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It’s easy to forget that the Oscars were not the only awards for the Hollywood set over the last few days. Last Friday, Film Independent had its 25th Spirit Awards, championing independent film at an awards’ ceremony where the word Avatar was not uttered. (Interestingly, The Hurt Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – By the time “The Hurt Locker” won the best picture Oscar Sunday, it seemed almost a foregone conclusion since it previously earned honors from the Producers Guild, BAFTA, Broadcast Film Critics, the National Society of Film Critics and Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It was a disappointing night for Hollywood’s major studios. It could have been the night when “Avatar,” from News Corp’s Twentieth Century Fox, turned its audience appeal and $2.5 billion in box office gold into a best picture Oscar Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES – Christoph Waltz was a veteran TV and stage actor in Europe who was virtually unknown in Hollywood. Then he met Quentin Tarantino. Waltz, 53, was honored as best supporting actor at Sunday’s Academy Awards for his portrayal of a World War II Nazi with a gleeful taste Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES – Sandra Bullock paid her dues in Hollywood for more than 20 years, beloved by the moviegoing public if not always the critics. She was rewarded Sunday, winning the best-actress Oscar for playing a tough white Southern woman who adopted a black child in “The Blind Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES – The Academy Awards is without question Hollywood’s biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes. Here’s an insider’s look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seeing on camera. ___ Sentimental favorite Jeff Bridges had Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Christoph Waltz won a best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for his role as a ruthless Nazi officer in “Inglourious Basterds,” claiming his first ever Academy Award. The Austrian actor was largely unknown by U.S. audiences before his role in Read More.. |
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NEW YORK – Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as “Alice in Wonderland” earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend — a record for a 3-D film. The surprisingly huge total easily surpassed all other films in Read More.. |
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LOS ANGELES – Sandra Bullock warmed up for the Academy Awards with a stop at the Razzies to collect a dubious honor: a worst-actress prize for her romantic comedy flop “All About Steve.” Bullock swung by the Razzies on the eve of her expected triumph at Sunday’s Read More.. |
