The one thing that this year's Oscar producers intend to carry over from 2009's show is, ironically, also the one thing that has exasperated purists sobbing into their coffee this morning: A calculated appeal to tweens. The Academy disclosed Monday that Twicons Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will debut as Oscar presenters alongside returning stars Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron. But, but... whither Robert Pattinson, last year's Twilight representative of choice?
No, seriously, where is he? His Remember Me opens the Friday after the Oscarcast, which seems a great promotional opportunity -- except, I guess, for the fact that distributor Summit Entertainment is the putative Best Everything front-runner for The Hurt Locker, and the Academy has a whole subsection of absurd strictures about who can promote what nominees to whom and when it can be done and... yeah. Or it could just be that Adam Shankman is Team Jacob. Anyway, quit bitching and salute your presenters! Squeeeee! etc.
ยท Miley, Zac, Taylor and Kristen Join 82nd Oscar Show [AMPAS via LAT]