Oscar 2008: Louis J. Horvitz to Direct Academy Awards Show
Louis J. Horvitz will return early next year to direct the 2008 Academy Awards telecast, producer Gil Cates has announced.
This will be Horvitz’s 12th time directing the Academy Awards show. For his Oscar ceremony efforts, he has received eight Emmy nominations and four Emmy Awards.
Horvitz has also directed countless "Primetime Emmy Awards," "Kennedy Center Honors," "American Film Institute Life Achievement Awards," and "Evening of Stars."
The nominations for the 2008 Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. In the US, the show will be televised live by ABC beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation will also be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
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