Oscars have Olympic tussle over dates
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Oscar is on the move again, as it emerged yesterday that a potential scheduling clash with the 2006 Winter Olympics has prompted Academy Award organisers to move that year&#39;s ceremony back to the traditional March slot.
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Olympic medalists will take another bow and several hopefuls for the 2008 Beijing Games will take out some frustrations for the next five days at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Indianapolis.
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Rows over judges' decisions are overshadowing Olympic achievements, says BBC News Online's Matthew Davis.
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Maybe it was the crippling writers' strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where Oscar organizers are based.
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As Hollywood closes in on Oscar night with its attendant round of awards galas, politicians are popping up everywhere but the podium.
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Arts & entertainment: The Oscars' most famous post-awards party will not go ahead this year in support of ongoing writers' strike
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When I compare the current attack of the Olympics with the original Games in ancient Greece, a theme emerges. Back then, athletes were occasionally disemboweled and those who stepped over the line were flogged.
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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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Fans and athletes give Olympic judges low marks.
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Maybe it was the crippling writers'  strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it  something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where  Oscar organizers are based.
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Judges were in the firing line at the  Athens Games Tuesday after angry gymnastics fans mutinied and  Russia drafted a fierce protest to Olympics bosses.
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Two officials differ on the future of a storied outdoor race.
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The Evening Standard reports that London will use television coverage from Mondayâs parade of Olympians to convince Olympic leaders of Britainâs enthusiasm to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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Organizers on Thursday unveiled  details of this year's Academy Awards, including  Oscar-presenting roles for stars such as Tom Hanks and Nicole  Kidman whose presence was in doubt due to the Hollywood writers  strike.
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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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Some of this year's most  interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award  voters hear -- rather than see.
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US Olympic chiefs reacted furiously Friday to a suggestion gold medallist Paul Hamm should give his medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by world gymnastics officials.