Oscar organizers expect big party in Hollywood
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Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
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Even as they ponder their Oscar  votes, the wealthy stars of Hollywood's liberal establishment  are sizing up the choice between the Democratic Party's two  leading lights for president in 2008.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is giving some lucky movie buffs the chance to see their favorite stars up close at the Oscars next year.
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The 31st annual Toronto Film festival  will attract more star power than usual this year with Brad  Pitt, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon and Sean  Penn among the Oscar winners and Hollywood heavyweights  expected to attend.
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Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
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The Golden Globe nominations, seen as an early steer for the Oscars, are due to be announced in Hollywood.
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Arts & entertainment: The Oscars' most famous post-awards party will not go ahead this year in support of ongoing writers' strike
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The group that presents the  Academy Awards unveiled on Wednesday a small revision in the  rules for voting on best picture that could bring big changes  in giving credit to producers involved in a movie.
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A contingency plan is drawn up for the Oscars ceremony as the writers' strike continues.
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Hollywood is fearing that the writers' strike, supported by many actors, may prove disastrous for the   Oscars, just as it has forced a big paring down of the Golden Globes Awards ceremony scheduled Jan   13.
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A day after the writers  strike pulled the rug out from under the Golden Globes, Oscar  organizers said Tuesday that preparations for the biggest night  on Hollywood's calendar are already behind schedule.
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As Hollywood closes in on Oscar night with its attendant round of awards galas, politicians are popping up everywhere but the podium.
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With the Oscars days away,  Hollywood is primping for its annual red-carpet fashion parade  where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected  to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors.
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Red carpets, Oscar hopefuls and a grim bite of political reality make up the agenda of this year's Toronto film festival, where producers strut their stuff and Hollywood stars party into the night.
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A global mix of British stars, Hispanic ingenues, hip-hop royalty, politicos and Oscar winners united under one language at this year's Academy Awards parties: glamour.
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LOS ANGELES  - If you wanted to take a few swipes at Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, it wouldn't be that hard.
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Thousands of Oscar nomination ballots were mailed out Wednesday, heralding the official start of Academy Awards season.