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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Video Follow Reuters Oscar telecast nixing montages, elaborate tributes Tweet Share this Link this By Gregg Kilday LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As preparations for next Sunday's Academy Awards move into high gear, the show's producers have booted a number of familiar elements. Gone will be the movie montages -- like last year's salute to... Email Print Related News Oscar telecast nixing montages, elaborate tributes Sun, Feb 20 2011 10 easy steps to remaking the movie academy Fri, Feb 18 2011 Banksy graffiti lands in LA ahead of Oscars Thu, Feb 17 2011 "King's Speech" awaits Oscar sweep? Not so fast! Wed, Feb 16 2011 China inflation data adds to tightening case Tue, Feb 15 2011 Analysis & Opinion Shake up workplace gender roles to advance women Washington Extra – New guy Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Television » Related Video Oscar envelopes get elegant new look Sun, Feb 20 2011 An Oscar statue is seen at a preview of the Governors Ball for the upcoming 83rd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 9, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Phil McCarten By Gregg Kilday Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:17pm EST LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As preparations for next Sunday's Academy Awards move into high gear, the show's producers have booted a number of familiar elements. Gone will be the movie montages -- like last year's salute to horror movies -- that often contribute to the broadcast's unwieldy running time. While there will be film clips from the ten best picture nominees and brief filmed introductions to different segments of the show, "Within the body of the show, we are not doing any film montage sequences," said Bruce Cohen, who will produce with Don Mischer. Gone too will be the relatively new tradition, established just two years ago, of using five presenters to offer tribute testimonials about each of the best actor and actress nominees. "We're not going to do that this year," Cohen told the Hollywood Reporter. "What we did love about it was that it was a moment where each of the nominees really gets their due. (But) we found a version of that, without using the five people on stage, from the 1970 Oscars, and we stole it." The producers also have enlisted the nominees' mothers to participate in promotion and pre-show activities, and some of them will be in the audience for the telecast. This year's producing team is restoring individual performances of the four nominated songs, which were eliminated last year. Producers were upset that Cher, a major audience draw, was not nominated for her Burlesque ballad, "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me." "We were surprised, and we were disappointed," Cohen says when of the song, which won its composer Diane Warren a Golden Globe but failed to earn an Academy nomination. They have lined up most of the other names associated with the songs that were nominated, though: Oscar perennial Randy Newman will perform his "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3"; Mandy Moore and Zachary Levy, who sang the duet "I See The Light" on the "Tangled" soundtrack will reteam with composer Alan Menken; and Gwyneth Paltrow, who sings "Coming Home" in "Country Strong" will reprise that tune on the broadcast. Because English pop singer Dido, who was nominated along with Rollo Armstrong and A.R. Rahman for the song "If I Rise," from "127 Hours" was not available, the producers have drafted Florence Welch from Grammy-nominated act Florence + the Machine to appear with Rahman. "We feel we really lucked out, and this is a good year to bring the best song performances back," Cohen says. Entertainment Fashion Television Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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