in an interview on eyewitness newsmakers, academy president tom cheritt revealed exclusively that sunday s broadcast will begin with a different opening. it will be live from the hollywood and highland center in hollywood, california. that s what the landlord has asked us to do. and we re going to do it. reporter: red carpet officials say they have not been instructed as of yet to cover up the kodak name, but they say they have the material and manpower to get it done by sunday. there is a cover that exists that used to be put up that covered over on the arch of the kodak theater. that s still in storage. and all the other things, you know, we can do ourselves. sign of the times. kodak goes bankrupt. so now oscars at the hollywood and highland center. that s the new name. it rolls off the tongue. yes. hollywood and highland center. any events secrecy look, our best actress hero you weren t supposed to show what my dress looks like. i m sorry. that actually looks
the british academy of film and television arts snootily scoffed that his unique motivation as an actor was sausages. that s true. but some argue the academy should be more inclusive. i think the animals should get as much credit as we do. i m presuming you don t act on command. or for treats. no, i do. are you kidding me? treats. a mortgage payment. like that s a treat. reporter: happily, uggie did get some recognition this year. last week at the first annual golden collar awards and the golden collar goes to reporter: uggie was top dog. every dog has its day. david wright, abc news, hollywood. oh. and he almost never was. he was destined for the dog pound before an animal trainer saved him. he was rejected by two owners as being too wild. but then the third owner ever since me and uggie. who s watching him right now? the girlfriend s back watching him. they re cuddling right now. oh, uggie.wswswswswswswswswswsws
tracking down a legend. reporter: his seven-year hiatus from hosting was spoofed by the academy as josh duhamel and megan fox journey to find him. we come to you on behalf of an old friend. you could have just texted. reporter: crystal came to the rescue after real-life drama rocked the awards. unfortunate comments by original show director brett ratner forced him to resign. and his hand-picked host, eddie murphy, dropped out as well. that s when hollywood veteran brian grazer stepped in and convinced crystal to come back. i think he s going to deliver on every front. reporter: after last year s pairing of james franco and anne hathaway was widely panned, it s no surprise the academy is serving up something familiar and reliably successful. so what can we expect this year? well, billy crystal has been working on the movie skits that are going to open the show.
reporter: deonte had a lot to talk about to his dad now that he s back. did grandma know about this? i don t know. you ll have to ask her. reporter: sure grandma knew. she works at the school. i was just excited. a lot of excitement. and just happy. can t stop smiling. reporter: and now that dad and son have reunited, they ll have a lot of catching up to do. aw. you ve got to love stories like that. we ve done so many of them. and it s always good to see that. troops in afghanistan till 2014 according to the pentagon. so you ll see lots more of these over the next two years. and men and women not only sacrificing their lives but what a sacrifice to go away from your family and leave your family for this months, years. it s tough. hope they re having a good time right now back together again. well, we roll out the red carpet when we come back. all the excitement in hollywood just before the big oscars coming up on sunday. you re watching world news now. abababa
movie fans out there that the location of this weekend s oscars is the hollywood and highland center. it s been known since 2002 as the kodak theater. but kodak filed for bankruptcy last month. so hollywood and highland is the name of the whole complex there, which is a lot of shock to restaurants too. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: