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Oprah Winfrey will take a stab at the Oscar's this year when her OWN network airs original Oscar coverage nearly one week leading up to the Academy Awards ceremony. The event is expected to become a yearly ...
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The only Oscar ever awarded to Citizen Kane and its director Orson Welles went under the hammer on Tuesday, selling for $861,542.
The ten-inch statuette was awarded to Citizen Kane for Best Original Screenplay back in 1941. In ...
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Billy Crystal confirmed on Thursday that he is replacing Eddie Murphy as the host of the 84th Annual Academy Awards, the ninth such time Crystal will handle MC duties for the Oscars.
In joke form on Twitter Crystal ...
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that a replacement has been found for Brett Ratner's now-vacant producer position for the Oscars, and it's Brian Grazer (The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind).
Now that ...
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24 hours ago Brett Ratner resigned as the producer of the 84th Annual Academy Awards after a homophobic slur he made dominated trade headlines and now super-producer Brian Grazer has stepped in to fill his shoes.
According to ...
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Eddie Murphy fans looking forward to watching the comedian host the 84th annual Academy Awards are out of luck. Murphy quick the gig less than 24 hours after producer Brett Ratner resigned following an apology for a ...
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Rush Hour director Brett Ratner has lost his role as a producer for the 84th annual Academy Awards after he used a gay slur last week during a Q&A session in Los Angeles.
When asked about his rehearsal ...
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South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone likely witnessed a very different Oscars ceremony then the rest of us in 2000 when they showed up wearing gowns that showed a striking resemblance to outfits once worn ...
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Actor/Comedian Eddie Murphy is finally returning to the stage in front of a live audience where he will be telling jokes and entertaining everyone for a few hours. Unfortunately this stage appearance isn't his triumphant return to ...
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It may seem a bit amusing that the formerly prolific actor- who has since become nearly synonymous with box-office failures- might host the Oscars, but it looks like Eddie Murphy could be next in line for the ...
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Will Eddie Murphy be hosting the 2012 Academy Awards? Sources close to the show say that Murphy is a top candidate to host the Oscars this coming February.
Producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer are meeting with Tom Sherak, ...
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The 83rd Academy Awards are being presented this evening in Hollywood, and you can watch the full event, including the red carpet and the Oscars ceremony itself live online.
Online coverage starts at 6pm EST/ 3pm PST (10am ...
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In a big upset this evening, the Academy has picked the army over blue aliens and awarded break out hit The Hurt Locker over Avatar.
Hurt Locker picked up the six Oscars for the category best picture, best ...
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Not to be cliched, but this could totally be the plot of a movie.
Not only are "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" like total film opposites- big budget vs. tiny indie, sci-fi family friendly film vs. heavy war ...
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Attention deprived actress Sharon Stone set tongues wagging at the Oscars Sunday night with a dress that was more than a little bit revealing.
Stone's Oscars dress was sheer black and lace, and Stone wasn't wearing a bra.
How ...
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Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black presented the awards for best animated feature and animated short film at the Oscars last night, but it was who was in the front row that grabbed some attention.
Despite having nothing to ...
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Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at tonight's Academy Award's, picking up eight Oscars.
Slumdog won best picture, best director for Danny Boyle, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best sound mixing, best original score, best original song and ...
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He did it.
Heath Ledger has won the best supporting actor award at tonight's Academy Awards.
Ledger was both a bookies and sentimental favorite for the award, having picked up a range of lead up awards for his role ...
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***UPDATE: for the 2010 stream see Watch the 2010 Oscars Live online.
The 81st Academy Awards are being presented this evening in Hollywood, and you can watch the full event, including the red carpet and the Oscars ceremony ...
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Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner this weekend at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA's) with a huge haul of seven wins.
Slumdog Millionaire won best film and director honors, adding to wins at the DGA, PGA, SAG, ...
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The nominees for this years Academy Awards have been announced.
Slumdog Millionaire led the pack with 10 nominations, although lead actor Dev Patel missed out. The Dark Knight didn't make the cut for best picture, although Heath ...
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The nominations for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards are out, with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt and Frost/Nixon leading the pack with five nominations each.
In the television categories, In Treatment and Recount also grabbed ...
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