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After winning best actress awards for "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936) and "The Good Earth" (1937), Luise Rainer's acting career faded, much of it due to her strong beliefs.

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.

Singer/songwriter Peter Gabriel announced he won't perform his song "Down to Earth" as part of the Oscar telecast.

In a shocking upset, DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda beat Disney/Pixar's WALL-E for the 2009 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi, Khwaja and Jai Ho are all time favorites.

Both Beowulf and Ratatouille have made the fifteen film shortlist for Best Visual Effects category at this year's Oscars. Awards are handed out on February 24th.

Once again, Ratatouille beats The Simpsons Movie and Bee Movie to take Best Animated Theatrical Motion Picture at the Producers' Guild Awards.

The Oscar's telecast was a bit disappointing, with few laughs and little excitement. Plus, there was an American shut-out in the main acting categories.

Several fine actresses in Oscar history never won Academy Awards as best actress. Some were given Academy Honorary Awards during their careers.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has re-evaluated what constitutes an animated feature film after last year's controversies,.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided that Beowulf is a contender for Best Animated Feature Film. But Alvin and the Chipmunks isn't.

The political and social turmoil that characterized the United States in the 1970s were often reflected in the Oscar ceremonies.

A nun, a slumdog, a gay rights activist, a wrestler and a man who ages backwards walk into a bar.

A Disney/Pixar film, WALL-E, has become the best-reviewed film of 2008, for a second year in a row.

Disney/Pixar's WALL-E has received two Golden Globe nominations, one for Best Animated Film and another for Best Song. Golden Globes handed out January 11th.

Disney/Pixar's WALL-E is up against Sony Pictures Classics' Waltz With Bashir and Persepolis at this year's BAFTA awards.

Broadway actress Claudette Colbert, the movies' unflappable heroine of romantic comedies, also performed in classic dramatic roles.

Toronto's Worldwide Short Film Festival's Shorts For Shorties, a screening of family-friendly animated shorts, on June 20th at the Royal Ontario Museum.