From streakers to push-ups, Oscar hosts face it all
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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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The glaring problem facing the Oscars is that when you have too many awards shows, one on top of the other, they begin to cancel each other out.
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Behind the scenes in Hollywood days  before the Oscars, the sounds of zipping, ripping, sucking-in  and sighing fill the air as film stars try out gowns before  Sunday's red carpet parade.
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There&#39;s no official  starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for  the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn&#39;t until February 24. But a  number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so  quietly.
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Maybe it was the crippling writers'  strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it  something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where  Oscar organizers are based.
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A kid nominee and the kid of a nominee nearly stole the show at Sunday's Oscars.
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A contingency plan is drawn up for the Oscars ceremony as the writers' strike continues.
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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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Looking at winners of the best-director category at the Academy Awards over the past decade is a study in extremes.
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Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
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Oscar season is only just getting under way, but a presumptive front-runner would have to be Clint EastwoodÂs the World War II epic about the men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima.
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Celebrities who take their charity work seriously are to be recognised.
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Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's  biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the  Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show  that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - The Oscar hopefuls have  begun to march out to a steady drumbeat.
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NEW YORK  - The Academy Awards are not only a big spectacle for the Hollywood crowd, but also for Madison Avenue folks.
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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.