Bill Mechanic & Adam Shankman

Bill Mechanic & Adam Shankman

Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman have been given the task of producing the 2010 Oscars.
 
The honour is extra special for director Shankman, who once performed at the Academy Awards - as a dancer.
 
He says, "This is such an unbelievable honour... There is no show like the Oscars and I am thrilled to be a part of our industry’s most treasured tradition."
 
Mechanic is the chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films and the former chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment.
 
Shankman’s directorial credits include Bedtime Stories, Hairspray and The Wedding Planner.
 
The Oscars will take place in Hollywood on 7 March (10).

The Academy Awards was an all singing and all dancing affair this year as actor and theatre star Hugh Jackman took centre stange as host.


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