Oscars in bag for Day-Lewis, Christie: critics
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LOS ANGELES  - If the opinions of the nation's critics are anything to go by, Daniel Day-Lewis can pretty much pick up his best actor Oscar right now.
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LOS ANGELES  - 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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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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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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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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"No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" led with eight Academy Awards nominations each Tuesday, among them best picture and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem Â but it remained in doubt whether any stars would cross striking writers' picket lines to attend the ceremony.
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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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With the Academy Awards best-picture category a wide-open affair, Associated Press film writers Christy Lemire and David Germain at least have one thing to disagree about.
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Hollywood had a wide-open horse  race on Tuesday as Oscar nominations pitted two hard-hitting  dramas by veteran directors Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood  against the charm of films about wine drinking, Peter Pan and  Ray Charles.
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The Aviator is tipped by bookmakers as the favourite to win the best film award at this year's Oscars.
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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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As Hollywood closes in on Oscar night with its attendant round of awards galas, politicians are popping up everywhere but the podium.
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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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The Golden Globe nominations, seen as an early steer for the Oscars, are due to be announced in Hollywood.
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Meryl Streep and Judi Dench got nasty. Kate Winslet stripped and Penelope Cruz padded her rear. But it is Helen Mirren and her prim silver curls who looks likely to reign on Oscar night.
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Hollywood actresses may have perfected the pout and the come-hither stare but when it comes to designing or styling the perfect outfit for Oscar night, they should defer to the fashion experts.
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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.