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Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

Academy, keenly aware of Golden Globes' fate, is behind schedule

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 9, 2008 1:53 PM CST

(Newser) – After the threat of picketing writers shut down the Golden Globes, organizers of the Academy Awards know they're on thin ice, the Hollywood Reporter writes. "Our hope is we can work something out or that the strike is resolved in time," Academy executive... Read full story »

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