Academy Awards attracting big star power
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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.
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Although the writers strike has created a swirl of uncertainty, Hollywood's awards season will be business as usual Wednesday, when the academy mails Oscar nomination ballots to its 5,829 voting members.
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The film enlists a rare concentration of star power - George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Matt Damon - but director Steven Soderbergh is unable to elevate it beyond novelty status.
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Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil.
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Hollywood's major studios are  parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films  and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the  contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.
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More than 5,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will soon get their official ballots for the 79th Academy Awards.
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Tales of tragedy and struggle will vie for Oscar attention on Tuesday as an unusual awards season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers strike heads into its final stretch.
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Organizers on Thursday unveiled  details of this year's Academy Awards, including  Oscar-presenting roles for stars such as Tom Hanks and Nicole  Kidman whose presence was in doubt due to the Hollywood writers  strike.
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Star power makes a welcome return  on Sunday as the Screen Actors Guild hands out its annual  awards in the glitziest ceremony of a season clouded by a  bitter industry strike.
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Organizers on Thursday unveiled details of this year's Academy Awards, including Oscar-presenting roles for stars such as Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman whose presence was in doubt due to the Hollywood writers strike.
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The race for the Oscars is heating up, with Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' and the road movie 'Sideways' dominating Hollywood's awards chatter.
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The first Oscar nomination for a South African film will boost the burgeoning industry and grab the attention of Hollywood, the film's director said on Tuesday.
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A forest of golden lions line the red carpet leading to the Cinema Palace at the Venice Film Festival. Picture:Reuters. The Venice Film Festival amps up the star power, reports Stephanie Bunbury.
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Some of Hollywood's most famous stars are getting facelifts before the Academy Awards.
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Almost 40 million viewers saw the Academy Awards live on TV in the US, up a million on 2005, estimates suggest.
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The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, are the most prominent and most watched award show. The number of viewers may even increase this year because instead of "thank you" speeches, this year's winners are encouraged to use "thank you" cams.  Th...
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Gwyneth Paltrow joins the growing list of stars lining up to present a coveted Academy Award.