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
At the Governors Ball , the Academy-hosted soiree that immediately follows the Oscars and gives all the winners a place to drink champagne on the (former) Kodak Theatre premises before they hit the Vanity Fair party, there are two kinds of bars. Read full article > >
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At Oscars’ Governors Ball, Meryl Streep gets her name on that Oscar, Billy Crystal holds court and Melissa McCarthy just wants to dance
“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
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.
With the Academy Awards set to take place Sunday, we are rolling out predictions all week long and naming the films, actors, directors and writers most likely to win in eight major categories. This post tackles the lead acting categories. Read full article > >
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Oscar predictions: Could Brad Pitt really win best actor? And will Viola Davis be named best actress?
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
Some are livid about the boys’ presence on the Mount St. Joseph Academy team, saying it deprives local players of court time and is an underhanded tactic to improve the team.
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In Vermont, Bronx Players Help Team, but Stir Outcry
Continuing to assert its award season dominance, “ The Artist ” was nominated for 12 BAFTA Awards today, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards. The silent charmer — winner of the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy — was one of the five British Academy of Film and Television nominees for best film. The others: “The Descendants,” “Drive,” “The Help” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” Stars Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo also were nominated in the lead acting categories, while Michel Hazanavicius was recognized in the directing category alongside Martin Scorsese (“Hugo”), Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive”), Tomas Alfredson (“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”) and Lynne Ramsay (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”). Read full article > >
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BAFTA nominations: ‘The Artist’ leads the field
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
A Lincolnshire street is awarded the title “Britain’s Best Place” by the Academy of Urbanism.
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Steep Hill wins best place award
Veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal will host next year’s Academy Awards after Eddie Murphy’s departure as the programme’s presenter.
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Billy Crystal to host 2012 Oscars
One day after Eddie Murphy stepped aside as host, the Academy named a replacement who has hosted eight previous Oscar shows, moving quickly to fill a crucial role that was vacated this week.
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Media Decoder Blog: Billy Crystal to Host Oscars
Billy Crystal is replacing Eddie Murphy as host of ABC’s Feb 26 Academy Awards broadcast. The eight-time Oscar host was tapped to take over for first-timer Eddie Murphy, by Brian Grazer, the movie mogul who was tapped to produce this year’s Oscarcast , replacing Brett Ratner. Yes, that is, in fact, a double accidental upgrade – in just 24 hours. Way to go motion picture academy! Read full article > >
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Billy Crystal to host Oscars, replace Eddie Murphy
The movie director and TV producer Gil Cates, who gained his greatest renown as self-declared “ringmaster” of the most hyped, exciting, wryly amusing, wincingly crass, maudlin and bloated circus in Hollywood — in other words, the Academy Awards — died Oct. 31 in Los Angeles. He was 77. Mr. Cates collapsed in a parking lot at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was founding dean of the School of Theater, Film and Television. Read full article > >
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Gil Cates, best known for producing Oscars, dies at 77
