Jolie&#39;s &quot;Heart&quot; pumps life into Oscar chatter
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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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Glitter and glamour returned to the forefront as the 79th Academy Awards ceremony got under way.
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When you're an international superstar &#151; when you're Julia Roberts or Tom Cruise, for example &#151; it can be difficult for audiences to accept you in challenging roles, difficult for them to dissociate the persona from the performance. Lately this phenomenon also has been true of Angelina Jolie, with her well-documented adventures in adoption and globe-trotting with Brad Pitt.
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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.
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Helen Mirren became a member of Oscars royalty on Sunday, winning the best actress statuette for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in &quot;The Queen.&quot;
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Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now in Pune to shoot A Mighty Heart.
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Well this explains all those animal noises reportedly emanating   from Angelina Jolie&#039;s African abode last year. Apparently, she was just   getting into character.
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The third annual Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles last weekend offered neophyte outsiders the chance to become Oscar-track insiders.
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This yearâs Academy Award nominations are being announced this morning. The list will be posted here.
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Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the world's top movie awards.
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Variety - (Variety) Whether you're a nominee modeling haute couture, an actor promoting your next film or providing fodder for the tabloids, there's no more white-hot swatch of real estate than the red carpet at the Oscars. At last year's ceremony, clockwise from left: Renee Zellweger makes a characteristic splash prior to accepting her statuette for "Cold Mountain"; Jude Law huddles with "Alfie" co-star Sienna Miller; previous year's actor honoree Adrian Brody basks in the spotlight with Michelle Dupont; lead actress nominee Naomi Watts ("21 Grams") engages in some PDA with date Heath Ledger; "Starsky &amp; Hutch" co-stars Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson tubthump their movie; "Return of the King" star Liv Tyler looks regal; nominee Diane Keaton ("Something's Gotta Give") revives her "Annie Hall" look; Susan Sarandon is resplendent in black; and, bottom row from left to right, Actress winner Charlize Theron ("Monster"), nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes ("Whale Rider") and Scarlett Johansson prove that diamonds are a girl's best friend.
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The Academy Award voting now begins in earnest.
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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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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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Academy Awards contenders demurely say it's nice just to be nominated. In this wide-open Oscar season, just about any nominee could end up winning.
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Behind the scenes in Hollywood days before the Oscars, the sounds of zipping, ripping, sucking-in and sighing fill the air as film stars try out gowns before Sunday's red carpet parade.