Oscarmath: A Departed Reunion, Ratings and More
A few postscripts to Sunday's
Academy Awards:
" This year's kudoscast drew 39.9 million total viewers, a million-head gain from 2006's anemic audience. With
Ellen DeGeneres at the helm, the show also noted a 15 percent boost in women 18-34.
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The Departed's Oscar winners, director
Martin Scorsese and scribe
William Monahan, may reteam for
The Long Play, a rock 'n' roll epic that follows two friends through 40 years in the music business. (
Variety)
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Helen Mirren may be invited to tea with the real
Queen Elizabeth II - whom, a Buckingham Palace says, was "pleased" by her portrayer's best-actress win. (AP)
" The goodie bag for presenters at this year's "green" Oscars consisted solely of "a gift of 100,000 lbs. of greenhouse-gas reductions from carbon-offset retailer
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