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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “academy awards”

• Oscars to arrive late at the Precious party?

  
  Gold Derby — Authority: 663
  If all of us huffy Oscar "experts" remain so smug about " Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire " being a front-runner in many top categories, wheres the actual support within the academy , eh? Attendance was modest at its recent, official academy screening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. By contrast, the ...
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• Oscar Predictions Yearn for Surprises

  
  [CinemaRatty] Latest Articles — Authority: 164
  The Wrap’s Steve Pond runs down the predictions thus far . He does a good job, I think, of summing it all up and reminding his readers that there are still some big question marks left dangling. This is going to change within the next few weeks. Take a deep breath. We must once again invoke the great Iggy Pop ...
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• Up in the Air Songs Pulled from Oscar Race

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 751
  Well, its November, which means the awards contenders are steadily coming out of the woodwork, and just as we have the Academy Awards to look forward to, we also have their fine print to tolerate. The first of this years disqualifications naturally come from the music end of things, the same category that didnt see ...
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• The Year in Film: 1929 – 1930

  
  News from the Boston Becks — Authority: 119
  My Top 10: The final poignant moment in All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front City Girl Arsenal Hell’s Angels The General Line Under the Roofs of Paris The Great Gabbo Anna Christie Blackmail Diary of a Lost Girl Academy Awards: Best Production:   All ...
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• Precious star Gabby Sidibe sneaked in and was watching us!

  
  Gold Derby — Authority: 663
  Heres a great interview with the future best-actress Oscar winner — Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe , star of " Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire ." This chat aired this morning on CBS "The Early Show" and is noteworthy for several reasons. It reveals how vastly different Gabby is as a person from the ...
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• Paltrow Joins Kidman in Tranny Drama for Oscar Glory

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 722
  It was reported yesterday that Academy Award-Winner Nicole Kidman will be joined by Academy Award-Stealer-From-Cate-Blanchett Gwyneth Paltrow in The Danish Girl, a new movie about the first post-operative transsexual, Einar Wegener, directed by the man who brought us our favorite kiddie-vampire movie not starring ...
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• Oscars rewind: Slumdog Millionaire tied for most European Film Awards nominations

  
  Gold Derby — Authority: 663
  Because of differing release dates, the nominations for the 2009 European Film Awards, announced over the weekend at the Seville filmfest, span three years of Oscars eligibility. Contending for the top prize are last years Oscar champ, "Slumdog Millionaire" -- which earned six nods -- as well as best pic nominee ...
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• Inside every Gay Man Is a Soul Sister Waiting to Come Out!

  
  Socialite Life — Authority: 162
  This year ladies and gentle ladies (hee hee, did you catch the reference to girly men??), it looks like we have our vicarious candidate!Gabourey Sidibe is the Oscar buzzed up star of the Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry produced, and Lee Daniels directed, film adaption of the book, Push: Based... ...read full story
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines — Authority: 467
  By Dave Karger Dave Karger IDs front-runners and contenders in the acting, director, and Best Picture races as we head into the homestretch for eligibility
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines — Authority: 467
  Dave Karger IDs front-runners and contenders in the six major categories as we head into the homestretch
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• STEVE MARTIN AND ALEC BALDWIN TO HOST OSCAR

  
  GREEN TEA MOVIE!! — Authority: 134
  Hugh Jackman pulled a great show at last years Oscar ceremony but he opted not to host. Recently, Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic signed on to producer the next years Oscar ceremony, scheduled on March 7. With the latest development, there is a need for a fresh host but this time it will be done in pair. Steve ...
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• Quiz: What roles were nominated for both a Razzie and an Oscar?

  
  Gold Derby — Authority: 663
  Only two roles have been nominated for an Oscar and a Razzie . One was James Coco in "Only When I Laugh." (Im not laughing — thats an outrage! Twas a great performance. Just campy.) Whats the other? To see the answer, click the "Continue Reading" link underneath the photos. ANSWER: Amy Irving. ...
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• Predict This Year’s Highest Grossing Oscar Contender

  
  Awards Daily — Authority: 144
  It’s probably a no-brainer that Avatar is take that title home so perhaps it isn’t worth doing an actual contest on this, but I really like the way Loyal has laid it all out at the Corner Cinema , showing that the lowest grossing of the nominated five has won in a long while.  But the highest grossing only ...
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• The Great Academy Awards

  
  47 Movies — Authority: 156
  Any Academy Awards trivia will start by making it clear that this is the most important awards ceremony honoring the film industry in America. The awards are usually simply called the Oscars, and were first held in 1929. Continue reading here: The Great Academy Awards
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• Got Your Back

  
  Chic Today — Authority: 132
  New York-based artist Charles Broderson has been painting exquisite backdrops since 1974. Trained in commercial and fine art at the School of Visual Arts, Broderson enjoyed a short stint at Wilhelmina Models, where he took his own sets along to castings. Networking with creative directors and photographers, ...
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• Up Oscar campaign begins

  
  The Pixar Blog — Authority: 122
  The Walt Disney Studios campaign promoting Up as a contender for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the next Oscars started this week. Disney is beginning to run ads (see below for example) in online and print film industry publications and have updated the Disney Studios Awards website –aimed at Academy ...
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• ON THIS DAY IN MOVIES: THE ROSE

  
  Hollywood Outbreak — Authority: 587
  On this day in 1979, 20TH CENTURY FOX released THE ROSE. Directed by MARK RYDELL, this rock and roll roman a clef starred BETTE MIDLER in a very JANIS JOPLIN like role that won the hearts of audiences and critics alike. MIDLER gives an amazing performance as do supporting cast members ALAN BATES and FREDRIC FOREST. ...
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• Celebrity Videos

  
  ShowHype - Top Movies News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 163
  E! Online Sign In Register Shop Mobile Podcasts RSS Feeds Widgets Boards E! Online Videos News Latest Stories Ask the Answer B!tch Hwood Party Girl Lyons Den Marc Malkin Tickets and Showtimes Celebrity Addictionary Photos The Big Picture Fashion Police Movies Party Pics Top Steals of the Week ... ROBERT PATTINSON ...
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• Conversations with . . . Lee Daniels

  
  FilmGordon — Authority: 119
  On the heels of one of the year’s most anticipated film releases, director Lee Daniels sat down with FilmGordon publisher Tim Gordon to discuss the impact of “Precious.” Daniels discussed a multitude of relevant topics including the connection between Tyler Perry and his mother, his transition into major studio ...
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• Quiz: How much does it cost to make an Oscar?

  
  Gold Derby — Authority: 663
  Last year Bloomberg News featured a terrif video that tracked the process used to manufacture an Oscar statuette plus ratted on how much each one costs to make. Can you guess? To see the answer, click on the "Continue Reading" link underneath the blue box below. ANSWER: a.) $500 MORE GOLD DERBY AWARDS ...
  4 days ago

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