Hunt for Oscar contenders underway at Toronto
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TORONTO  - The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday at a time when few, if any, Oscar contenders have emerged so far.
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The race for the Oscars is heating up, with Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' and the road movie 'Sideways' dominating Hollywood's awards chatter.
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A slew of A-list actors like Kevin Spacey and Will Smith are vying for a part in Oscar winning director Steven Spielberg's new movie.
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Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and George Clooney were set to parade up the red carpets on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, setting the stage for a weekend of star-filled, gala premieres.
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LOS ANGELES  - The awards race is on. Not the race to position films for year-end awards consideration -- that dance has been going on since at least the September trifecta of the Telluride, Venice and Toronto film festivals, if not before. No, the current race is the rush by film organizations and critics' groups to be among the first to anoint the best films of 2006.
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The actress makes an appearance at the Toronto film festival.
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The following is a complete list of the Oscar nominations announced on Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fatih Akin is riding two horses as the Oscar race for foreign-language feature rounds the far bend, heading to the January 22 announcement of Academy Award nominations.
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Gwyneth Paltrow joins the growing list of stars lining up to present a coveted Academy Award.
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The Special Presentations  sidebar of the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs  September 6-15, will host the directorial debuts of actress  Helen Hunt and screenwriter David Auburn (&quot;Proof&quot;), as well as  world premieres of the latest work by filmmaker John Sayles.
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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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The Toronto International Film Festival  opened on Thursday with drama &quot;Fugitive Pieces&quot; telling a  poetic tale that asks audiences to find hope even when faced  with atrocities of war.
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The first Oscar nomination for a South African film will boost the burgeoning industry and grab the attention of Hollywood, the film's director said on Tuesday.
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The latest movies from Paul  Verhoeven, Ridley Scott, Anthony Minghella, Douglas McGrath and  Patrice Leconte will get the red carpet treatment at the  Toronto International Film Festival next month, organizers said  Tuesday as they released the full 352-film lineup.
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Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the world's top movie awards.
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Thousands of actresses throughout Canada will be vying for a chance at stardom when auditions begin on Friday to select who will play Maria von Trapp in a new production of "The Sound of Music," which will debut in Toronto in September.
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Politics, genocide and animal cruelty  will share the spotlight with Hollywood glamour when the  Toronto International Film Festival kicks off its 29th edition  on Thursday.