Less Preening, More Fun and a Touch of Dignity at Awards Show
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.
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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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Once an evening of backslapping and merrymaking within the narrow confines of Hollywood, the Academy Awards this time look like a United Nations exercise in diversity.
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Fox&#39;s Emmy telecast  proved that you don&#39;t need to have a comedian serving as host.  You can sneak jokes into presenter speeches. You can have  &quot;Family Guy&#39;s&quot; Brian and Stewie hurl clever insults. You can  use taped pieces and a rant from Lewis Black. You can do all  that and put together an acceptable though unspectacular show.
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The producer of the Oscars said Monday he was not concerned by comments from comedian and first-time host Chris Rock that belittled the event.
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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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Find a Los An geles-area au ditorium big enough to accommo date a red carpet, an orchestra and Holly wood-size egos. Hang around long enough, and an awards show is cer tain to break out around you.
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Normally a small cousin to the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards could end up being the biggest party of Hollywood's film-honors season this time.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - A low-key atmosphere enveloped the Golden Globes on Sunday in place of the usual red-carpet chaos as sponsors of the widely watched Hollywood awards headed to a news conference to announce winners.
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Stars come down with style at the MTV awards.
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Daytime talk show host Ellen  DeGeneres drew a million more U.S. TV viewers to the Oscars  than last year's telecast, but some critics found her  easy-going style too low key for Hollywood's biggest night.
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At the Country Music Awards, the awards presentations are minimized, to make room for performances by old favorites and new ones.
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Can they really call it an awards show if most of the winners don't turn up?
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TLCâs mission â to make a modeling show with solemnity â seems worthy. But in comparison, Tyra Banksâs version is ultimately gentler and more fun.
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When the Writers Guild of America held its awards ceremony Saturday night, it felt more like a victory celebration. So after the long, the writers won, right?
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Ellen DeGeneres kicked off the 79th annual Academy Awards with a low-key, low-risk monologue that set a warm tone for the evening.
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When a big awards show goes starless, the result is something more dire than bad TV, writes Richard Corliss