Brett Ratner and Don Mischer will produce the 2012 Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak announced today. Ratner is an Oscarcast newcomer, while Mischer will be returning after this year’s Emmy-nominated show, considered by some to be one of the worst ever in Oscar history. (Bruce Cohen was the show’s co-producer.) Don Mischer Productions will also be partially handling the Governors Ball ceremony in November.
This year’s Oscar ceremony was hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Oprah Winfrey was rumored to be a possibility for next year’s Oscar show; earlier this week, Winfrey was announced as the 2011 recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
The following biographical information on Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, After the Sunset, X-Men: The Last Stand) and Don Mischer is from the Academy’s press release:
Ratner’s work spans movies, including eight features; numerous television series; over 100 music videos; and a multitude of commercials. A native of Miami Beach, he is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he now serves on the Dean’s Council. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Simon Wiesenthal Center. Ratner’s next directorial release is Tower Heist, due out in November, and he will soon begin directing 39 Clues for DreamWorks, based on the popular young-adult book series published by Scholastic, as well as Hercules: The Thracian Wars for MGM. Ratner’s film producing credits include Horrible Bosses, currently in release, as well as an upcoming adaptation of Snow White, in which Julia Roberts will play the Queen.
Additionally, Ratner has produced documentaries about the legendary photographer Helmut Newton and the actor John Cazale, and he executive produced the documentary Catfish as well as the upcoming Seriously Funny – The Comic Art of Woody Allen, which will debut on PBS in November as a two-part installment of the American Masters series.
In addition to the 83rd Academy Awards, Mischer’s producer/director credits include “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial,” “The Kennedy Center Honors,” several Super Bowl half-time shows and the opening ceremonies of both Winter and Summer Olympic Games. He has also produced specials with a wide range of musical performers, including Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Bono, Barbra Streisand, Justin Timberlake and Yo Yo Ma. Among the many honors he has earned are 15 Emmy Awards, 10 Directors Guild of America Awards, two NAACP Image Awards and a Peabody Award.
The 2010 Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. In the US, the Oscarcast will be televised live on ABC.