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(Newser) - Children broke into Bollywood dance numbers in the narrow lanes of a teeming Mumbai slum today, as they gathered to watch Slumdog Millionaire's domination of the Oscars. Two of Slumdog's child actors, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, hail from this desperately poor neighborhood, and their every appearance elicited squeals... More »

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Academy Awards • India • poverty • Mumbai • Slumdog Millionaire • Best Picture

 Best and Worst of Oscar Night 

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

Feb 23, 09 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles ... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Academy Awards • awards • award show • Jennifer Aniston • Heath Ledger • Ben Stiller • Sean Penn • Bill Maher • Joaquin Phoenix • movies • Jessica Biel • Pineapple Express • Kate Winslet • Hugh Jackman • Oscars • Bill Maher Grid

 Ledger Award 
 Triggers the Tears 

Kline: He left 'original and enduring legacy'

Feb 23, 09 4:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The most emotional moments at last night's Oscars occurred when Heath Ledger's parents and sister accepted his posthumous award for best supporting actor. Ledger's family said the honor for the actor's portrayal of the Joker—which Kevin Kline hailed as "menacing, mercurial, droll and diabolical"—will be held... More »

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Academy Awards • death • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • actor • Oscars

oscar roundup

 Slumdog Wins Best Picture 

Penn, Winslet win for lead roles; Boyle wins Director

Feb 22, 09 11:03 PM CST
(Newser) - In a fast-moving Oscar ceremony tonight, Slumdog Millionaire led the pack with eight awards including best picture and best directing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sean Penn beat out Mickey Rourke for best actor in the evening's major upset, and Kate Winslet scored gold for her controversial turn in The ... More »

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Academy Awards • movies • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk • Oscars • Penelope Cruz

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 Oscar Rolls Out Red Carpet 


Feb 22, 09 6:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus was one of the first to arrive with her mom, in a flower-petaled Zuhair Murad gown. Mickey Rourke showed in a Jean Paul Gautier tux, accessorized with a photo of Loki, the love-of-his-life dog who died last week. For other highlights from the Oscar red carpet click "... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Academy Awards • Meryl Streep • Miley Cyrus • Amy Adams • Brangelina • Mickey Rourke • Oscars • Melissa Leo • Marisa Tomei • Taraji Henson • Viola Davis




 Can Jackman 
 Save Oscar? 

He can sing, he can dance, he can act: will that be enough?

Feb 22, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Hugh Jackman has a big weight on his shoulders tonight: carrying an Academy Awards show that cynics are sure is doomed to be ignored by the public and the acting community alike. But producers remain excited that the singing, dancing, not-just-an-action star will lure viewers, and Jackman tells the... More »

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Academy Awards • host • Hugh Jackman • Oscars • performance

 The Most Undeserved Oscars 

SF Chronicle serves up its 'Titanic Awards'

Feb 22, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscars go to undeserving flicks so often that the San Francisco Chronicle has a prize for them: the Titanic Award. Pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub targets some of the most egregious offenders:
  • Best Picture: Titanic. The award’s namesake, which somehow beat LA Confidential, needs no explanation.
  • Best
... More »

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Academy Awards • film • Al Pacino • list • Titanic • Gwyneth Paltrow • LA Confidential • movies • Oscars

OPINION

 Bashir Is Deceitful Propaganda 


Feb 21, 09 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Waltz With Bashir is a beautifully made movie, and Gideon Levy will be rooting for writer/director Ari Folman to win the first Israeli Oscar tomorrow night, along with the rest of the country. “However, it must also be noted that the film is infuriating, disturbing outrageous, and deceptive,... More »

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Israel • Academy Awards • film • Lebanon War • Sabra and Shatilla

 New Oscar Tech 
 Stalks Stars 

Audiences get closer to the red carpet than ever

Feb 21, 09 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Thanks to the wonders of technology, you’ll be able to get closer than ever to the stars on the red carpet come Oscar night tomorrow, Variety reports. Several websites will allow users to zoom in, à la Google Earth, and magnify high-res photos up to four times. More »

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technology • Academy Awards • digital photography • celebrity • award show • red carpet • Oscars

(AP) - A world away from the slums where they live, the young stars of Slumdog Millionaire cruised Mumbai in an air-conditioned Toyota today, doing last-minute shopping and getting advice on the unimaginable: air travel. The Slumdog kids had just got the good news—they were going to the Oscars. "I... More »

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Academy Awards • India • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars

OPINION

 Angie, Be a Bad Girl Again 

Writer misses the good old days

Feb 20, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie may have an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, but Kim Morgan misses “the crazy-movie-star deliciousness” of her bad-girl days, when she was a “gorgeous Vampira weirdo” playing insane roles and “quite nearly mashing on” her brother in a move that finally made the Oscars interesting... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Academy Awards • Anne Hathaway • Wanted • Changeling • Oscars • Rachel Getting Married

 Madonna, 
 Boy Toy 
 Get Ready 
 for Oscars 

Romance with model Jesus Luz is real, friend says

Feb 20, 09 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Madonna's Oscar night outfit will include one top-of-the-line accessory: 22-year-old model Jesus Luz. “Madonna and Jesus have spent all week planning their outfits," a friend told OK! Despite their 28-year age difference, "Madonna and Jesus’ romance is real," the pal added. "Madonna is planning on... More »

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Academy Awards • Madonna • Oscars • Jesus Luz


 Recession Hits 
 the Oscars— 
 Sort Of 

Revenue is down, parties are scaling back

Feb 20, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Even the Oscars are feeling the economic strain, People reports. Sure, there are still dozens of parties planned on the big day, but organizers are pumping up the “greenness” of the soirées and downplaying the extravagance—Vanity Fair is using decorations from past events. Even those not scaling... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • recession • advertising rates • economy • TV advertising • economic downturn • Oscars • recession depression

 Oscar Win Is 
 No Career Boost 

Past winners haven't had big hits in years

Feb 19, 09 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - That gold-plated statuette actors take home Oscar night may as well be a parting gift from Hollywood. Past winners—like Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, and Adrien Brody—have had little luck at the box office in subsequent years, Reuters reports. The problem, says one film critic, is that the winners... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • film • award show • acting career • Oscars

(AP) - If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his 3-year-old daughter will become the owner of the statuette. But it won't really belong to Matilda Rose Ledger until her 18th birthday, in 2023—and even then, only if she signs a contract. Ledger's nomination, and... More »

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Academy Awards • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Michelle Williams • the Joker • Matilda Rose Ledger • Oscars

 What Baby? 
 Oscar Producers 
 Beg MIA to Perform 

Will bring 'large bed' on stage if necessary

Feb 18, 09 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The ratings-challenged Academy Award broadcast needs a boost, and producers are desperate for rapper MIA to perform her Oscar-nominated song, even though she just gave birth, MSNBC reports. “We are happy to bring some sort of fabulous bed on stage if that means MIA can be there,” they... More »

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Academy Awards • celebrity • award show • rapper • MIA • Oscars • performance

OPINION

Oscar-Nom Films Still Slumping; Here's Why


Feb 16, 09 8:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Is the so-called "Oscar bump" fading? Academy favorites like Slumdog Millionaire and Frost/Nixon are stalled at the box office this year; only The Reader has filled more seats since being nominated. Yes, a stream of bona fide Hollywood hits has held them back, but it's more than that,... More »

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Academy Awards • box office • The Reader • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Slumdog Millionaire • Harvey Milk • Frost/Nixon • Oscars • prestige movies • escapist

OPINION

 Nate Silver Turns 
 Crystal Ball 
 on Oscars 

After number-crunching, Slumdog is tops

Feb 16, 09 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - FiveThirtyEight.com stats-cruncher extraordinaire Nate Silver shifts his sights from politics to the Oscars in New York magazine. He compiled data from 30 years of Academy Awards to discover the best predictors of success, and found that other awards (SAGs, Golden Globes) carry the most weight. Genre is also key;... More »

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Academy Awards • film • award show • Heath Ledger • predictions • Mickey Rourke • Kate Winslet • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire



 Winslet's 
 Oscar Bid 
 Battered by 
 Nazi Furor 


'Nazi porn' asks use to 'empathize with mass murderer'

Feb 15, 09 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Mounting criticism of The Reader as an apologia for the Nazis is seriously undermining Kate Winslet's chances for an Oscar, reports the Telegraph. Critics have blasted the film as "Nazi porn," and the author of a book on Hitler charged in a recent article in Slate that it... More »

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Academy Awards • Germany • concentration camp • award show • BAFTA • movies • Nazis • Kate Winslet • The Reader • films • Oscars

updated


 MIA Has a Boy;  
 Will She Make  
 the Oscars?   

Baby's sex not yet public

Feb 14, 09 10:14 PM CST
(Newser) - MIA is now an M-O-M, reports Hitfix. The 31-year-old Sri Lankan singer and hip-hop artist delivered a healthy baby boy on Wednesday, notes People. It's her first child, and there's no word on the name yet. Now the big question: Can MIA—who performed at the Grammys on her due... More »

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music • Academy Awards • baby • birth • hip-hop • rapper • M.I.A. • Oscars

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