"Sunshine," "Departed" win top Writers Guild awards
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Road comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and crime thriller "The Departed" won top film awards from the Writers Guild of America on Sunday, setting up a showdown between the two movies at the Oscars in two weeks.
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Oscar favorite "No  Country for Old Men" added another feather to its cap  Wednesday, when the scribes associated with the grim Texan  thriller won the 20th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award.
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"Little Miss Sunshine" won the top prize at the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's equivalent of the Oscars, on Saturday, a day before the underdog comedy competes in four categories at the Academy Awards.
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"Flushed Away" bumped  best picture Oscar winner "The Departed" from the top spot on  the national DVD sales last week, according to data issued  Wednesday.
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"Casino Royale," "Curse  of the Golden Flower" and "Pan's Labyrinth" won the three  feature film categories at the Art Directors Guild's 11th  annual Production Design Awards Saturday.
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Movie musical "Dreamgirls" and crime thriller "The Departed" were among the top nominees for best films at the Golden Globe awards on Thursday.
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In a surprise victory, veteran actor Alan Arkin, who plays an irascible grandfather in "Little Miss Sunshine," won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday at the world's top film awards.
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As Hollywood's screenwriters  gathered on Saturday to hear details of a contract to end their  three-month-old strike, they also gave their top film writing  awards to comedy "Juno" and drama "No Country for Old Men."
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Road film "Sideways," won the award for best film comedy or musical at the "Golden Globes" on Sunday, while Howard Hughes biography "The Aviator" was named best dramatic film.
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Hollywood award watchers on Monday picked comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and thriller "The Departed" as clear Oscar front-runners, but cautioned several races remained wide open two weeks ahead of the world's top film awards.
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"No Country For Old Men," Ethan and Joel Coen's 20th century take on the western, won top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, positioning the movie for glory at the Oscars next month.
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Striking Hollywood writers won two battles on Monday by making a deal to work for Tom Cruise's film company and wreaking havoc on the Golden Globe Awards, but their labor war against film and TV studios is far from over.
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Actors who write got major kudos Thursday from writers who vote   for awards.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - The race for Hollywood's  top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on  Sunday when "The Aviator," "Sideways" and "Million Dollar  Baby," took top Golden Globe Awards.
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As Hollywood's screenwriters gathered on Saturday to hear details of a contract to end their three-month-old strike, they also gave their top film writing awards to comedy "Juno" and drama "No Country for Old Men."
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  Â The tragic romance "Atonement" was named best drama Sunday at a Golden Globes event that was deflated from star-studded revelry to dry, news conference-style awards announcement because of the Hollywood writers strike.
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The wine-happy indie comedy scored a leading five awards Saturday from the Los Angeles Film Association, including the top prize of Best Picture.