Marty, Jerry bask in Oscar spotlight
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NEW YORK  - An Oscarcast first: the award show host (or in this case hostess) running a vacuum cleaner in the audience. As amusing as it was, DeGenerously speaking, it did take the glamour of the Oscars down a notch or two.
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Some of this year's most interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award voters hear -- rather than see.
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Hollywood's major studios are  parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films  and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the  contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Technology to preserve digital movies on black and white film and environmentally friendly sound tracks got awards at the Oscars ceremony for scientific achievement on Saturday night, but the favorite technical accomplishment was a juggler performing to Beatles music.
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There&#39;s no official  starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for  the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn&#39;t until February 24. But a  number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so  quietly.
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We've seen plenty of political moments at the Oscars before.  But on Sunday, we could see the most unusual political moment ever.
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Reactions to the announcement of this year's Oscar nominees:
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Music from politically themed films  scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their  moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to  gay marriage.
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Oscar season is only just getting under way, but a presumptive front-runner would have to be Clint EastwoodÂs the World War II epic about the men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy  Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired  sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of  pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.
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LOS ANGELES  - If you wanted to take a few swipes at Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, it wouldn't be that hard.
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A kid nominee and the kid of a nominee nearly stole the show at Sunday's Oscars.
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Films exploring an aviation visionary's flight into fame, a female boxer's long day's journey into night and two buddies bumbling through wine and romance are expected to dominate the Oscar nominations on Tuesday.
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The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy's hallowed hall.
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Two small studios recovering from corporate upheaval shone brightly in the Academy Award nominations on Tuesday.
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A classic Hollywood cliffhanger will conclude Sunday's Academy Awards, and organizers hope the suspense of an up-for-grabs best-picture race will be enough to keep TV audiences tuned in through the finale.
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Its Oscar time folks! It is that time of the year whereby millions of ÂdirectorialÂ hearts broken to make one heart happy.