Early Oscar boosts given to Eastwood
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The Oscar race of 2007 has begun with a pair of grim films capturing attention over more widely-hyped movies, indicating to awards watchers that the race for Hollywood's most prestigious awards is wide open.
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On the face of it,  Hollywood is getting more mature. This year's Academy Awards  race for best actress includes three performers -- Helen  Mirren, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep -- at the top of their  game. Refusing to rest on his laurels, Peter O'Toole is back  with "Venus," which brought him his eighth best actor  nomination. And at 76, Clint Eastwood directed not one but two  of the best-received films of 2006.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts  and Sciences kicked off its run up to the Oscars, the U.S. film  industry's top awards, by honoring six fledgling screenwriters  Thursday night with its annual Nicholl Fellowship and a check  for $30,000.
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Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood received a special honor from the Motion Picture &amp; Television Fund for his contributions to the Western genre.
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LOS ANGELES  - Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio might as well enjoy the dual nominations they each received Thursday from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. while they can.
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The Golden Globe nominations, seen as an early steer for the Oscars, are due to be announced in Hollywood.
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Hollywood's Oscar race for best film appears to be wide open heading into its final month with several award watchers on Tuesday giving comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" a slight edge over "The Departed" and "Babel."
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If one Clint Eastwood picture does not capture audiences' fancy, another one is never far behind.
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Eastwood has been presented with the prestigious Legion d'honneur, the highest civilian distinction in France, at a special ceremony in Paris.Comment
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Modest wine country comedy  "Sideways" staged a surprise knockout over favorites "Million  Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" by winning the top prize for  best ensemble acting at the Screen Actors Guild awards on  Saturday, an important pre-Oscar test.
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Director Clint Eastwood is to be awarded France's highest civilian distinction, the Legion of Honour.
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Kate Winslet will be competing with  herself at Britain's film awards next month, winning two  nominations for best actress, but Martin Scorsese's "The  Aviator" led the way with 14 nods in a pre-Oscar boost.
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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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LOS ANGELES  - Academy members' eagerly  awaited choices for best picture suggest a tight Oscar race  rivaling the suspense of the 1999 derby, when "Shakespeare in  Love" enjoyed a shock triumph over "Saving Private Ryan."
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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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Music from politically themed films  were top Oscar winners on Sunday.
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The first Oscar nomination for a  South African film will boost the burgeoning industry and grab  the attention of Hollywood, the film's director said on  Tuesday.