Marty, Jerry bask in Oscar spotlight
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NEW YORK  - An Oscarcast first: the award show host (or in this case hostess) running a vacuum cleaner in the audience. As amusing as it was, DeGenerously speaking, it did take the glamour of the Oscars down a notch or two.
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Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver," finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.
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Martin Scorsese, the creator of  "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver," finally won Oscar recognition  on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al  Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer  Hudson.
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Poised to leave the studio they founded, brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein bathed in the Oscar spotlight again on Tuesday as Miramax drew some of the year's most coveted Academy Award nominations.
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Two small studios recovering from corporate upheaval shone brightly in the Academy Award nominations on Tuesday.
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The longer you wait, the sweeter it is to win. At least that's what veteran performers Rod Stewart and Jerry Lee Lewis were feeling as they celebrated their awards from the Recording Academy.
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LOS ANGELES  - There's no official starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn't until February 24. But a number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so quietly.
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By Joseph Dionisio, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 21--   With albums due from Scarlett Johansson and others, Hollywood's self-indulgence factory is in overdrive. So, as Oscar night nears, we present our nominations for the Crock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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A look back at some of the more memorable elements of Oscar broadcasts past.
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Optimism was in the air among Academy Awards nominees Â both on their films' prospects and the chances that Hollywood's crippling writers strike will end in time for the Oscars show to go on as planned.
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A classic Hollywood cliffhanger will conclude Sunday's Academy Awards, and organizers hope the suspense of an up-for-grabs best-picture race will be enough to keep TV audiences tuned in through the finale.
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Films exploring an aviation visionary's flight into fame, a female boxer's long day's journey into night and two buddies bumbling through wine and romance are expected to dominate the Oscar nominations on Tuesday.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.
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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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Glitter and glamour returned to the forefront as the 79th Academy Awards ceremony got under way.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - If you wanted to take a few swipes at Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, it wouldn't be that hard.