Hollywood 101 Available On Oscar.com; No Need To Register For This Class, Just Log Onto Oscar.com For Your Hollywood Education

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--March 6, 2000--Learn how the Academy Awards(R) presentation is put together from the planning stages to the Governors Ball, without having a ''Hollywood'' internship. Oscar.com is your key to an entertainment industry education. The site will allow visitors to receive an education on everything regarding the Academy Awards(R), from the history of the red carpet to the process of making the infamous gold statuette to the food preparation for the Governors Ball. Daily features will be posted with interviews with key production staff, giving students a chance to learn more about a career they may select in Hollywood. Some of the features scheduled will be about the 72nd Annual Academy Awards producers Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck; head writer Bruce Vilanch; Governor`s Ball chef Wolfgang Puck; fashion trend analyst Tom Julian; and lighting designer Bob Dickinson.

Oscar.com will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of all the Academy Awards festivities, including red carpet arrivals, live coverage of the winners` media interviews backstage and more. The site will also post the winners as they are announced; and following the live broadcast on ABC, the Oscar.com cameras will follow guests into the exclusive Governors Ball. Furthermore, the service will offer printable ballots, a ''predict the winners'' contest and official electronic greeting cards.

The 72nd Academy Awards Presentation for outstanding film achievements of 1999 will be televised live on ABC on March 26, at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. Sunday at The Oscars(R) will be televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT with the official Academy half-hour national Oscar Preview Show. The 72nd Academy Awards Presentation will begin on ABC at 5:30 p.m. PT. ABC.com is part of Go.com (NYSE:GO), which was created as part of a merger between InfoSeek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company`s online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). Go.com oversees many of the Web`s most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, EXPN.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, NASCAR Online, ESPNstore.com, NASCAR Online Store, ABCSports.com, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz.