Craig Zadan

Tony Award winner brings Broadway to Oscars

Tony Award-winning designer Derek McLane, much sought-after for his use of unlikely materials in sublime patterns, has been tapped to put together the set for the 85th Academy Awards telecast.

Oscars moves away from tradition, chooses new producers

Oscar organizers on Thursday named Chicago filmmakers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron as producers of the upcoming film awards show in the first major move for the newly installed president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Howard Koch.