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Academy Award Nominations Announcement For 2008 Oscars

Nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 22) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar® winner Kathy Bates.

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The 2008 Oscar Nominations Are...

This morning, just an hour ago NBC aired Oscar Nominations for 2008 on a live broadcast. Motion Picture Association Of America has prepared very interesting movies for 2008 Oscar Nominations, particularly interesting oscar nominees being the foreign language films of "Mongol" (about Chingiz Khan) and "12" (very heated drama about justice).

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Study reveals strongest predictors for Oscar nominations

If you're an actor angling for an Academy Award nomination on Tuesday, you better hope you didn't leave the audience rolling in the aisles, suggests a new study from UCLA's California Center for Population Research.

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Michael Douglas wins an Academy Award

Actor Michael Douglas won an Academy Award as a ruthless man with a nose for stock-market gold in "Wall Street." Now he's a lovable kook sniffing after mythical Spanish treasure in "King of California," a shaggy-dog tale that marks a return to independent filmmaking for the star of such studio hits as "Fatal Attraction" and "Basic Instinct."

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Movie academy approves rules for 80th Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled that a best-picture Oscar winner can have more than three producers in "rare and extraordinary" circumstances, it announced Wednesday.

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Oscar Comes To Martin Scorsese After Only 26 Years

It took 26 years, six directing nominations and two screenplay nominations, but Martin Scorsese finally has his Oscar for "The Departed".

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'The Departed' Wins The First Oscar Academy Award For Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese's mob epic "The Departed" won best picture at the Academy Awards earning the filmmaker the directing prize that had long eluded him: The Academy Award Oscar. Helen Mirren won best actress for playing the British queen, and Forest Whitaker earned best actor for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

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Everyone Wanted Oscar But The Ladies Turned Heads

The Oscars are the most anticipated award show of the year however, the arrivals on the red carpet always eclipse the actual telecast.

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Oscars: Academy Statement - Green Initiative Announcement

During the telecast of the 79th Academy Awards (Oscars) on Sunday (2/25), Leonardo DiCaprio and former vice president Al Gore announced that ecologically intelligent practices had been integrated into the planning and execution of the Oscar presentation and several related events.

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Tips for Oscar Viewing Festivities

Celebrity event planner and Mirassou Winery spokesperson Mindy Weiss shares her insider tips for hosting an award-winning Oscar bash at home.

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Oscars 79th Academy Awards Announces Presenters

Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, who each hold the record for most Oscar Academy Award® nominations by actors, in their respective categories will join Oscar® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as presenters on the 79th Academy Awards, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.

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Kodak Oscar Streak Continues

Kodak Oscar Streak Continues; All Best Picture Winners Produced On Kodak Film for 79th Straight Year

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