75th Academy Awards Nominations to be Announced Tuesday

Beverly Hills, CA - Nominations for the 75th Anniversary Academy Awards will 
be announced tomorrow (Tuesday, February 11) by Academy of Motion Picture 
Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson and his fellow Academy member 
Marisa Tomei, recipient of the Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "My 
Cousin Vinny."

Pierson and Tomei will announce ten of the 24 categories at a 5:30 a.m. press 
conference, which is expected to be attended by over 400 media from around 
the world.  Numerous radio and television outlets have indicated that they 
will carry the announcement live.  Nominations in all categories will be 
distributed simultaneously to press in attendance and via the Internet 
on oscar.com, the official website of the 75th Academy Awards.

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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