Heavies pull weight in actor nominations
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LOS ANGELES  - Lead or supporting actor? That is the question that various awards groups as well as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are turning their attention to as "for your consideration" season gets under way.
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It&#39;s so rare to find a  film that offers juicy roles for veteran (i.e. old) actors that  one goes in rooting for &quot;Raising Flagg.&quot;
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Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil.
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Hollywood's Golden Globe nominations did little to define leaders in the Oscar race as experts on Friday said the sweepstakes for the world's top film honors remained confined to a narrow list of contenders.
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The following is a complete list of the Oscar nominations announced on Tuesday.
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Aamir Khan started the trend. And today you have almost every actor exercising restraint, choosing to do one or two films a year. The idea is to pick and choose quality projects and give your best to it.
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LOS ANGELES  - With the holidays just  one week away, everyone in Hollywood is about to shut down for  a fortnight -- everyone in Hollywood, that is, except for those  awards season campaigners whose job it is to fret about Oscar  nominations, since nominations ballots will be mailed Dec. 27.
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Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama "Babel" led all contenders with seven nominations, including best dramatic picture.
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It's no secret that the nomination choices for the Golden Globes have helped define the field of Academy Awards contenders. This year, a fairly wide-open awards season has yet to produce clear front-runners.
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Long considered the favorite to take home the coveted Oscars statuette, Mirren fought off stiff competition from Penelope Cruz , Meryl Streep and fellow Britons Judi Dench and Kate Winslet .Comment
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It was a memorable but not completely triumphant Oscar night for black actors as Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson won trophies but Eddie Murphy lost in an upset.
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"No Country for Old Men" solidified its Academy Awards prospects Sunday by taking overall cast honors alongside Javier Bardem's supporting-actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple nominees, while the drama "Babel" led Golden Globe contenders with seven nominations.
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Irish accents are the flavor of the  month on Broadway with three out of five of this year&#039;s Tony  Award nominees for best actor starring in plays set on the  Emerald Isle.
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Daniel Day-Lewis gave his Oscar chances a welcome boost on Sunday by landing the prize as best actor at the British Academy Film Awards for his searing portrayal of a driven oil prospector in "There Will be Blood."
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Hollywood is in a bleak mood this year, and the Oscar nominees announced Tuesday reflected that state of mind.
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The list of Academy Award nominations reflects Hollywoodâs bleak state of mind.