Oscars boss says show will go on
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Academy Awards president Sid Ganis says there is "no doubt" the Oscars ceremony will take place.
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Despite protestations to the contrary earlier this year, comedian-actor Chris Rock has agreed to host the 77th Academy Awards telecast in February.
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The job of hosting the Academy Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star Ellen DeGeneres.
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With the holidays just one week away, everyone in Hollywood is about to shut down for a fortnight -- everyone in Hollywood, that is, except for those awards season campaigners whose job it is to fret about Oscar nominations, since nominations ballots will be mailed Dec. 27.
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Actor Tom Hanks is keen to see the Oscar ceremony held as usual, and urged studios to return to the negotiating table to end a writers' strike that threatens to disrupt the climax of Hollywood's awards season.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is giving some lucky movie buffs the chance to see their favorite stars up close at the Oscars next year.
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[Hollywood News]: London, Oct 28: Oscars might be months away but the rumour mill has already started rolling. A film about the life of Ray Charles, Ray that is yet to be released, is in news, with the leading man, Jamie Foxx,in race for the Oscars.
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Rada Banjanin plans to stay up late on Sunday, fingers crossed that "Babel" will take the best picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards.
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Actors Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford will be among the stars handing out Oscars, organisers confirm.
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After weeks of relentless Oscar  campaign ads, talk-show interviews and red-carpet events,  members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have  made up their minds. The next step is to count their votes.
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Arts & entertainment: As the 60th Cannes festival draws to a close, who will walk away with the big prize tonight, asks Jason Solomons.
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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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Oscar producers on Wednesday stood by the host of this year's Academy Awards, Chris Rock, despite an interview in which the edgy comedian poked fun at cinema's biggest night.
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Sets are being built. A stretch of Hollywood Boulevard is closed. Rehearsals have begun. With the writers strike finally in the rear-view mirror, round-the-clock preparations are under way for Sunday's Academy Awards.
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The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected Sunday, March 5, as the date for the 78th Academy Awards in 2006, Academy President Frank Pierson announced today.
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Producers say it took three weeks for Chris Rock to agree to host the Oscars next year. Gil Cates says Rock wanted time to think about whether he&#39;d be right for the job -- and if he could fit it into his schedule.
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The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.