Academy Demands YouTube Remove Oscars Video Clips

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2007 - 11:07am.

Los Angeles - Google's YouTube video-sharing site is complying with a request sent Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to remove unauthorized clips of Sunday night's Oscars telecast, Variety reported.

Several clips from the telecast were among the most-viewed on YouTube this week, including Ellen DeGeneres' opening monologue, and a musical number featuring Jack Black, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly -- which had already garnered 250,000 views.

Academy executive administrator Ric Robertson told Variety the request to YouTube was made "to help manage the value of our telecast and our brand…Even if Oscar.com didn't have clips, we would have asked YouTube to take remove the excerpts."

The Academy's own Oscar.com website is featuring a five-minute highlight video from the broadcast.

http://www.oscar.com

Published in DMW Daily, February 28, 2007

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Video clip prior to Best actress award during 2008 Oscars

Submitted by Angie (not verified) on February 27, 2008 - 11:57pm.

Hi, I am looking for the video clip that showed William Holden walking onto stage before presenting Oscar to Grace Kelly. The clip was shown before the best actress award was presented. How can I get a hold of it. Is anybody able to share it?! Thanks.