Less Preening, More Fun and a Touch of Dignity at Awards Show
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.
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MTV&#39;s Video Music Awards Sunday night had a glut of glitz, endless celebrity cameos and a non-partisan stance in favor of voting.
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Celebs? Check. Trophies? Check. Glamour? Suspense? Spirited acceptance speeches? All that too.
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Daytime talk show host Ellen  DeGeneres drew a million more U.S. TV viewers to the Oscars  than last year's telecast, but some critics found her  easy-going style too low key for Hollywood's biggest night.
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Ellen DeGeneres can probably put anyone at ease. Even nominees for the biggest awards in show business.
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Welcome to the third annual Pogie awards presentation. Formal attire is not required, but some measure of product improvement is.
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Some of Hollywood's most famous stars are getting facelifts before the Academy Awards.
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The celebrity lure of the MTV awards was called a contributing factor to one event not being as flashy as promised.
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This crowning of the successor is ideal as it lets its audience transition smoothly from one host to another, and avoids a sensationalised battle for the position.
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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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Daytime talk show host Ellen  DeGeneres drew a million more U.S. TV viewers to the Oscars  than last year's telecast, but some critics found her  easy-going style too low-key for Hollywood's biggest night.
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Ellen DeGeneres kicked off the 79th annual Academy Awards with a low-key, low-risk monologue that set a warm tone for the evening.
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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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Once an evening of backslapping and merrymaking within the narrow confines of Hollywood, the Academy Awards this time look like a United Nations exercise in diversity.
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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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The 58th Annual Emmy Awards marked a very good night for   counterterrorism agents on a tight schedule, virginal British monarchs   and slackers with bad karma. Freakishly attractive medical types, on the   other hand, did not fare as well.
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The Oscars are over. It's time to pick up the red carpet and move on to the Sammies.