Music from political films win Oscars
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Music from politically themed films  were top Oscar winners on Sunday.
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The two most overtly political movies in competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their message and methods.
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The pushy orchestra music that elbows Oscar winners off the stage has long been a trademark of Academy Awards speeches &#151; and no one has ever used it better than Al Gore.
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"An Inconvenient Truth," the big-screen adaptation of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's slide-show lecture about the perils of global warming, won Academy Awards on Sunday for documentary feature and best song.
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ItÂs not often that the background score of a film makes a lasting impact on music listeners of this country.
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The Dixie Chicks, who stirred up a  hornet's nest with a jibe at President Bush, won all five  Grammys for which they were nominated on Sunday, including the  coveted album of the year.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood," two violent portraits of moral decline, led the Oscar race with eight nominations each
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PASADENA, Calif.  - Two hit films that have been  snubbed this awards season in Hollywood snared top People's  Choice honors on Sunday as anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit  9/11" was named best film and "The Passion of The Christ" best  film drama.
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Some surprises among the Oscar nominations Tuesday:
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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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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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The latest movies to spark political controversy are two animated family films, 'The Incredibles,' and 'Polar Express.'
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Country music outcasts The Dixie  Chicks, who jeopardized their career by criticizing President  Bush, won all five Grammy Awards for which they were nominated  on Sunday, including the coveted album of the year.
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LOS ANGELES  - Seven films with sequences ranging from the spy-on-spy battles in "Casino Royale" to the superhero standoff in "X-Men: The Last Stand" are on the shortlist for Oscar nominations for best visual effects.
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The Oscars are almost as much about momentum as the films themselves. Here's a list of what honors the top movies are winning this awards season:
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LOS ANGELES  - Oscar beckons: The musical "Dreamgirls" is the odds-on favorite to take home best picture honors. Clint Eastwood is again in the driver's seat as a best director nominee for "Flags of Our Fathers."
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LOS ANGELES  Â Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the weekend's awards shows: The town's elite seemed more interested in celebrating, and "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the movie to beat at the Academy Awards.