Marisa Tomei to Join Academy President Frank Pierson for Oscar Nominations

Beverly Hills, CA - Nominations for the 75th Anniversary Academy Awards will 
be announced Tuesday, February 11, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and 
Sciences President Frank Pierson and Oscar winner Marisa Tomei.

Pierson and Tomei will unveil the nominations in ten of the 24 categories at 
a 5:30 a.m. news conference, which will be attended by media outlets from 
around the world. 

Nominations in all categories will be distributed simultaneously to news 
media in attendance and via the Internet on the official Academy Awards Web 
site, www.oscar.com.

In 1993, Tomei received an Oscar for "My Cousin Vinny" at the 65th Academy 
Awards Presentation.  She received her second Oscar nomination last year for 
her "In the Bedroom" supporting role.  Tomei will next be seen in "Anger 
Management" opposite Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler.

Official screenings for Academy members of all pictures with a nomination are 
scheduled to begin February 15 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.  
Screenings in certain categories also will be held in London, New York and 
San Francisco.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2002 will be presented on 
Sunday, March 23, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland and televised 
live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST.  A half-hour 
arrival segment will precede the presentation ceremony at 5 p.m.

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