2009 Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are only three short months away, but the show's emcees, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, don't seem to be sweating it much. "We haven't really done anything yet," Martin told us at last night's It's Complicated premiere at the Paris Theatre. Not even a brainstorming session? "It's too early — way too early," he said. "And we wouldn't tell you, anyway!" Complicated pits a dorky Martin against a roguish Baldwin for...  

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New York Daily NewsFido Film Award Nominees AnnouncedExaminer.comNominees for the Fido Film Awards, the doggie version of the Oscars, were announced in London today. Organizer Toby Rose proclaimed “an unprecedented run of ...'Canine Oscars': Which pooch deserves a Fido this year?Entertainment Weekly4-legged movie stars vie for 'canine Oscars'The Associated PressNotes on the town 10/29: New Contenders SurfaceLos Angeles TimesThe Press...  

Examiner.comTaylor Lautner & Kristen Stewart win the 'Just So You Know' awards for fave ...Examiner.comIn its first-ever 'Just So You Know Awards, ' The Twilight Saga's Taylor Lautner has won over co-star Robert Pattinson in the category of 'Favorite Male ...and more »  

National Academy of Education Releases White Paper on Teacher QualityReutersWASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- The National Academy of Education (naed) has released a new white paper on teacher quality calling for ...and more »