Film academy taps Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce third Oscar telecast

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FILE - This Nov. 15, 2007 file photo shows Craig Zadan, left, and Neil Meron, producers of the film "Hairspray" at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival\'s Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film presented to actor John Travolta in Santa Barbara, Calif. The producers behind the last two Oscar telecasts are coming back for a third time. The film academy announced Monday, April 21, 2014, that Zadan and Meron will return to produce the 87th annual Academy Awards held on Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The producers behind the last two Oscar telecasts are coming back for a third time.

The film academy announced Monday that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return to produce the 87th annual Academy Awards. The two were responsible for the 2013 show hosted by Seth MacFarlane and this year’s telecast starring Ellen DeGeneres.

Film academy chief Dawn Hudson said the two men “are masters at tapping into the zeitgeist.” This year’s show set social media records when DeGeneres’ star-studded selfie became the most re-tweeted image ever.

Meron said on Twitter Monday that it’s “a great honour” to produce the Oscar show again.

The 87th Oscars will be held Feb. 22, 2015 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.

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