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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday March 13, 2002 - B5 Whoopi Goldberg to host 74th Academy Awards O sc a r w in n in g a c to r W hoopi G o ld b erg w ill host h e r fourth A cad em y A w ards te le c a st on M arch 24. " I am th rille d to h a v e W h o o p i G o ld b e rg as th e h ost fo r th is y e a r 's A cad em y A w ards Show . W hoopi has g rea t w arm th , w it, hum or, h u m an ity and a so cial c o n scien ce, all q u a litie s that I feel are e sse n tia l fo r th is y e a r's show . S he is both an O sc a r w in n e r h e rs e lf an d an O sc a r tra d itio n , th is being her fourth stin t as h o st o v er th e la st te n y e a r s ," sa y s L aura Z isk in . 74th A w ards show producer. " I look fo r w ard to c o lla b o ra tin g w ith W hoopi to put on a m e a n in g fu l and e n te rta in in g e v e n in g fo r all th e n o m i nees, fo r the a u d ien ce in the new K odak T h e a tre and for th e m illio n s w a tc h in g at h o m e." In 1998, G o ld b erg hosted the 71 st A w ard s P resen ta tio n , and p rev io u sly hosted the 66 th and 68 th te le c a s ts , b o th o f w h ic h earn ed h er E m m y n o m in a tions. " I 'm d e lig h te d to h av e been ask ed to o n c e ag ain h ost the A cad em y A w ard s," G o ld b erg said. " It'll be th e first bro ad - You'll be "Gone With The Wind" with these great buys. W hoopi G oldberg, Host of the 74th Academy Awards cast d o n e from O s c a r's new h o m e and I lo v e a h o u se w a rm in g . A nd th is b ro a d c a st. in my o p in io n , c arrie s a d iffe re n t w e ig h t, b ecau se it say s that w e as film m ak ers, a c to rs and te c h n ic ia n s w o rld w id e w ill co n tin u e to d o w hat w e d o b est and c e l e b ra te it. A nd w ho w o u ld n 't w ant to front th a t? " G o ld b e rg w on a S u p p o rtin g A ctress O sc ar in 1991 fo r h er p o rtra y a l o f O da M ae B row n in "G h o st" and rec e iv e d a B est A ctress no m in atio n in 1985 fo r h er m o tio n p ic tu re d e b u t as " C e lie " in " T h e C o lo r P u rp le ." H er film c re d its in clude "G irl, In terru p ted ," " B oys on the S id e ," " How S te lla G o t H er G ro o v e B a c k ." " S is te r A c t," " J u m p in ' Ja c k F la s h ," " C la ra 's H eart," " K ingdom C o m e " and " R at R a c e ." G o ld b e rg c u rre n tly e x e c u tiv e p ro d u c e s " H o lly w o o d S q u a res" and the L ifetim e s e rie s " S tro n g M e d ic in e " an d has p ro d u ce d o rig in al m o v ie s fo r S h o w tim e , L ifetim e and TN T. Where: 2445 G lenwood School Drive Cirque du Soleil to perform at Academy Awards C irque du Soleil will present a unique p er form ance at the 74th A cadem y A wards, show producer Laura Z iskin announced today. T his will be the avant garde C irque's first tim e p er form ing on an O scar telecast offering a "tailorm ade" presentation. "Cirque du Soleil will be perform ing a piece that is a salute to a p articular aspect o f film we will be honoring," said Z iskin. "I'm not going to say exactly w hat they're planning, but 1 can tell you that it w ill include a film ele ment and w ill be spectacular and o rig in al." For the first tim e, thirty artists from five C irq u e du S oleil p ro d u c tio n s w ill com e together on O scar Night to perform the salute to m usic com posed by B enoit Jutras and cho reographed by Debra Brown. C irque du Soleil productions have been perform ed for nearly 30 m illion people w orld w ide. From hum ble beginnings as street perform ers, C irque du Soleil, based in M ontreal, C anada, offers a unique style o f perform ance com bined with original m usic and unusual costum es that m ake for an altogether new experience. Burlington, ON (QEW/Guelph Line) When: Time: Phone: Saturday, March 16, 2002 Sunday, March 17, 2002 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905) 319-3008 or (905) 630-9777 BLAIR, A S E R & C O S M E T I C C E N T R E Not just A Beautiful Mind... Have a beautiful body Ask about our Laser Hair Removal Treatments As low as * 9 9 ° ° DR.CYNTHIA BLAIR 905 842-5533 - KITCHEN DESIGN STUDIO l t d . Towne Square 210 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville, L6J 1H8 905-844-2666 1060 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE OAKVILLE HEALTH CENTRE