Oscar favorites should keep eye on rearview mirror
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If this political season  has proved anything, it's that it doesn't pay to be labeled a  front-runner. Just ask Rudy Giuliani or Hillary Clinton.
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âFalling Slowly,â a song from âOnce,â is ruled eligible for this yearâs Oscar for best song.
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LOS ANGELES  - If the opinions of the nation's critics are anything to go by, Daniel Day-Lewis can pretty much pick up his best actor Oscar right now.
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LOS ANGELES  - There's no official starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn't until February 24. But a number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so quietly.
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Hollywood actresses may have  perfected the pout and the come-hither stare but when it comes  to designing or styling the perfect outfit for Oscar night,  they should defer to the fashion experts.
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A look back at some of the more memorable elements of Oscar broadcasts past.
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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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Hollywood's big question Â which movies will compete at the Academy Awards? Â is about to be answered.
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Nine movies are in contention for the foreign-language Academy Award.
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After weeks of relentless Oscar campaign ads, talk-show interviews and red-carpet events, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have made up their minds. The next step is to count their votes.
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The Oscar race appears to be off to a slow start this year as many early hopefuls have met only limited success at film festivals and in wide release, leaving award watchers hoping the best films are yet to come.
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LOS ANGELES  - Hollywood offers  moviegoers a choice this weekend: two new thrillers and a  handful of films laden with Academy Award nominations.
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Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.
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Timing isn't everything when it comes to the Academy Awards &#151; but it helps.
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With nearly six months until Hollywood's biggest party, everyone already is thinking about the Academy Awards. Not many will admit that the thought of winning an Oscar crosses their mind, though.
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Two films tackle a subject that Hollywood usually prefers to avert its eyes from
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Some of this year's most interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award voters hear -- rather than see.