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Oscar History - The Early Years
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed in part to honor those in the film industry. Over the years, its participants have contributed to Oscar trivia.
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How to Predict Oscar Winners
Just in time for the 2008 Oscar nominations, UCLA researchers revealed the strongest factors in making Oscar predictions & forecasting Academy Award winners.
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Oscar Bloopers: 1935
Oscar bloppers from yesteryear are just as exciting as the tales of today.
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1960s Academy Award Winners
These five Oscar winning best pictures from the 1960s included two musicals, a desert war epic, a comedy drama, and a bawdy tale from 18th century England.
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1999 Oscar Season Is Here: 71st Annual Academy Awards
It's Oscar Season, as we prepare for the 71st Annual Academy Awards! This week, predictions for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress!
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76th Oscars Schedule Announced
With the next Academy Awards on an earlier timetable, the Academy has already announced the complete schedule of events for the next Oscars, the 76th Annual. A committee is also in place to try to come up with new rules to stop ugly Oscar campaign practices.
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77th Academy Award nominees announced
Just minutes ago, Oscar's finest were announced in Hollywood, California by Frank Peterson and Adrian Brody. The envelope, please.
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A Great Week for Awards to American Beauty
This past week, American Beauty dominated the last of the major Oscar precursors, winning big at the Screen Actors and Director's Guild, and by the Chicago Film Critics.
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Academy Award Firsts - 1940s
The 1940s saw several firsts that became part of Academy Award history and trivia. From the first foreign film Oscar to the youngest director to receive a nomination.
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Academy Award History and Trivia
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will shortly name the 2007 nominees for the Oscars. Now's time to test your knowledge of winners from the 1920s & 1930s.
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Academy Awards from The 1940s
Many of these 1940s Oscar movies are strong examples of powerful film making and are highly regarded today. Even the weaker ones are still enjoyable and worth a look.
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Academy Awards News, Updated Predictions,Season Schedule
More news on the upcoming 1999 Academy Awards season and an update of predictions in the six major categories for the upcoming Oscars!
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Academy Awards Rules Changed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has re-evaluated what constitutes an animated feature film after last year's controversies,.
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Academy Awards Youngest and Oldest
No other twenty year period in Academy Award and Oscar history probably had such a wide range of ages among its nominees. Here they are from Tatum O'Neal to Groucho Marx.
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Academy Presents a Program on the History of Sound in Early Motion Pictures
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "A Century of Sound," on September 15 in the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
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Academy to Launch Annual Documentary Film Program
The documentary film will be the subject of an annual event presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences beginning next month.
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Al Pacino - A Down to Earth Actor
Earthy characters, crime and thrillers are the anchors of his success. He has appeared in landmark films which have won him major awards.
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All The King's Men
In the wake of the Sean Penn remake, the 1949 original is out on DVD
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And Starring Gary Cooper As...Rhett Butler!
A Hollywood Role Call Of Actors Who Turned Down Great Parts
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And the Award Goes to…
Which characters would you nominate for "best character," if an Oscar equivalent existed for the MU* world? The author details the characters she's enjoyed roleplaying with through the years.
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Annual Academy Awards Fashion Preview
The Oscar red carpet has become the largest fashion show in the world with each couture gown an individual work of art
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Art Imitates Life
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Award News This Week and Oscar Marketing Campaigns Underway
This week, the AFI and Golden Globe organizations announce the recipients of their lifetime achievement honors, and the various studios are already starting their campaigns for Oscar consideration. Also this week, a look at the schedule for the important awards and dates leading up to the Oscars in March!
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Barbara Stanwyck: She is Woman, Hear Her Roar!
Barbara Stanwyck - she was no glamour queen but she was certainly one of the most prolific actresses in her time. She could hold her own again any man and never lost her feminine touch.
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Best Actress, Marion Cotillard
Cotillard has won the 2007 Best Actress Golden Globe for her portrayal of Edith Piaf, and she's been nominated for an Oscar, SAG and BAFTA. Can she win the Academy Award?
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Best Foreign Film Oscar
The nominees for Best Foreign Film at the 80th annual Oscars are a varied group, and with La Vie en Rose out of the running, this year's crop has no clear front-runner.
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Best Pictures: 1940 Rebecca & 1941 How Green Was My Valley
Oscar Wining Films of 1940 & 1941 were Rebecca & How Green Was My Valley
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Braveheart DVD
DVD review of the Academy Award winning film, Braveheart.
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CD Review: Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall
The best performance of Judy Garland’s career, and perhaps in all of show-business history, is available as a two-disk CD set.
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Changes Ahead for 2000 Academy Awards
A look at the changes which go into effect for next year's Oscars, including the consolidation of a couple of categories. Also a look at who won at the British Academy Awards.
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Dates Announced and Rule Changes for the Next Academy Awards
The Academy's Board of Governors voted on some category name changes, as well as announcing the dates for the next Academy Awards ... all the updated news is here for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards!
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Downfall of Film and the Industry
Film is apart of America's international export bringing in millions of dollars per year. September 11 changed the face of everyone behind the making of a movie.
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End of October Update AND Great Movie Sequences Part 8
This week, a brief discussion of the most recent films and their Oscar chances, and the eighth installment of my series on the greatest motion picture sequences of all time.
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First Motion Picture Oscar Winners
Only 14 statuettes were handed out, but the recipients - Louis Milestone, Janet Gaynor & Charles Chaplin, among them - are still well known to classic movie fans today.
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First Recap of the 71st Academy Awards 1999
A recap of Sunday's 71st Academy Awards, going over the films that won, the worthwhile moments, and memorable events.
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Foreign Language Film Oscar Narrowed Down to 49
Every year, each country across our wide world is asked to submit one cinematic work to represent their nation at the Academy Awards. This year forty-nine countries have submitted films to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration in the 2005 Foreign Language Film Award category.
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George Cukor (Director) 1899 - 1983
George Cukor most renowned "woman's director" in Hollywood
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Giant screen enhances beauty in "Beauty and the Beast"
Disney celebrates the 10-year anniversary of "Beauty and the Beast" by re-releasing the film to IMAX and other giant-screen theaters.
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Holiday Weekend Update and Oscar Outlook
This week, an update on the Oscar chances for the new Grinch movie, as well as an update on the notion that there has not been a real Oscar front runner released at all so far this year.
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Jelly Belly on the Red Carpet
A year's supply of Jelly Belly jelly beans, a 14-carat gold plated Jelly Belly Bean Machine and some Champagne Bubbles, jells with white wine flavoring, all from Jelly Belly Candy Company, were recently included in the 77th Annual Academy Awards gift baskets.
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Kanin Re-Elected President of Academy Foundation
Fay Kanin, a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the writers branch, has been re-elected president of the Academy Foundation, the educational and cultural arm of the Academy.
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Latest Academy and Film Awards News Sept 2001
Summer 2001 is finally over ... before we take stock of the film year so far and look ahead to the final four months' worth of films to come, it's time to catch up on all the latest news from the Academy, as well as the announcement of a brand new film awards show beginning this year!
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Latest Movie and Academy News During the Dog Days of Summer
It's the dog days of summer ... this week, news to share and discuss about the new permanent co-host for Roger Ebert's film review show, and news of the new corporate partner for the Academy's new theatre project.
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Latest News -- A New Academy Award Category!
This week, the latest news about the new Oscar category officially created by the Academy's Board of Governors, and a brief discussion about the Congressional hearings on the inproper marketing of R-rated films to kids.
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Let the 1999 Academy Awards Season Begin!
It's time to start predicting the best film achievements of the year in preparation for the first rounds of year end film awards, and of course the upcoming 72nd Annual Academy Awards.
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Louis J. Horvitz to Direct the 2005 Academy Awards
Director Louis J. Horvitz will call the shots at the 77th Annual Academy Award telecast, show producer Gil Cates has announced.
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More Academy Award Precursors and Oscar's Missing Ballots
The Writer's Guild announced their choices for the best screenplays of the year, the British announce their honors, and the Academy loses 4000 of its ballots.
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