14 DAY TRIAL // This Sunday, the movie industry will be celebrating the best it had to offer in 2009, from actors in main and supporting roles to directors, producers and screenwriters, to name just some of the many areas of interest for the Academy Awards. To honor the people behind the productions that are in the running this year but also the tradition of the Oscars, Oprah Winfrey invited movie stars to interview each other, as AceShowbiz can confirm.
Among the many special guests, there was the “Avatar” cast: director James Cameron and actors Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver. Other unique pairings also included Oscar winners Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz, and co-stars Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in what was billed as the first “Fatal Attraction” reunion.
“In celebration of the upcoming Oscars, Oprah Winfrey hosted a TV special that sees high profile celebrities interviewing each other. Aired on Wednesday, March 3, The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special also brought audience to the set of ‘Avatar’ with James Cameron as personal guide. Cameron sat on the same couch as his record-breaking sci-fi movie’s stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver to talk about the movie’s nine nominations,” the e-zine says.
“Avatar’s” biggest rival, the war drama “The Hurt Locker,” directed by Cameron’s ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, was included as well. The film is also up for nine nominations at the Oscars this year, including in the biggest categories, Best Director and Best Motion Picture, so the Oprah segment included an interview between Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner. While Affleck won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the 1997 hit “Good Will Hunting,” Renner is in the run for Best Lead Actor for his performance in “The Hurt Locker.”
“Meanwhile over in New York City, Halle Berry sat comfortably with Penelope Cruz who is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ‘Nine.’ Halle, through ‘Monster’s Ball,’ was the first African-American woman to ever win an Oscar for Best Actress. Last year, Cruz took the Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona.’ Then there was also the legendary pair Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. These veteran actors sat inside a movie theater to recall their hey days as the stars of ‘Fatal Attraction.’ The 1987 movie received six Academy Award nominations, including that for Best Picture and Best Actress for Close,” AceShowbiz further says of the Oprah Special.
Below is a segment of the Oprah Oscar Special. Enjoy.