Jessica Biel, whose Easy Virtue (above) will hit US screens next May, will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Among the six awards that Biel will present during the evening is the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, which will be handed to Ed Catmull (right) for "his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the motion picture industry."
Among the previous Scientific and Technical Awards presenters are Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas, Christopher Reeve, Lloyd Bridges, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Macdonald Carey, Janet Leigh, Angie Dickinson, and, of late, nice-looking young actresses such as Rachel McAdams, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Garner, Scarlett Johansson, and last year's Jessica Alba.
The Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation is not televised, but filmed excerpts from the event will be shown during the 2009 Oscar ceremony on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. In the US, the Oscarcast will be televised live by ABC.
Jessica Biel is hot. Those technicians will ber happy even if they don't win any awards.