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Holiday films you won't want to miss...more to life than advancing your career. Dec. 18. Penelope Cruz might have won an Oscar for a Woody Allen film, but she's much more identified with another director: Pedro Almodovar. The prolific Spanish filmmaker first cast Cruz in "Live... In this article: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sherlock Holmes, Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, Peter Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Saoirse Ronan, Federico Fellini, Oscar, and Tom Ford |
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L.A. Times - The Envelope - Ultimate Awards Site | November 06, 2009
Meryl Streep wasn't asked to join costars as Oscars co-hosts
...earned an original screenplay nod for the hit comedy. When he and his co-writers were bested by Woody Allen for "Hannah and Her Sisters," Hogan made losing into a winning Oscar moment. Hogan's co-hosts were a pair of one-time costars -- from...
In this article: Oscar, Meryl Streep, Paul Hogan, It's Complicated, Alec Baldwin, Chevy Chase, Robert Altman, Steve Martin, Trademark, and Julie & Julia
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National Post | 7 days ago
Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall receives honorary Oscar
...the X-ray Eyes on late-night TV. Gordon Willis, who worked on the Godfather trilogy, All The President's Men and Woody Allen films such as Manhattan and Annie Hall also received an honorary Oscar. The Irving G. Thalberg Award, named...
In this article: Lauren Bacall, Oscar, Roger Corman, Humphrey Bogart, Hollywood, Kirk Douglas, Anjelica Huston, Quentin Tarantino, and B-movies
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Washington Times | November 15, 2009
VAULTS: Three faces of cinematography
...the pseudo-documentary satire "Zelig" finally put him in contention. (For the record, the Oscar went to the late Sven Nykvist for Ingmar Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander.") It seemed the most conspicuous of afterthoughts when Mr. Willis was...
In this article: Gordon Willis, Laszlo Kovacs, Vilmos Zsigmond, Oscar, Cinematographer Style, Easy Rider, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, and Public Broadcasting Service
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Reuters | 5 days ago
Penelope Cruz offers a dream year in movies
Both films hope to win over Oscar voters during Hollywood's awards season, and after her own Academy Award-winning turn in Woody Allen comedy "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" last year, Cruz is again earning some early Oscar buzz -- doubled. "I...
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L.A. Times - Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog | October 30, 2009
Oscar voters get three more DVDs: 'Coco Before Chanel,' 'Damned United,' 'Whatever Works'
...Mira Sorvino, two-time champ Dianne Wiest), there's hope for Patricia Clarkson and Evan Rachel Wood. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Oscar voters get three more DVDs: 'Coco Before Chanel,' 'Damned United,' 'Whatever Works':
In this article: Whatever Works, Oscar, The Damned United, DVD, Woody Allen, Michael Sheen, Audrey Tautou, Penelope Cruz, Sony Pictures Classics, and Dianne Wiest
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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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