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Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

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

Jan 9, 08 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 director Bruce Davis said of... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Oscars

There Will Be Blood Takes Top Honors

Grabs best picture, actor, director awards from US film critics

Jan 6, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - There Will Be Blood, a riveting movie about the greed and corruption of oil prospecting in America a century ago, captured several of the highest awards from the National Society of Film Critics yesterday. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of a 1927 Upton Sinclair novel earned awards for best picture,... More »

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Academy Awards • awards • There Will Be Blood • Paul Thomas Anderson • National Society of Film Critics • Daniel Day-Lewis • movies • Oscars

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Strike Threatens
Golden Globes Broadcast

Writers determined to keep stars away

Dec 28, 07 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A showdown of Hollywood-epic proportions is shaping up for the Golden Globes, the New York Times reports. Striking writers are vowing to deploy 3,000 pickets to keep celebs away and perhaps even jeopardize broadcast of the Jan. 13 awards ceremony.  People close to the Globes say a webcast—... More »

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NBC • Academy Awards • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Hollywood Foreign Press Association • Dick Clark Productions • Oscars

Writers' Strike Hits Oscars, Golden Globes

WGA refuses to issue waivers for script-heavy awards shows

Dec 18, 07 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Two of Hollywood's glitziest shows will have to go on without striking writers, reports the AP, as the WGA yesterday denied waivers to the producers of the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The move means the shows will be scriptless, must pay residuals to screen old movie or TV clips,... More »

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Academy Awards • Jon Stewart • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Dick Clark Productions • Oscars

Strike Threatens Star Attraction at Golden Globes

Big stars unlikely to cross picket lines at Golden Globes, Academy Awards

Dec 12, 07 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hollywood writers' strike seems certain to impact the big awards shows, with picket lines under consideration at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars—and few stars willing to cross them, reports Daily Variety. The Golden Globes nominations will be announced tomorrow. The Writers Guild of America is unlikely... More »

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Academy Awards • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Hollywood Foreign Press Association • Screen Actors Guild • Oscars

Stewart Gets 2nd Shot at Oscars

Political satirist taking his shtick to Hollywood again

Sep 12, 07 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Daily Show" star Jon Stewart is expected to be announced today as the host of Hollywood's next Oscar awards ceremony, his second time at the famous podium, reports the New York Times. Stewart hosted in 2006, swapping political satire for movie parodies, but didn't draw as many viewers as... More »

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Academy Awards • MPAA • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Chris Rock • Ellen DeGeneres • Oscars

Oscar Winner Wyman
Dead at 93

Falcon Crest star
was best known
as Reagan's first wife

Sep 10, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • obituary • Ronald Reagan • Jane Wyman • actor • Oscar winner

Academy Sues
to Halt Oscar Sell-Out

Golden pair won by silent film legend
to be sold at auction

Sep 2, 07 9:34 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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Academy Awards • MPAA • Mary Pickford • actor • Oscars

Dylan Flick Coming Soon to (1 or 2) Screens Near You

Starting small, even with big star power

Aug 21, 07 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A little movie looking for a crowd will open on only 4 screens this fall, but its distributor boasts that “I’m going to play every major city in the United States with this movie.” With Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett taking star turns in a... More »

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Academy Awards • film • Bob Dylan • musician • Todd Haynes • Cate Blanchett • Heath Ledger • Christian Bale • Harvey Weinstein • movies • Oscars

Chic Pups Are Channeling
Nic and Leo

Oscar knock-offs now come in teacup sizes

Mar 26, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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pets • fashion • Nicole Kidman • Leonardo DiCaprio • Balenciaga • Armani • Academy Awards • film • awards • celebrity • actor • dog • movies • Oscars

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