Some ceremony news

Hollywood Reporter has a nice feature about some of the changes to the ceremony this year, including:

-- Virtual Reality Set: The producers abandoned the idea of a traditional set altogether to enter a world of virtual reality via a series of "projections" designed to give the show a constantly-changing look. The virtual end goal is for Franco and Hathaway to take viewers on a trip through Hollywood history with six or seven scenic transitions. "The hope is that we briefly leave the Kodak in 2011 -- not literally but metaphorically -- and take the audience," says Cohen.

 Also, Pete Hammond on Deadline Hollywood says Tom Hanks will be the first presenter, and will be presenting Art Direction (one of the most hotly contested categories of the night) and Cinematography.