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  • January 2008

    • Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Jan 9, 08 1:53 PM CST

      Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

      (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 Reporte r writes. "Our hope is we can work something out or that the strike is resolved in time," Academy executive director Bruce Davis said of the planned Feb. 24 event, already behind schedule. More »

  • December 2007
  • September 2007

    • Oscar Winner Wyman Dead at 93

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 10, 07 5:39 PM CDT

      Oscar Winner Wyman Dead at 93

      (Newser) - Academy Award-winning actress Jane Wyman, who was Ronald Reagan's first wife, died today at her home in Rancho Mirage. She was 93—or, according to some sources, 90. Wyman was named best actress for her portrayal of a deaf-mute rape victim in the 1948 film Johnny Belinda. She was married to Reagan from 1940 to 1948. More »

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    • Academy Sues to Halt Oscar Sell-Out

      BBC  |  Sep 2, 07 9:34 AM CDT

      Academy Sues to Halt Oscar Sell-Out

      (Newser) - Two Oscars won by silent film legend Mary Pickford are on their way to the open market, and the Motion Picture Academy of America is suing to stop the sale. The academy claims that 1950 bylaws give them the right to buy each statue for the nominal sum of $10, the BBC reports. Organization officials fret that the awards would be “cheapened” by a public sale. More »

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  • August 2007
  • March 2007

    • Chic Pups Are Channeling Nic and Leo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 26, 07 9:05 AM CDT

      Chic Pups Are Channeling Nic and Leo

      (Newser) - Knock-offs of Academy Awards gowns—always a brisk business—now come in even-smaller sizes:  An L.A. company has released a new line of Oscar duds for dogs, from Nicole Kidman's red Balenciaga  to Leonardo DiCaprio's Armani tux. Little Lily's, which has been dressing posh pooches since 2002, has already sold out its "Red Carpet Line"  in the U.S. More »

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