academy awards

The Academy Awards is the annual ceremony where the American motion picture industry honors the top achievements in film for the year. Awards are handed out in numerous categories — including the top prizes for best motion picture, best director, best actor and actress, and best supporting actor and actress — by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences.

The awards, called Oscars for short, are the highest honor that a film can receive. The history of the Oscars reads like a veritable history of Hollywood royalty.

Each year, the nationally televised Oscars show is seen by millions of viewers, and draws some of the years biggest television ratings. Many tune in hoping just as much to see the outrageous antics of Hollywood celebrities on the red carpet — and who is wearing or saying what — as they do to cheer on their favorite movies and actors. For Hollywood itself, its biggest night is marked as much by glitzy parties as it is by the awards themselves.

In the blogosphere, Oscar is also a very big deal. Some bloggers will log their awards predictions, while others follow the action at the parties.

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• Madame Tutli-Putli: A Lonely, Terrifying Journey With Ghosts of The Past

  
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  Madame Tutli-Putli: A Lonely, Terrifying Journey With Ghosts of The Past Madame Tutli-Putli is a 2007 Academy Award nominated, stop-motion animated short film by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski .  The film takes viewers on a breath-taking journey into the world of Madame ...
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• “The Princess and the Frog” to top Clint, Mandela, and that rugby guy

  
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  We technically have only major new release this week.  Clint Eastwood ’s “ Invictus ” is already scoring with critics and will no doubt do well enough initially based largely on the fact that Eastwood is one of the few directorial names that actually means something to the mass audience some of whom may ...
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• Oscar Nomination Extravaganza – Contest!

  
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    T here’s still time to get into the the drawing for an Inglourious Basterds DVD , but let’s not stop the contests there! In 2010 for the first time in decades, there will be ten Academy Award nominations for Best Picture instead of just five. What exactly this will mean is yet to be determined. Will it ...
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• FOR JULIANNE MOORE THE ‘AWARDS BUZZ’ IS ALL ABOUT THE MOVIE

  
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• Are Oscarologists underestimating The Messenger?

  
  Gold Derby — Authority: 630
  What chatting casually with a few Oscar voters over the last few days, I heard something very curious. When I asked them what movies theyve seen and really liked, they all cited " The Messenger " among their three or four top faves. Huh. Obviously, my casual poll isnt scientific, perhaps not even reflective of a ...
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• EMILY BLUNT ON TRYING TO REACT NATURALLY TO THE SUPERNATURAL

  
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• Sandra is In

  
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  The Entertainment Weekly Oscar issue (I think?) has just hit news stands, or will be hitting news stands, and features Sandra Bullock on the cover with the headline: Sandra Seriously, and “Oscar buzz for the blind side.” I realize that this is like a snake eating its own tail as, ... In Contention found this 2 ...
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• RUPERT FRIEND TALKS TABLOIDS IN THE VICTORIAN AGE

  
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• Invictus star Morgan Freeman on playing Mandela

  
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  The film Invictus opens worldwide tomorrow. It tells the story of how former President Nelson Mandela joined forces with Springbok rugby captain Francois Pienaar to help unify a very divided South Africa through the universal language of sport. On Tuesday I got the opportunity to chat to Morgan about this role, the ...
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• 12th Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2011 to be held in Canada

  
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  The 12th Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) will be held in Ontario, Canada, in 2011. However, organizers are yet to announce the venue for the IIFA awards in 2010.
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• IIFA Awards 2011 going to Canada

  
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  Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) The 12th Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) will be held in Ontario, Canada, in 2011. However, organisers are yet to announce the venue for the IIFA awards in 2010.“Before announcing the location for 2010, we are doing it for 2011. It is very unprecedented on our part. Toronto has shown [...]
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• Sekhar Kapoor to direct Hrithik Roshan

  
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  After “Bandit Queen” acclaimed director Sekhar Kapoor moved on to Hollywood and he was
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• Texas Longhorns Heisman Notes

  
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• Gold Derby nuggets: MoNique reveals Precious moment | Ricky Gervais toasts Golden Globes | Marvin Hamlisch scores again

  
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  • Time magazine film critic Richard Corliss delivers a top 10 movie list -- animated films "The Princess and the Frog," "Up" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" top the chart -- as well as a roster of the top 10 performances which is led off by "Precious" supporting player MoNique . TIME • Pete Hammond wonders whether ...
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• Samson and Delilah Oscar ad!

  
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  source: awardsdaily.com The Samson and Delilah Oscar campaign is in full swing, with the following advertisement appearing in a recent issue of Variety in the U.S. As reported previously , Samson and Delilah will be Australias official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming ...
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• Disney Aims UP for Best Picture

  
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  Disney has placed an ad for Pixar’s UP on the front cover of The Hollywood Reporter as part of a campaign to get it an Academy Award. Up’s covers commonly draw attention to the fact that Pixar’s 10th film is the best reviewed movie of the year and also lets voters know the emotional effect it has had on ...
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• The Year in Film: 1940

  
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  My Top 10: Henry Fonda as Tom Joad during his final speech in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) The Grapes of Wrath The Great Dictator The Philadelphia Story Rebecca His Girl Friday Pinocchio The Great McGinty The Shop Around the Corner La Bete Humaine Pride and Prejudice Academy ...
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• Oscar silly season: Funny People for best picture?

  
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  Far be it from me to stop all of my favorite Hollywood studios from buying Oscar "For Your Consideration" ads, since they often make for a good chuckle over the morning coffee and provide a much-needed economic boost for my paper, the New York Times and the struggling Hollywood trades. But if youre a studio, why ...
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• Mo’Nique: “What does an Oscar mean financially?”

  
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  Lionsgate Mo’Nique in Precious Since Philly-born Lee Daniel ’s Precious premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and Mo’Nique took home a special acting prize for her portrayal of Precious’ mother, she’s been tapped as an Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress (in his review, Shaun Brady ...
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• Toronto to Host International India Film Academy Awards

  
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  Toronto will be the setting of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards; the Ontario metropolis will be the first North American city to host the event. The annual Indian Academy Awards ceremony is the culmination of a four-day celebration of Indian filmmaking. The 2011 edition will take place between ...
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