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First 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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National Board of Review Selections 1999 and First Oscar Controversy
The 1999 Awards Season has finally begun! The National Board of Review was first out with their choices for 1999's best. This week, the 72nd Academy Awards already have their first controversy!
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The First Academy Award Ceremony
Despite competition from the Golden Globe Awards, the Emmys, & others, Oscar night remains the premier entertainment event of the year. It wasn't always that important.
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Oscar Winning Musical Films from the 1930s
The Academy Awards chose two musicals in the 1930s as best picture. One has not aged well, but is still interesting. The other has survived mainly because of its acting.
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Playwrights and the Oscars
Playwrights have been associated with the Academy Award since its inception. The 81st Academy Award writing nominees carry on that legendary association.
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Best Acting Oscars - 1950s/1960s
The 1950s and 1960s Oscar winning actors were a mixture of old and new faces including the first African-American actor to receive an Oscar.
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Some 1950s Oscar Nominees and Winners
An African-American actress nominated for her role in a musical and a man who was nominated twice as best actor after he had died were among the unusual Oscar highlights.
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The 50 Greatest Oscar Moments of the 20th Century : Countdown Numbers 30 to 21
This week, we get closer and closer to the best ever, as we countdown ten more of Oscar's Greatest Moments, numbers 30 to 21.
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Paul Newman - In Memoriam
Paul Newman died on September 26, 2008 at age 83. He was one of Hollywood's most respected actors and during a remarkable long carer participated in more than 50 films.
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Actress Cicely Tyson's Great Love
Actress Cicely Tyson takes her craft as a live stage and silver screen American artist seriously. She possesses a rarely seen talent that continues to broaden.
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Oscar Award Winning Actor Denzel Washington
On June 4, 2009 Denzel Washington attended the premiere of his latest movie, Pelham 123. The movie is the latest in a string of blockbuster films made by Washington.
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FACES: George C. Scott
Wise, Va., native son dies...

Golden Globes get animated
The 2007 Golden Globes will have a new category for your consideration: Best Animated Feature Film. Three movies are nominated: guess who?
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2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Actress
Award-winning actresses from all over the world and talented American newcomers are set to battle it out from January for the 2010 Best Actress Oscar.
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Batman Returns in The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has taken in over $200 million worldwide to date and much of the buzz around the film is due to the incredible performance by the late Heath Ledger.
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Stan Was the Man
Stan Rosenthal was a man of the world who led an intriging life and loved horse racing.
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80th Oscars Honor Foreign Talent
"No Country for Old Men" wins Best Picture in bumpy but fresh post-strike awards show.
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A Look Back at the 1989 Academy Awards: Surprises and Upsets
Ten full years ago, there were memorable moments from the 62nd Annual Academy Awards, presented for 1989 film achievements.
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Academy Award's biggest blunders
From the beginning, Oscars have been tainted by politics, studio manipulation and just plain weird decisions.
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Academy Awards Neglected Actresses
Several fine actresses in Oscar history never won Academy Awards as best actress. Some were given Academy Honorary Awards during their careers.
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Jodie Foster: From Commercials to Movies
Jodie Foster once a child star is now a big star.
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Nominations for 77th Annual Academy Awards
Oscar-winner Adrian Brody (The Pianist, and upcoming pictures The Village and The Jacket) will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson on January 25th to announce the 77th Annual Academy Award nominees. Brody is the youngest male performer to win a leading actor Oscar.
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Oscar trivia
The envelope please ... here is a compilation of Oscar trivia that film fans can use in blogs, websites or in games for Oscar parties.
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Oz Oscar Anticipation
Seven Australians have garnered Oscar nominations for the 71st Annual Academy Awards, but none for their work on Australian films.
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The 25 Greatest Films of the 1990s, Part 5
Two very different films by director Jonathan Demme join a stunningly original film by Peter Wier which changed most people's opinions about Jim Carrey in this week's choices for the 13th, 12th, and 11th best films of the 1990's decade!
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U.S. Playwright Horton Foote
American playwright Horton Foote, born March 4, 1919, died a few days ago, on March 4, 2009.
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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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Goodfellas Film Review
Starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Lorraine Bracco, the Goodfellas film is surely one of Martin Scorsese's greatest ever cinematic achievements.
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Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Rosalind Russell
Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Rosalind Russell climbed over the hill back to the top. Angela Lansbury tread the boards of Broadway. Lucille Ball became beloved on TV.
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Michael Douglas Basic Instincts
Michael Douglas's basic instincts have made him Hollywood's most prominent actor and producer of films.
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More than a Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts is indeed a "Pretty Woman", but she is also a talented, Oscar winning actress.
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Movie Making Outside of Hollywood
Filmmaking in the U.S. is no longer relegated to Hollywood and New York. Explore a little about five other cities that can make their claim to film and television fame.
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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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Profile of Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet has lived a life that could make up its own movie. Here, a snapshot of the actress.
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Ratatouille Robbed of Oscar Nom
Why was the best reviewed film of 2007 not in the Best Picture category in this year's Oscars? Could it be because it was animated?
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Shirley MacLaine: Actress and Novelist
MacLaine's abilities as actress, producer, director and writer is not a mysterious phenomenon -- just sheer talent!
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Top Will Smith Roles
During the course of his movie career, Will Smith has astonished audiences with his wide range of talent to become one of the greatest actors to step into Hollywood.
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1939: Hollywood's Best Year Revisited in July
Classic movie fans who own a TV will be salivating shamelessly throughout July, when Turner Classic Movies screens 39 great Hollywood films from the watershed year 1939.
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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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9/11's Impact on the Film Industry Continues
More films are being bumped from 2001 to 2002, the Academy announces that the show will go on, and Hollywood joins the war effort for its creative ability to conjure up terrorist plots ... it's all of what has been happening recently in the film industry as a result of the September 11 attacks on America.
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Academy News: Consideration Films in 2 Categories and a New Exhibition
The Academy recently announced the seven films in consideration for the Best Visual Effects Oscar, as well as the seven to be considered for Sound Editing. Also, news about an incredible new exhibition at the Academy, continuing the celebration of their 75th anniversary.
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FISH OUT OF WATER: LITTLE MAN TATE, PARADISE, THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
A look at LITTLE MAN TATE, PARADISE, and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, three films that have young boys as their protagonists, all being place in fish out of water situations.
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Spielberg's 10 Best Movies
Steven Spielberg. arguably the greatest ever film director, has made movies that have shaped the industry forever. Here's what are possibly his 10 best.
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The 13 Worst Moments in Academy Awards History
Time to reflect back on the moments that did NOT make Oscar proud ... the worst moments from Oscar's first 71 years.
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Barrel?
Suite101 looks back at the life and career of Irwin Allen - one of the most successful Radio, TV and film producers, scriptwriters and directors of all time. Unfortunately, he was also one of the most critically panned.
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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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More Critics Choices From All Around The Country
The Online Film Critics, the National Society of Film Critics, as well as several different city and state based critics organizations recently announced their choices for the best films of 2002. The Pianist, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Diane Lane pick up some new momentum.
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Pearl Harbor: Did I really say it would be up for Best Picture?
Well, it had such promise, and I truly believed that Michael Bay would be donning his tux for Oscar Night, finally moving out of the circle of action-heavy films for respectability. Well, safe to say, Bay can relax at home and watch the Oscars next March in his PJ's.
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The Surprising 73rd Annual Academy Awards!
Sunday night's 73rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony was shorter, simpler, full of surprises, short on history making memories, full of great Steve Martin jokes, short on unneeded dance numbers, high in variety in the films honored, and in short ... one classy show. This week, my reactions to the big show ...
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More Critics Awards and Golden Globes Nominations Announced!
The New York and Toronto Film Critics groups announced their choices for the best of 1999 this week, and one of the biggest precursors to the Oscars, the Golden Globes, announced their nominees for the January 23 ceremony!
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