Its first chunk of investor funding is almost gone, and DreamWorks, which garnered 10 Oscar nominations this year from two of its films, must find more, or reduce its ambitions.

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Dreamworks Caught in a Real-Life Drama

The most recent Oscar nominations reinforce the fact that many films that garner nominations had a near-miss path to the screen, built on serendipity, determination and, most often, leaps taken.

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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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Actor Gene Hackman was reportedly stable after being hit by a car in Key West, Florida Friday afternoon, TMZ reports. Gossip news site TMZ spoke to Hackman’s representative who said the Oscar-winning actor suffered bumps and bruises after a woman hit the actor while he was riding a bike. Read full article > >

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Gene Hackman stable after being hit by a car

Darth Vader star James Earl Jones is handed an Oscar on the London stage, as he and Oprah Winfrey receive honorary Oscars.

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Actor James Earl Jones, best known as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, has been given an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement.

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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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Brian Grazer will produce next year’s Oscar show, after the sudden departures of the ceremony’s co-producer, Brett Ratner, and its host, Eddie Murphy.

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Oscar Show Scrambling to Replace Eddie Murphy and Producer

Rush Hour director Brett Ratner resigns as a producer of the 2012 Oscar ceremony after using a derogatory term for gay men.

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LOS ANGELES — Taraji Penda Henson, the pride of Southeast D.C., the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated girl from the block gone big-time, is working. She’s trying to keep the sweat from showing. On this evening in late June, the 40-year-old is stepping out of a black SUV on Hollywood Boulevard for the premiere of “ Larry Crowne ,” her latest film. She has only a small part, but Tom Hanks asked her to do it, so now she’s shrink-wrapped into a knee-length tangerine Herve Leroux bandage dress — no bra, no back, plunging neckline. Read full article > >

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The real Taraji Henson

Cliff Robertson, a ruggedly handsome actor who played the young John F. Kennedy as a wartime skipper in “P.T. 109” (1963) and who won an Oscar for his sympathetic portrayal of the mentally disabled title character in “Charly” (1968), died Saturday at a hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y. He had turned 88 on Friday. Read full article > >

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Actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88

Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car Wednesday while jogging in Santa Monica, Cailf, the Associated Press reports. The “ Water for Elephants ” actress was struck by a car traveling at about 20 mph while she jogged in an unmarked crosswalk. The driver, an 84-year-old woman, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The Oscar winner was treated at a local hospital and released. Witherspoon’s rep told People she is “resting comfortably at home.” Read full article > >

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Reese Witherspoon hit by car during jog, not injured seriously

Mazel tov! Actress Natalie Portman gave birth to a baby boy, People magazine reported Tuesday. It’s the first child for the Oscar winner, 30, and her fianc