HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Longtime
CBS/NBC TV news reporter-critic David Sheehan, who is hosting
a new internet Oscar special "AND THE WINNERS ARE…" says
what he calls the "about time" syndrome makes Leonardo DiCaprio the only sure thing
at tonight's Academy Awards.
"No matter what anyone thinks of his performance in 'The
Revenant'," Sheehan says, "Leo is a sure thing for Best Actor
merely because he has been nominated 5 times before without
winning, so it's about time."
Sheehan points out that the "about time" syndrome has
worked many times before, Paul
Newman being the shining example when he won
for "Color of Money" in 1987 after 10 nominations.
Dustin Hoffman was nominated 4 times
before winning in 1980 for "Kramer vs. Kramer". Likewise, it
was "about time" for Julia
Roberts, nominated four times, but not winning until
2001 for "Erin Brockovich". Sheehan
points out that "the list goes on", but he's partial to
Newman, Hoffman and Roberts because all three are part of
his new show.
"AND THE WINNERS ARE …" is a fast-paced
60-minute spectacular featuring 25 of Sheehan's movie star
interviews of the most famous Oscar winners (and losers) from the
past five decades, including screen icons Marlon Brando, Woody Allen, Tom
Hanks, Leonardo
DiCaprio, Sylvester
Stallone, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Jack
Nicholson, Paul
Newman, Robin
Williams, Al Pacino, and
ten more.
It's the largest number of stars in a one-hour program in the
history of television, as Sheehan delves deep into his 44 year
archival library to discover he had more stars actually venting
their feelings about Oscar than he ever thought.
The outspoken thoughts and feelings of the stars,
including personal revelations about the impact of fame
on their humanity, offer a bristling kaleidoscope of
attitudes about Oscar, ranging from outright hatred and
disdain to loving the acclaim and
even enjoying the race.
"AND THE WINNERS ARE …" will be streaming
worldwide February 27 thru
March 31, 2016 (Sheehan's birthday)
on YouTube, Facebook, Starz, JLTV, Bravo, A&E and
three different popular social media platforms in Italy, France and Spain, with a worldwide audience estimated to
be 100 million or more.
All proceeds from "AND THE WINNERS
ARE …" go to benefit the good work
of Sheehan's three favorite charities:
Children of The Night in Van Nuys, California; St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee; and the Los
Angeles Mission in Downtown L.A. and Hollywood.
The show is sponsored by Carnival Cruise Lines with its 10
world's leading cruise brands, the Disney Company with its new
March 4 release "Zootopia", and VCI
Home Entertainment with its newly minted DVD release of "Pippin",
the Tony Award winning Broadway musical by Oscar winner
Bob Fosse, who is one of only three
directors in "AND THE WINNERS ARE …", the
other two being Eastwood and Italy's Federico Fellini.
"AND THE WINNERS ARE …" is a
production of Hollywood Close-Ups, Inc., written and produced by
David Sheehan, with noted
editor/producer Derek Bloom,
additional editing by John Diamond
and Tod Hillman, coordinating
producer Susan Haymer, associate
producers Jeffrey Jacobs and
Michael Vincent, and executive
producer Kellyann Chippendale.
Ian Marshall of RetroVideo in
Glendale, California
manages "The Sheehan Collection" of archival interviews
going back as far as 1970.
Contact: Stacia Brigham
(714) 305-6945;
staciapublicity@hotmail.com
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SOURCE David Sheehan