The winners of this year’s “Team Oscar” competition were announced by judge Channing Tatum on the January 26, 2015 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The six aspiring filmmakers who were chosen for the honor will have the opportunity to appear on the 87th Academy Awards stage, where they will be responsible for handing the Oscar statuettes to presenters.
In order to qualify for consideration, the filmmakers had to be between 18 and 30 and submit a 60-second video on the best advice they’d ever received.
“I’m so impressed by the creativity, passion, and hard work that went into this year’s Team Oscar submissions,” said Tatum. “It was difficult to pick just six winners, but I’ll be proud to share the Oscars stage with these talented, young filmmakers in a few weeks.”
“Now in its third year, our Team Oscar program has become a real tradition for The Academy. We love giving these incredibly talented young filmmakers the experience of what it’s like to be on the Oscars stage and making sure that everyone on that stage is connected to the future of film,” said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
The 2015 Team Oscar winners are:
Chris Carmona – Hometown: Bell, CA
Justin Craig – Hometown: Ballston Spa, NY
Kelly FitzGerald – Hometown: Geneva, NY
Justin Floyd – Hometown: Compton, CA
Rhianna Shaheen – Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Patrick Walker – Hometown: Atlanta, GA
The 2015 Oscars will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and will take place on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, CA.
– Complete list of 2015 Oscar nominees
