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The Oscars, also called the Academy Awards, is the annual ceremony where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences hands out awards honoring the best in American film for that year. The dozens of prizes include the awards for best motion picture, best director, best actor and actress, and best supporting actor and actress .

Receiving an Oscar represents the top of the mountain for any aspirant filmmaker, actor, or director. There are your Golden Globes and SAGs, but there is only one Oscar. The history of the Oscars reads like a veritable who's who of Hollywood royalty.

Each year millions of viewers tune in to watch the nationally televised Oscars show, drawing some of the years biggest television ratings. Many tune in to see the Hollywood celebrities on the red carpet — and who is wearing or saying what — as they do to cheer on their favorite movies and actors. You never know quite what to expect, hence the mass appeal of Hollywood's biggest night.

In the blogosphere, the Oscars are 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 “oscars”

• Mo’Nique Snubs New York Film Critics Award! What is She Thinking?

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 556
  Mo’Nique has said she will not appear to receive the New York Film Critics Award next month!  She’s already won the award for her performance in Precious, but the director will have to accept it for her!She’s been nominated for several best supporting actress awards, but talk show host and comedian Mo’Nique ...
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• Regarding MoNique... What Nick Said

  
  Film Experience Blog — Authority: 555
  I am sad to report that my frequent partner in movie gabbing, Nick , has opted out of future Oscar podcasts this year. Hes soured on the season already because he only likes two of the twentyish movies in play. Ive had my own Way Off Consensus years and its true that they aint much fun. Theyre very nearly its ...
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• Dem Reviews: Up In The Air

  
  Dumb Drum — Authority: 424
  In this current economic climate, a film about guy who goes around firing people doesn’t seem like a film that would resonate positively with an audience. Sure, the critics have taken Jason Reitman’s latest film to heart and if the Golden Globe nominations that were released last week are any indicator, the film ...
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• HeidiTown Rant: Oh how Hollywood loves Hollywood

  
  http://www.heiditown.com — Authority: 117
  Now that the Golden Globe nominees have been announced, I am inspired to blog about my disappointment in this year’s movie award season. I’ve never been a fan of the Golden Globes. I feel it’s the dumb kid brother to the more grown up and classy Academy Awards . That being said, this year the Academy has ...
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• Stuart Weitzmans $1 Million Oscar Shoe No More

  
  StyleList Fashion Blog — Authority: 154
  Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Designer Stuart Weitzman serving up his 2008 Oscar shoes. Photo: Toby Canham, Getty Images Stuart Weitzmans $1 million bejeweled Oscar shoe has become something of a phenomenon since 2002, when he began giving one lucky Academy ...
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• Marketing during the Oscars

  
  Movie Marketing Madness — Authority: 431
  Matthew Belloni offers the following suggestion ( The Hollywood Reporter, 12/20/09 )for upping the TV ratings of the Oscar telecast: Here’s how: Introduce movie trailers to the show. Think about it. At five strategically timed slow points in the ceremony, a major star could appear to introduce a two-minute ...
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• Mélanie Manly Laurent

  
  Film Experience Blog — Authority: 555
  Inglourious Basterds was always a conversation starter. But we didnt expect it to start this conversation. Mélanie Laurent is actually a man! Actual screenshot (with web menu removed, highlight and "oops" added) Best Supporting Actor, eh? We always thought it was an odd strategy to position Laurent ...
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• Top Twitter Trends of 2009

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 438
   As the year and decade come to a close, Move Trends has decided to look back at the most controversial and most discussed topics of this past year. Of course we can’t discuss 2009 without referring to the twiteruption— twitterspeak for the eruption of the microblog, Twitter, into mainstream social media. ...
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• Will You Miss Stuart Weitzmans Million Dollar Oscars Shoe?

  
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  The 2010 Oscars will not be graced with the presence of Stuart Weitzmans famous Million Dollar shoe. "With so many people struggling financially, and unemployment at 10 percent, I dont think it is appropriate. The actresses still want to go for glamour, but this year it will be more understated," Weitzman said . ...
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• The Oscarologist: Who Will be the Back Markers of Oscars Top 10?

  
  Inside Movies — Authority: 154
  In another, earlier career, I spent seven years as a marketing executive in auto racing and after nearly four decades covering movies, Ive finally found a parallel between a stock car race and the Oscar Derby. For 2009, at least, the Oscar race for ... Read more Filed under: Oscar News , Awards Permalink  |  ...
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• Will You Miss Stuart Weitzman’s Million Dollar Oscars Shoe?

  
  GossipMax — Authority: 160
  The 2010 Oscars will not be graced with the presence of Stuart Weitzmans famous Million Dollar shoe. "With so many people struggling financially, and unemployment at 10 percent, I dont think it is appropriate. The actresses still want to go for glamour, but this year it will be more understated," Weitzman said . If ...
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• Halfway House: Mercury Poisoning

  
  Film Experience Blog — Authority: 555
  halfway through the day, stop a movie halfway through . What do you see? About 45 minutes into the soon-to-be Oscared documentary The Cove , we pause for a lecture on mercury poisoning. Basically it goes like this: dolphins swim in a toxic dump site, their bodies have too much mercury in them, its not safe for ...
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• “Inglourious Basterds” DVD launch: A less deadly Operation Kino kicks some Nazi ass

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 528
  So, while I was procrastinating conducting in-depth research for this post, covering a promotional screening for Quentin Tarantino’s rather glorious “Inglourious Basterds,” I found myself going over numerous reviews and think pieces. One review for a very respectable and staid looking website started out ...
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• Penelope Cruz on ‘Nine’ and her Oscar win

  
  Dave Karger's OscarWatch — Authority: 573
  Here’s the rest of my OscarWatch interview with Penelope Cruz, in which we discuss her experience shooting Nine, her memories of her Oscar win for Vicky Cristina Barcelona earlier this year, and why she used to tear her toenails off as a teenager (disgusting but true). In Part 3 we talk about one of her
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• Florida Film Critics Circle goes Up in the Air while airlines are grounded

  
  Reelin' in the Years — Authority: 125
  While eastern U.S. airports are clogged with impatient travelers, the Florida Film Critics Circle checked their bags with Jason Reitmans dramedy Up in the Air , voting it three prizes including best picture of 2009. George Clooney was named best actor for his portrayal of an emotionally detached frequent flier ...
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• ON THIS DAY IN MOVIES: THE GRADUATE

  
  Hollywood Outbreak — Authority: 541
  On this day in 1967, EMBASSY PICTURES released THE GRADUATE. Directed by MIKE NICHOLS from the screenplay by BUCK HENRY and made an instant sensation of newcomer DUSTIN HOFFMAN. This story of a disillusioned, disenfranchised college grad who gets seduced into an affair with the mother of the girl he loves was a ...
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• ON THIS DAY IN MOVIES: THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

  
  Hollywood Outbreak — Authority: 541
  On this day in 1943, 20TH CENTURY FOX released THE SONG OF BERNADETTE. Directed by HENRY KING from the novel by FRANZ WERFEL, this film’s release was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the miracle at Lourdes. Set in 1858 France, the film starred JENNIFER JONES (who passed away last week at the age of ...
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• Nas Track Listed as Possible Oscar Contender

  
  The Boombox Music Blog — Authority: 589
  Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Movies Rapper Nas may find himself in a new awards arena. The Queens-bred emcees song Legendary , penned for the documentary Tyson , made it to the list of possible Oscar contenders. In January members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will listen to ...
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• Oscar, the canine, goes on “hound-the-world” trip to 29 countries!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  London, Dec 21 (ANI): A dog called Oscar has travelled across 29 countries, exploring all the famous sights including the Pyramids of Egypt and New York’s Statue of Liberty.The seven-year-old mongrel even left his mark on the Great Wall of China. Owner Joanne Lefson, 38, from Johannesburg, got Oscar from a South ...
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• How the Grinch Quit the Oscars

  
  Nick's Flick Picks: The Blog — Authority: 465
  Isnt The Hurt Locker spectacular? Arent you elated that it exists, and that its been heralded so loudly by so many of the year-end critics groups? I notice its been quietly re-booked into one downtown Chicago multiplex, and I cannot wait to see it again. And Im so pleased to have something nice to say in this ...
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