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A slim race for best original song at the Oscars
Jan. 25, 2012 11:44 AM ET (AP)
The race for the best original song Oscar is a slim one with two songs up for the honor, a first for the Academy Awards.
Sergio Mendes' "Real In Rio" from the animated adventure "Rio" will compete with...
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Oscar odds, ends, facts and figures
Jan. 24, 2012 8:01 PM ET (AP)
RECORD BREAKERS: A few of this year's nominees are smashing records. "War Horse" producers Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy now share the record for most best picture nods. "The Iron Lady"...
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Analysis: Fresh faces help enliven nominations
Jan. 24, 2012 4:22 PM ET (AP)
Waking up at 4 a.m. on a Tuesday is never fun, but the promise of Oscar nominations makes that dark hour vaguely more tolerable. Upon arriving at the Academy for this year's batch of hotly awaited...
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'Hugo,' 'Artist' inject cinema nostalgia to Oscars
Jan. 24, 2012 3:41 PM ET (AP)
American master Martin Scorsese journeyed to France, putting Hollywood's newest technology to work for his dazzling 3-D re-creation of 1930s Paris in "Hugo." French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius came...
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'The Artist' star speaks of silent-film challenge
Jan. 24, 2012 1:40 PM ET (AP)
The French star of "The Artist" says its cast and crew knew their challenge by doing a silent, black-and-white film that broke many rules of movies today _ a bet that paid off with 10 Oscar...