Comic Chris Rock to host Oscars
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US comedian Chris Rock is to host the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood in February 2005, organisers reveal.
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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 Oscars have a piece of the Rock. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced Chris Rock will host the next Academy Awards telecast.
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Six years ago, Chris Rock joked that the Academy Awards looked like the "million white man march" for its traditional under-representation of blacks. This time, with Rock taking his maiden voyage as host of Hollywood's biggest party, he will preside over a record Oscar night for black actors, who earned five of the 20 nominations.
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Arts & entertainment: Ed Pilkington meets taboo-busting comic Chris Rock on the eve of his first British tour
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The parent of a 10-year-old boy has won the bidding for a coveted spot to appear alongside comedian Will Ferrell in an upcoming movie, paying $47,100 in an Internet charity auction.
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US blockbuster "The Incredibles", Oliver Stone's controversial epic "Alexander" and Indian director Mira Nair's "Vanity Fair" will be star attractions at an international film festival starting in India on Monday, organisers said.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - With the threat of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming telecast.
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The Academy Awards havenât exactly turned into a yearly show with Jon Stewart, but he will get another shot at the Oscar podium.
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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Kline becomes the latest star to be honoured on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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Despite protestations to the contrary earlier this year, comedian-actor Chris Rock has agreed to host the 77th Academy Awards telecast in February.
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LOS ANGELES: The Academy Awards may be more than six months away, but Columbia Pictures is already trying to lure Oscar voters into the Spider-Man 2 web.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 23  /PRNewswire/ -- And the Oscar Blog goes to ... "The Showbiz Show!"  The glitz and glamour of Hollywood is going to get a dose of reality on Sunday, February 25 as COMEDY CENTRAL's "The Showbiz Show with David Spade" goes live with its first-ever "The Showbiz Show" Oscar Blog.
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Two longtime AIDS activists are seeking to make beautiful music together on Oscar night: Mary J. Blige will join Elton John on stage for a duet at John's AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party Sunday.
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Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken are to receive the Hasty Pudding award for their work.
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Producers say it took three weeks for Chris Rock to agree to host the Oscars next year. Gil Cates says Rock wanted time to think about whether he&#39;d be right for the job -- and if he could fit it into his schedule.
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Los Angeles, Aug. 18 : The Academy Awards may be more than six months away, but Columbia Pictures is already trying to lure Oscar voters into the Spider-Man 2 web.