Oscar organizers expect big party
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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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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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With the threat  of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on  Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming  telecast.
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With the Oscars days away,  Hollywood is primping for its annual red-carpet fashion parade  where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected  to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors.
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Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the world's top movie awards.
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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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Gwyneth Paltrow joins the growing list of stars lining up to present a coveted Academy Award.
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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/NEW YORK  - With the threat of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming telecast.
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The 31st annual Toronto Film festival  will attract more star power than usual this year with Brad  Pitt, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon and Sean  Penn among the Oscar winners and Hollywood heavyweights  expected to attend.
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Rada Banjanin plans to stay up late on Sunday, fingers crossed that "Babel" will take the best picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards.
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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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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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With the Oscars days away, Hollywood is primping for its annual red carpet fashion parade where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors.
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Director Sidney Lumet can't head to the West Coast until four days before the Feb. 27 Academy Awards ceremony where he will receive an honorary Oscar, because of post-production deadlines on his latest feature, "Find Me Guilty." So the Academy will throw him a "Congratulations, Sidney" party here at the Plaza Athenee on Feb. 23.
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Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.