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Academy chief promises 'truly different' Oscars


February 02, 2009 Promising an Oscar show that will be "truly different," Academy president Sid Ganis used the annual Nominees Luncheon to put this year's awards hopefuls on notice. Turning to the entire room full of 112 nominees gathered at the Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom, he added, Cinematographers, editors, composers. In hopes of stemming a ratings decline, the Academy has enlisted a new team, headed by producer Laurence Mark and exec producer Bill Condon, to give the 81st annual Academy Awards a makeover.

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