Arkin, Hudson win early awards at "green" Oscars
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Oscar voters proved to be a fickle bunch on Sunday giving early awards both to winners expected, such as supporting actress Jennifer Hudson, and unexpected, like supporting actor Alan Arkin.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - The race for Hollywood's  top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on  Sunday when "The Aviator," "Sideways" and "Million Dollar  Baby," took top Golden Globe Awards.
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It was a memorable but not completely triumphant Oscar night for black actors as Forrest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson won trophies but Eddie Murphy lost in an upset.
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Jennifer Hudson won the supporting-actress Academy Award on Sunday for "Dreamgirls," though her co-star and fellow front-runner Eddie Murphy lost the supporting-actor prize to Alan Arkin of "Little Miss Sunshine."
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Matthew McConaughey and his two-time co-star Kate Hudson are among those set to present trophies at next week's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Sean Penn's wilderness drama "Into the Wild" topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast and best actor for its star Emile Hirsch.
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A list of honors the top movies are winning leading up to the Oscars:
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Joel and Ethan Coen won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday for "No Country for Old Men," giving them the inside track for the same honor at the Academy Awards Â assuming the Oscars go on amid the writers strike.
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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.
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Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson kept her winning streak alive and Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington claimed a best actor prize at the 38th annual NAACP Image Awards Friday. Hudson, a former "American Idol" finalist, received a best supporting actress award for her role in the musical "Dreamgirls," the same category she won at the Oscars on Sunday.
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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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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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Jennifer Hudson won the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday for her role in Dreamgirls.
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Whether it's forsaking a gas guzzling limo in favor of driving a hybrid car to the Oscars, or fitting their homes with solar panels, many celebrities embraced green causes long before they became fashionable.
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The Oscar race appears to be off to a slow start this year as many early hopefuls have met only limited success at film festivals and in wide release, leaving award watchers hoping the best films are yet to come.
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Morgan Freeman and Cate Blanchett  were named best supporting actor and actress at the 11th annual  Screen Actor's Guild awards on Saturday as the battle for Oscar  gold entered its home stretch.
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Some of Hollywood's most famous stars are getting facelifts before the Academy Awards.