
    Jim Cameron, Avatar*+**
    Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds****
    Jason Reitman, Up in the Air***
    Lee Daniels, Precious**

    Best Original Screenplay
    Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds+*
    Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man+*+*
    Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker***
    Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Up*
    Oren Moverman, The Messenger

    Best Adapted Screenplay
    Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air+++++*
    Armando Iannucci, In the Loop+
    Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious**
    Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell, District 9**
    Nick Hornby, An Education*

    Best Editing

    Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron, Avatar+**
    Chris Innis, Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker***
    Julian Clarke, District 9**
    Joe Klotz, Precious
    Sally Menke, Inglourious Basterds**

    Best Cinematography
    Mauro Fiore, Avatar+**
    Christian Berger, White Ribbon+++*
    Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker***
    Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds***
    Bruno Delbonnel, Harry Potter

    Best Art Direction

    Avatar+**
    Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus*
    Nine*
    Sherlock Holmes
    The Young Victoria

    Best Sound Mixing

    Avatar+**
    The Hurt Locker***
    Star Trek* **
    Inglourious Basterds
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*

    Best Sound Editing

    Avatar
    The Hurt Locker
    Up
    Star Trek
    Inglourious Basterds

    Best Costume Design
    Sandy Powell, The Young Victoria +*
    Catherine Leterrier,Coco Avant Chanel*
    Janet Patterson, Bright Star**
    Colleen Atwood, Nine*
    Monique Prudhomme, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

    Best Original Score
    Michael Giacchino, Up+*
    Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker!
    James Horner, Avatar*
    Alexandre Desplat, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Hans Zimmer, Sherlock Holmes*

    Best Foreign Language Film (submissions)

    A Prophet, France+*
    The White Ribbon, Germany**
    El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Argentina
    Ajami, Israel
    The Milk of Sorrow, Pru


    Best Documentary Feature

    The Cove++**+
    Food, Inc.**
    The Beaches of Agnes++*
    Burma VJ*
    The Most Dangerous Man in America
    Which Way Home


    Best Animated Feature
    Up+++**
    The Fantastic Mr. Fox+*+***
    Coraline****
    The Princess and the Frog***
    The Secret of Kells

    Best Visual Effects

    Avatar+*
    District 9*
    *
    Star Trek*
    *

    Best Makeup

    The Young Victoria**
    Star Trek*

    Il Divo*


    Best Song
    The Weary Kind – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham, Crazy Heart ++
    Down in New Orleans, The Princess and the Frog
    Almost There – Randy Newman, The Princess And The Frog***
    Loin de Paname, Paris 36

    Best Live Action Short
    The Door
    Instead of Abracadabra
    Kavi
    Miracle Fish
    The New Tenants


    Best Animated Short
    French Roast
    Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
    The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
    Logorama
    A Matter of Loaf and Death


    Best Documentary Short

    China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
    The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
    The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
    Music by Prudence
    Rabbit a la Berlin