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'Star Trek' primed for your home theater...stuff. If it had been released later it might have garnered Oscar talk, especially for dying daughter Sofia Vassilieva, but the entire cast -- Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric -- is strong, as is Cassavettes' sure touch. No, it... In this article: Sacha Baron Cohen, Star Trek, Spock, J.J. Abrams, Borat, Bruno, and Oscar |
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L.A. Times - The Arts | November 10, 2009
Denzel Washington will return to Broadway in 'Fences'
...have been released about the cast or creative team of "Fences." Washington, who has won two Oscars, was last seen on Broadway in 2005 in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." The actor joins a celebrity-packed Broadway season that also...
In this article: Fences, Denzel Washington, Academy Awards, William Shakespeare, August Wilson, Julius Caesar, New York Post, Scott Rudin, and Jude Law
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Entertainment Weekly | October 28, 2009
Abigail Breslin to star as Helen Keller on Broadway
Abigail Breslin to star as Helen Keller on Broadway Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) will be making her stage debut as Helen Keller in a 50th anniversary revival of The Miracle Worker, with Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of...
In this article: Helen Keller, Abigail Breslin, Oscar, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Miracle Worker, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Alison Pill, and Little Miss Sunshine
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L.A. Times - The Arts | October 28, 2009
Abigail Breslin to star in 'The Miracle Worker' on Broadway
...Broadway debut. Playwright Gibson died in 2008 at the age of 94. Breslin received an Oscar nomination in 2007 for her role in Fox Searchlight's "Little Miss Sunshine." She also has had parts in the movies "Signs," "Keane" and "Kit...
In this article: The Miracle Worker, Abigail Breslin, Broadway, Oscar, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, William Gibson, Los Angeles Times, Fox Searchlight, Kristin Chenoweth, and Hilary Swank
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L.A. Times - The Envelope - Ultimate Awards Site | October 28, 2009
Abigail Breslin takes on 'The Miracle Worker'
...revival of 'The Miracle Worker' Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") will make her Broadway debut next March in the first rialto revival of 1960 best play winner "The Miracle Worker." Breslin will play Helen Keller while...
In this article: Oscar, The Miracle Worker, Abigail Breslin, Anne Bancroft, Joan Crawford, Broadway, Patty Duke, and Hilary Swank
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The Times of India - Entertainment | November 10, 2009
Denzel Washington heading back to Broadway
...season that has also seen Scarlett Johansson, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman, Abigail Breslin and Jude Law on New York's theatre scene. Double Oscar-winner Washington will hit the boards in the spring in a revival of August Wilson's "Fences".
In this article: Denzel Washington, Broadway, Fences, August Wilson, Oscar, Julius Caesar, New York Post, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, and Daniel Craig
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Chicago Tribune | November 10, 2009
'Glee' wheelchair episode upsets actors with disabilities
In films, Daniel Day-Lewis received an Academy Award for his portrayal of a man with severe cerebral palsy in "My Left Foot" and Tom Cruise was nominated for an Oscar for playing a paralyzed Vietnam veteran in "Born on the Fourth of July."
In this article: Glee, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Robert David Hall, Artie, Academy Award, Cerebral palsy, All rights reserved, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, and University of California, Los Angeles
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The Academy Award (Oscar) is the main national film award in the USA. The Academy Award (Oscar) are awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent film award ceremonies in the world. The Oscars, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself, were conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss, Louis B. Mayer.
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 1927 and 1928. It was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. DeMille.
The 81st Academy Awards honoring the best in film for 2008 will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with actor Hugh Jackman hosting the ceremony for the first time.
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- Academy Award
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- Oscars
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- http://www.oscars.org/
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