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49 songs cleared for contention at 81st Academy Awards
Forty-nine songs will vie for the best original song at the 81st Academy Awards on February 22.The original songs and the film in which they appear are listed belowin alphabetical order by song title:Another Way To Die Quantum Of SolaceBarking At The Moon BoltThe Boys Are Back High School Musical ...
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Hugh Jackman named as host for Academy Awards show
Hugh Jackman will host the 81st Academy Awards on February 22 in what will be the Australian entertainer's first time in the role.'Hugh Jackman is a consummate entertainer and an internationally renowned movie star,' Oscar telecast producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon in a joint statement. 'He also ...
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Academy names 15 films in running for visual effects Oscar
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced the 15 films selected as semi-finalists for the visual effects Oscar that will be handed out at the 81st Academy Awards on February 22.The films in alphabetical order are: Australia, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Cloverfield, The Curious Case ...
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Jerry Lewis to receive Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Jerry Lewis will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 81st Academy Awards on February 22.The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is given to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.'Jerry is a legendary comedian who has not only brought laughter ...
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Awards countdown foreign-language films - Strong language
In June this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) announced it would be making yet another tweak to its foreign-language film category.In 2007 the process underwent a major revamp, seeing a shortlist of nine films drawn up by the foreign-language committee at large and then the ...
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Awards countdown crafts - The art of the crafts
CinematographyWally PfisterDirector of photography, The Dark KnightDoP Wally Pfister calls The Dark Knight the 'artistic and technical' highlight of his career. He started discussing the look for the film with longtime collaborators director Christopher Nolan and production designer Nathan Crowley when it was still at script stage.'With Batman Begins, the ...
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Awards Countdown focus: Contenders yet to show hand
By mid-November last year, the majority of awards contenders were already in the public domain. Only a handful of stragglers - There Will Be Blood, Sweeney Todd, The Great Debaters, Charlie Wilson's War, The Bucket List - remained to be seen by press and Oscar commentators. As it turned out, ...
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Awards Countdown: Animation Oscar preview
Fourteen feature films were announced for the shortlist for this year's animated feature Oscar in early November. The range was wide. Of course there was the latest Pixar extravaganza, Wall-E, and the two annual DreamWorks Animation films Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Blue Sky Studios' early-year hit ...
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Morris, Marsh, Herzog down to shortlist for documentary Oscar
The Academy has unveiled the shortlist of 15 documentaries that will advance to the next stage in 81st Academy Awards.The 15 films are:At the Death House DoorThe Betrayal (Nerakhoon)Blessed Is The Match: The Life And Death Of Hannah SeneshEncounters At The End Of The WorldFuelThe GardenGlass: A Portrait Of Philip ...
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Wall-E, Panda, Bashir among 14 films on animated feature Oscar shortlist
Fourteen features will vie for the animated feature Oscar when the 81st Academy Awards are announced on February 22.The contenders are Bolt, Delgo, Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!, Dragon Hunters, Fly Me To The Moon, Igor, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $9.99, The Sky Crawlers, Sword Of ...
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Bleiberg to self-distribute Adam for Oscar qualifying run
Bleiberg Entertainment will self-distribute the Holocaust drama Adam Resurrected in New York and Los Angeles for an Academy Awards qualifying run in December.Adam Resurrected premiered at Telluride and Toronto recently and will screen at the AFI FEST 2008 on November 8 and 9.Jeff Goldblum stars as a survivor who ends ...
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67 countries submit titles for foreign language film Oscar
A record 67 countries, including first-time entrant Jordan have submitted films for consideration in the foreign language film category for the 81st Academy Awards.Nominations will be announced on January 22, 2009 and the Oscar will be presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Centre.Click ...
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Eight films shortlisted for documentary short subject Oscar
Eight films have been shortlisted for the documentary short subject Oscar by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Three to five will make the final nominations shortlist announced on Jan 22 next year.Voters from the Academy's documentary branch viewed this year's 31 eligible contenders and submitted their ballots ...
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Martinsons' Loss selected as Lithuania's Oscar submission
Maris Martinsons' debut feature Loss from ART&A Film Production has been selected as Lithuania's foreign language Oscar submission.Loss intertwines the stores of six people whose destinies overlap after a tragic accident that occurred more than 20 years earlier.Martinsons co-wrote the screenplay with Raimondas Paskevicius and produced with Linda Krukle and ...