Acclaimed movies eye Oscar, box office gold
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Tales of tragedy and struggle will vie for Oscar attention on Tuesday as an unusual awards season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers strike heads into its final stretch.
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Gold may be the color of the coveted Oscar award but silver gowns dazzled on the red carpet at the world's leading film awards, while those featuring intricate bodices, beading and master detail earned many a second look from admiring crowds.
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Oscar voters must whittle down 267 films to the final five which will compete for the best picture Academy Award.
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Hollywood award watchers on Monday picked comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and thriller "The Departed" as clear Oscar front-runners, but cautioned several races remained wide open two weeks ahead of the world's top film awards.
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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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Nine movies are in contention for the foreign-language Academy Award.
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Here is a chance to check out where your favourite movies stand in the box-office.
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Will there be a good movie this year? Do we have to wait till November for Hollywood to unveil the niche prestige items that it saves for Oscar consideration?
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With nearly six months until Hollywood's biggest party, everyone already is thinking about the Academy Awards. Not many will admit that the thought of winning an Oscar crosses their mind, though.
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The race for the Oscars is heating up, with Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' and the road movie 'Sideways' dominating Hollywood's awards chatter.
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Hollywood's major studios are  parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films  and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the  contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.
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LOS ANGELES  - There just might be blood. The domestic boxoffice will feature a kind of midwinter mayhem this weekend, as strong holdover films are joined in a competitive fray by four wide-release debutants and Oscar-rejuvenated titles.
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Music from politically themed films scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to gay marriage.
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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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Some of this year's most  interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award  voters hear -- rather than see.
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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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Some surprises among the Oscar nominations Tuesday: