BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Academy
governor Jeffrey Kurland, event producer Cheryl Cecchetto and master
chef Wolfgang Puck will return to create this year's Governors Ball, the
Academy's official post-Oscar® celebration, which will immediately
follow the 85th Academy Awards® ceremony on Sunday, February 24.
The 1,500 guests of the Governors Ball include Academy Award® winners
and nominees, show presenters and other telecast participants.
As the chair of the Governors
Ball, Kurland will oversee the décor, menu and entertainment planning,
as well as design the attire to be worn by the evening's staff. Kurland
is an acclaimed costume designer whose feature credits include "Hannah
and Her Sisters," "Radio Days," "Crimes and Misdemeanors," "My Best
Friend's Wedding," "Erin Brockovich," "Ocean's Eleven," "Collateral,"
"Law Abiding Citizen," "Inception," "The Dictator" and the upcoming
"Beautiful Creatures." He received an Oscar nomination for Costume
Design for "Bullets over Broadway." This will be Jeffrey Kurland's
fourth year serving as the chair of the Governors Ball.
Puck, along with chef Matt
Bencivenga, will create the menu featuring more than 50 imaginative
dishes, from one-bite hors d'oeuvres to small-plate entrees that will be
passed throughout the evening. The menu, which includes such signature
favorites as smoked salmon Oscars®, chicken pot pie with shaved black
truffles, and mini Kobe burgers with aged cheddar and remoulade, will
incorporate local produce and sustainable seafood. Modern presentations
such as Japanese baby peach salad, steamed red snapper with Thai spice,
and tuna Niçoise style with green olives, will add excitement, while
diverse vegan dishes including kale salad with grilled artichoke and
lemon vinaigrette, beluga lentils with cauliflower and baby vegetables,
and farro with apple, beet and spiced walnut are a new focus. Elegant
seasonal desserts, featuring ribbons of shaved ice cream and Concord
grape, are inspired by the Ball décor. This will be Puck's 19th
consecutive year creating the menu for the Governors Ball.
The Governors Ball will take
place in The Ray Dolby Ballroom on the top level of the Hollywood &
Highland Center® immediately following the Oscar telecast.
Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013,
at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be
hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar
presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries
worldwide.
SOURCE The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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