Gil Cates
Gil Cates
Gilbert “Gil” Cates, born Gilbert Katz, was an Award winning American film director and television producer, director of the Geffen Playhouse, and founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Cates is most known for having produced the Academy Awards telecast a record 14 times between 1990 and 2008...
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There are big culture issues in these films, contemporaneous issues, and he's about as issue-oriented as a host can be.
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The 75th anniversary show is a meaningful one for the Academy, and it is wonderful to work with a host who's done it before. A host who's witty, clever, sharp, intelligent, quick on his feet and always on top of the unfolding action. Wait, I've forgotten something. Oh, yeah, and outrageously funny.