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Oscar Weekend

Oscar weekend, time to get together with friends, predict the winners, gawk at the celebrities. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. Awarded... [more]

Oscar weekend, time to get together with friends, predict the winners, gawk at the celebrities. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. Awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929 in Los Angeles, it recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting.

81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
(L-R) Actresses Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet arrive at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals



81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) more pics »

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  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
  • 81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
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81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
Model Heidi Klum arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)  more pics »
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81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
Actress Freida Pinto arrives at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Best Picture - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Director - Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Actor - Sean Penn ("Milk")
Best Actress - Kate Winslet ("The Reader")
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight")
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona")
Best Original Screenplay - Dustin Lance Black ("Milk")
Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Animated Feature - WALL-E
Best Animated Short - La Maison en Petit Cubes
Best Foreign Film - "Departures"
Best Documentary - "Man on Wire"
Best Short Documentary - "Smile Pinki"
Best Art Direction - Donald Graham Burt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Best Makeup - Greg Cannom ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Best Costume Design - Michael O'Conner ("The Duchess")
Best Cinematographer - Anthony Dod Mantle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Live Action Short - "Speilzeugland (Toyland)"
Best Visual Effects - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Sound Editing - Richard King ("The Dark Knight")
Best Sound Mixing - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Score - A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire")
Best Original Song - A.R. Rahman ("Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire")
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Beverly Hills, CA ( RPRN ) 6/29/2009– The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved the rules for the 82nd Academy Awards at their meeting earlier this week (6/23). In addition to the previously announced change in the Best Picture category, a significant change was made in the Music – Original Song category. Read Full Story
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Beverly Hills, CA ( RPRN ) 7/02/2009– The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to comic legend Mel Brooks on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, the evening will feature Brooks in person, along with numerous film clips and stories from his artistic collaborators and friends. Special guests will include Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman and Lesley Ann Warren (schedules permitting). Read Full Story
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Beverly Hills, CA ( RPRN ) 06/25/2009– The 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced today (June 24) at a press conference in Beverly Hills. Read Full Story
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Although he hosted the Oscars this year, Hugh Jackman was not a member of the club at the time. In consequence, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences though this should be changed. So they invited the actor from 'Wolverine' to be part of the honorary body. And he wasn’t the only one. Actors like Anne Hathaway, Michael Cera, James Franco and Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle, received the same invitation. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Academy president Sid Ganis declared: "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world. It's this kind ... Read Full Story
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Although he hosted the Oscars this year, Hugh Jackman was not a member of the club at the time. In consequence, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences though this should be changed. So they invited the actor from 'Wolverine' to be part of the honorary body. And he wasn’t the only one. Actors like Anne Hathaway, Michael Cera, James Franco and Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle, received the same... [ More on WhyFame.com ] Read Full Story
ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT* THE 81ST OSCAR * RED CARPET Feb.22. Jul 4, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Angelina Jolie. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at " The 81st annual Academy awards" red carpet 2009 they both nominated for ...  
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Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 7/02/2009–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to comic legend Mel Brooks on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, the evening will feature Brooks in person, along with numerous film clips and [...]  
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Academy president Sid Ganis said: "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world." "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ...  
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Hugh Jackman has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.The 'Australia' actor was asked by the Academy - which organises and selects winners of the Oscars - to become a member of the honorary body, along with Anne Hathaway, Michael Cera, James Franco, Michelle Williams and 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle. Ac...  
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expanding its ranks by 134, having extended invitations to Hollywood artists and executives including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Seth Rogen and 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle. Watch the video! "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," says Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity...  
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The Academy Awards recently upped the amount of Best Picture nominees from five films to 10 (Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers is still wondering “Why?”), and now the Oscar rule changes have seeped into the Best Original Song category. After this year saw only three songs nominated, including two from Slumdog Millionaire, the Music [...]  
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Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 6/29/2009–The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved the rules for the 82nd Academy Awards at their meeting earlier this week (6/23). In addition to the previously announced change in the Best Picture category, a significant change was made in the Music – Original Song category. The governors [...]  
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Beverly Hills, CA (June 24, 2009) — The 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced today (June 24) at a press conference in Beverly Hills. (Read on Source)  
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About to end his tenure as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this summer, Sid Ganis made quite the mark on his legacy this afternoon. In a move he considers among the greatest accomplishments of his four year run, Ganis presided over the Academy’s decision to expand the best picture category to ten nominations. In the hours that followed since today’s announcement, there’s been an eclectic variety …  
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This hugely surprising and dramatic change for the 82nd Academy Awards is the direct result of intense lobbying by the major studios of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. And outgoing president Sid Ganis, himself a former Sony/Columbia top executive, was especially vulnerable to the studio pressure because of his personality penchant for kowtowing [...]  
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