From KCRW in Santa Monica and KCRW.com, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

You listen, if you listen and learn, then you're going to be able to do anything you want this time.

Everybody thinks your business, really, really, all right life.

He doesn't clean, clean.

What's with him?

Oh, I'm afraid he's gone Hollywood, Hollywood. The Academy He doesn't clean What's with him? Oh, I'm afraid he's gone Hollywood.

Hollywood.

The Academy Awards is a night full of thank yous,

except for the show's producers.

This week on The Business,

a frank talk with one of Oscar's

self-titled pincushions,

Telecast co-producer Bill Mechanic.

But first, it's the Hollywood news banter.

Stay close. It's the business from KCRW.

I can imagine Hollywood everything is really driven by making money.

What's with him?

I'm afraid he's gone to Hollywood, Hollywood.

I'm joined in the studio by my fellow banterer John Horn in the Los Angeles Times.

Hello, John. I understand you are the proud winner of the L.A. Times office Oscar pool.

Co-winner, but yes, I'm very proud of that accomplishment.

I didn't enter at KCRW because I was fearful that if I won, I would look like a jerk.

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