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ARTISTdirect Launches Oscar Coverage Site

On Thursday February 5, 2009, ARTISTdirect.com launches an in-depth and exclusive Oscar coverage site for the 81st annual Academy Awards. The Oscars remain the most important event of the year for film, and ARTISTdirect.com is getting users up close and personal with the stars.

ARTISTdirect.com's exclusive Oscar site is an online destination for information, interviews, news, and coverage of the 2009 Oscars. Providing our massive user community with a close look at the Academy Awards, ARTISTdirect.com has fashioned a user-friendly sitewith tons of exclusive content for visitors to immerse themselves in. Feel like you're walking the red carpet at the Kodak Theater with just a few clicks on ARTISTdirect.com.

The page showcases exclusive interviews, features, trailers, film clips, and footage of various Oscar films and nominees in a wide array of categories. Nominated films featured on ARTISTdirect.com's Oscar coverage page include box office smashes and critically-acclaimed gems such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Bolt, The Wrestler, The Reader, Frozen River, WALL-E and many more.

New interviews and features will include conversations with Best Supporting Actress nominee Taraji P. Henson, Best Actress nominee Melissa Leo, director Laurent Cantet of Best Foreign Language nominee The Class, and many others. The page is the next best thing to being at the awards themselves.

The Oscar news feed will be frequently updated, while photos, movie reviews, a comprehensive list of nominees and the ceremony’s air time, are examples of other information that lives on the site.

This your online hub for the 2009 Academy Awards. ARTISTdirect.com gets you closer to the celebration than ever before. Check it out today, and don't forget to watch the Academy Awards live on ABC on Sunday, February 22nd, broadcast from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM EST.



—Rick Florino
02.05.09