Academy Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Some of the year's...

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...and they also unveiled their shortlist of films vying for a best documentary nomination. British-born Hamilton, 43, is a first-time Oscar director, but he is a veteran of numerous live-event programs including this year's MTV Video Music...

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...is the likely front-runner, which means "Inglourious Basterds" is probably ahead for the top Oscars too. DGA will have hiked influence over the Oscars this year since there's a major gap - five weeks - between the kudos this year. DGA will...

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...ANGELES (AP) - Academy Awards overseers have chosen an entertainment veteran to direct the next Oscar show. Hamish Hamilton is directing the 82nd Oscar broadcast on March 7. Hamilton's credits include directing the MTV Video Music Awards...

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...generous montage of film clips ??? leisurely elements not possible in previous years when special-Oscar presentations were built into the already-crowded Oscar broadcast. Corman, 83, was the first to be honored Saturday night. The longtime...

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