Mr. Sherman and his brother, Richard M. Sherman, wrote the scores for “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and won two Academy Awards for their music.

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Robert B. Sherman, Songwriter for Disney, Dies at 86

Can we all just agree that Jimmy Kimmel should host next year’s Academy Awards ? Here’s his movie homage intro to his annual post-Oscar show, which was much more fun than the one that kicked off the actual Oscars , hosted by Billy Crystal . Read full article > >

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Should Jimmy Kimmel be next year’s Oscar host? (Video)

“The Artist” won best picture at the Academy Awards, with Jean Dujardin winning best actor for that film and Meryl Streep taking best actress for “The Iron Lady.”

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‘The Artist’ Wins Best Film at the Academy Awards

This year’s Academy Awards ceremony was out with the new, back with the old, and not just because “The Artist,” a largely silent film set in 1920s Hollywood, won so many awards.

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The TV Watch: Billy Crystal’s Shtick, and the Academy, Need Freshening

Apparently much of Hollywood didn’t get the memo about the fit and the details when it comes to men’s evening wear.

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On the Runway Blog: Oscars Tuxedo Report Card

Presents too much when presenting at Academy Awards.

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J.Lo Has Wardrobe Malfunction

Hollywood stars are arriving on the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, with silent French film The Artist favourite to take best picture.

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Uplifting, undeserving films get Oscars as routinely as “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is ranked No. 1 on lists of great Washington movies. Forget uplift. Forget Jimmy Stewart’s tears. The capital is crazier and more complicated than that, and its infinite variety has been celebrated in large and small ways onscreen since the 1940s. How to recognize this on Oscar Sunday? Ladies and gentlemen, the home-rule version of the Academy Awards. Read full article > >

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And the Washington Oscar goes to . . .

The actor discussed re-enacting a period he lived through and other joys of playing Smiley in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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The Carpetbagger: A Word With … Gary Oldman

The actor discussed re-enacting a period he lived through and other joys of playing Smiley in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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The Carpetbagger: A Word With … Gary Oldman

Uggie, the Jack Russell star of The Artist, will not make an appearance at the Academy Awards next week, the film’s US distributor announces.

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No Oscar cameo for Artist’s Uggie

Think you have what it takes to dress Hollywood’s brightest stars for the red carpet ? Show off your fashion sense (and your celebrity smarts) by creating a complete look for one of your favorite nominees or guests who will appear on the 2012 Academy Awards red carpet. Read full article > >

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A chaotic Oscar season found a bit order on Tuesday, as “The Artist” and “Hugo” joined “The Descendants” and “Midnight in Paris” in scoring an array of major nominations, including those for best picture and best director.

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The Carpetbagger: Nine Films Vie for Best Picture

The rule would require a movie review from The New York Times or The Los Angeles Times to qualify a documentary feature for the Academy Awards, according to a draft of the rule.

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Documentary Filmmakers Alarmed by Proposed Oscar Rule

Carey Mulligan explains why being naked on camera felt liberating in “Shame.”

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Carpetbagger Blog: Transforming a Body – and a Performance