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BoDog has announced the Vegas betting odds for the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Check them out after the jump. Academy Awards Odds (More Academy Awards odds to follow when the nominees are announced) 2010 Academy Awards – Odds to Win Best Picture Up in the Air 3/1 The Hurt Locker 7/2 Precious 6/1 Inglorious Basterds ...  

Michael B. Seligman has been named supervising producer of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards telecast, set for March 7.  

Stage veterans Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, which will take place on Monday, March 7 in Los Angeles and be aired live on ABC-TV. Martin has previously co-hosted the ceremony twice. He starred Off-Broadway in Waiting for Godot and is...  

Marc Shaiman has been named music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times. The composer-arranger has earned three Academy Award nominations for Original Score for his work on The American President, First Wives Club,...  

FROM MTV.COM: This past weekend, moviegoers across the nation had their choice of over 3,600 theaters at which they could catch "A Christmas Carol," the 3-D motion-capture odyssey starring Jim Carrey. At the same time, the indie drama "Precious" screened in just 18 places during its opening weekend. "Christmas Carol" raked in the big [...]  

While the American Film Critics are handing out their awards, the European Film Academy have done there's with little exposure, and I think it does deserve some decent mentions, particularly as The White Ribbon seems to be doing so well. There's arguably a lot more quality in this list over some of the more Hollywood lists. See what you think....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.  

Bill Mechanic, the president and chief executive of Pandemonium Films, and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman were named producers of the 82nd annual Academy Awards Bill Mechanic, the president and chief executive of Pandemonium Films, and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman were named producers Tuesday of the 82nd annual Academy Awards telecast. The...  

The Response, in which Kate Mulgrew portrays a Guantanamo military judge, has made the list of semi-finalists for the 82nd Academy Awards. Ten live action short films were chosen from amongst seventy-one pictures that qualified, including: The Response, The Door, The Ground Beneath, Hotel, Instead of Abracadabra, Kavi, Miracle Fish, The New Tenants, Short Term 12 [...]  

2ND UPDATE: It's now official! See AMPAS news release below.  EXCLUSIVE: This is an unexpected combination, one that surely will have Hollywood scratching its collective head. But I consider it a good choice that bodes well for AMPAS new president Tom Sherak. Both Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic are experienced movie people, and Shankman has the added benefit of current TV experience. They were chosen by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts...  

How good will the next Academy Awards telecast be? A lot will ride on the producers, who were named today. They are Adam Shankman, director of "Hairspray," and Bill Mechanic, chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films and former chairman and...  

An Education, The Last Station, Broken Embraces, Coco Before Chanel, The Damned United. There are Oscar nominees in those films, the smart money says. But will tiny Sony Classics be able to coax wins or even nominations out of that...  

Actor Sean Penn, winner of Best Actor Award for "Milk" and wife Robin Wright Penn attend the 81st Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Robin Wright Penn;Sean Penn (Getty Images)more pics »It seems like divorce even has its perks, Robin Wright Penn thinks her pending divorce Sean Penn will actually boost her...  

TheWrapOSCAR ALERT - Animated Feature Entries Due November 2nd for Academy AwardsSan Francisco ChronicleI just received an alert from AMPAS (The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) explaining that filmmakers who want to qualify for the Animated ...Who's Playing Well in Oscar's House?TheWrapall 2 news articles »  

‘We wanted him to go on an adventure so he’d have to use his cane and false teeth in a fight’ After directing Monsters, Inc for Pixar, Pete Docter got together with Bob Peterson, who would eventually serve as his co-director on Up . “We ...  

THREE North Berwick golfers have been selected for a national coaching academy just five years after being introduced to the game through the clubgolf programme.