Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar ranking looks pretty divine

BY MARIANNE GARVEY, BRIAN NIEMIETZ AND OLI COLEMAN

Saturday, February 21, 2015, 2:00 AM

TABLOIDS OUT; NO BOOK PUBLISHING WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL,; NO ARCHIVE; NO RESALE. Ida Mae Astute/ABC via Getty Images Vocativ.com reports Steven Spielberg is Oscar night’s most-thanked filmmaker. Jason Merritt/Getty Images Producer Harvey Weinstein ranks high on the most-thanked list at the Oscars.

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Is that “God with a G?” After going through 1,396 Academy Award acceptance speeches, Vocativ.com reports Steven Spielberg is Oscar night’s most-thanked filmmaker, followed by Queens native Harvey Weinstein and James Cameron. God finished sixth, though in all fairness, He didn’t do the talk shows or take out ad campaigns.

SERIOUSLY BIG NAMES

The lineup for the SeriousFun Children’s Network gala reads like an Academy Awards lifetime achievement award list. The March 2 event at Avery Fisher Hall, which posthumously honors SeriousFun founder Paul Newman, is expecting visits from Hollywood greats George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. Representing the small screen will be David Letterman, Paul Shaffer and Danny DeVito. From the world of composition, Renee Fleming, Carole King and Natalie Cole will be on hand. The event benefits children living with honest illnesses.

Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Forest Whitaker, who won last year’s Best Actor Oscar for ‘Lee Daniels’ the Butler,’ says those can make a difference. MARCH 27, 2012 FILE PHOTO. ;R26362; Joel Ryan/AP James Cameron also ranks in on the most-thanked list.

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WHITAKER’S WORLD OF HOPE

“The Butler” star Forest Whitaker had sage information for a room full of VIPs in Beverly Hills. “Every release individual has a role to play to make the world a better place,” he said at Variety’s Second Annual Unite 4 Humanity Gala. “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, then you should try sleeping with a mosquito.”

ARQUETTE DOES GIVE AND TAKE

Patricia Arquette is offering gratitude that counts if she wins one of the largest honors in Hollywood. The “Boyhood” star, up for Best Supporting Actress, said on stage at the Hollywood Domino Gala and Tournament that if she wins, she’ll dedicate it to one of the largest donors of the evening. Also at the Bovet 1822-sponsored have fun were Adrien Brody and Kevin Jonas.

GOING THE EXTRA MILES

It’s a milestone for Miles Teller. Confidenti@l is told that the actor, whose movie “Whiplash” is up for the Best Picture Oscar, has bought a household with gal pal Keleigh Sperry. “They just went in together three weeks ago to a household in the Hollywood Hills,” our insider says. The pair just returned from a getaway at to the Gansevoort Turks & Caicos, where they got a massage at Exhale Spa and had dinner at Stelle Restaurant.

Theo Wargo Dita Von Teese brings it on in her ‘Rock the Empire’ performance. Splash News It’s a Minaj-erie of animal styles for Nicki at Fashion Week.

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BAAA-D GIRL HANNAH

S.I. cover girl Hannah Davis celebrated Chinese New Year — the year of the goat — by taking in Dita Von Teese’s burlesque show at W Downtown’s Rock the Empire Tour have fun. The hotel was also celebrating the opening of W Beijing-Chang’an.

MINAJ GOES WILD

Foxy lady! Nicki Minaj was a one-woman animal kingdom at the Marc Jacobs Fashion Week show.