Comic Chris Rock to Host Academy Awards
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Sharp-tongued comedian Chris Rock  has been chosen to host the 77th annual Academy Awards, the  film industry's highest honors, next February, the producer of  the show said on Thursday as he reached out to a younger  generation of comedians.
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Comedian Jon Stewart will host the  Academy Awards next February, the New York Times reported on  its Web site on Tuesday.
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Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates arrives for the 75th annual Academy Awards in this Sunday, March 23, 2003 file photo in Los Angeles.
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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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US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year's Academy Awards, it is announced.
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LOS ANGELES  - Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio might as well enjoy the dual nominations they each received Thursday from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. while they can. Because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' rule book -- as well as practical realities -- are going to prevent a repeat performance when the Oscar nominations are announced January 23.
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Academy Award winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken will add another trophy to their collection Â a Hasty Pudding award.
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After two years of ceremonies emceed by anti-establishment provocateurs, the Oscars on Sunday turn to a kinder, gentler comic and TV talk show host with a flair for putting those around her at ease.
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The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be confirmed in Los Angeles later.
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The Oscar nominee talks about his movies, his favorite Boston insults and his own new entourage
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Hilary Swank are  due to attend this year's Oscar nominees luncheon in Los Angeles.
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The Academy Awards havenât exactly turned into a yearly show with Jon Stewart, but he will get another shot at the Oscar podium.
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Actor Rainn Wilson, who  plays tyrannical salesman Dwight Schrute in "The Office," will  host the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's version of the  Oscars, on February 23.
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Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will receive the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Stockholm International Film Festival.
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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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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to move the Academy Awards from February back to March in 2006, the academy announced Thursday.
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Tom Cruise is honoured by the American Film Institute at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Plus other entertainment news in brief.