Oscar Fodder

Deadline reports that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apparently discussed the possibility of moving up the 2011 Oscars a full month so they would take place at the end of January - putting it only a week or two after the Golden Globe Awards

Most recentoy the ceremoney has been held in late February.

A statement Wednesday by the academy said the earliest any date change could take effect would be for the Oscars in 2012. A firm date of Feb. 27 already has been set for next year’s 83rd Oscars.

“The date for the next Oscar telecast, the 83rd, has already been announced and is firm: February 27, 2011,” said Leslie Ungar, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said Wednesday.

Ungar said that no decision’s been made

If a date change were to happen in 2012 then the move would notably condense awards campaign time, force studios to issue DVD screeners earlier than planned, and would likely alter studio release plans so many Oscar-fare films normally released in December would then open earlier in the Fall.

The story came a few hours after the announcement of movie producer Bruce Cohen, and TV producer Don Mischer as the show runners for the next Oscars ceremony, replacing Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic's whose critically-slammed ceremony last year did manage a rare ratings.uptick

The team will begin discussing potential hosts for the show next week... And yes Betty White already been mentioned by somebody I'm sure...