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Oscars 2013: 'Argo' wins best picture
Ben Affleck may have been snubbed for directing it, but "Argo" certainly wasn't slighted at the Academy Awards, winning best picture in Sunday night's ceremony. In beating Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" for the top Oscar honor in the 85th annual ceremony,...Tags: Michelle Obama, Movies, George Clooney, Golden Globe Awards, Argo (movie)
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'Argo' wins best picture at Oscars: 'Pi' tops in total Oscars with four, including directing
VarietyThis time, the "Argo" story in Variety is truly about a big picture. Connecting three decades of history while erasing a quarter-century of Oscar protocol, Ben Affleck's "Argo" survived -- and indeed, thrived -- following its exclusion from the director...Tags: Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Life of Pi (movie), Ernest Borgnine, Frank Pierson, Tommy Lee Jones
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Oscars fete back-to-back moviemaking pics: 'Argo,' 'Artist' both took best picture trophies
VarietyHollywood has now given back-to-back best picture Oscars to movies about its favorite topic: moviemaking. Both "Argo" and "The Artist" highlighted characters who overcome the odds not just wit and verve, but with a script, a crew and a production...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Zero Dark Thirty (movie), George Clooney, The Godfather (movie), Golden Globe Awards
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Two Lamest Movies Take Top Oscar Honors
I know, I know: the Oscars are bullshit, and we hate them. Nevertheless, I can’t help but point out that “Argo” was not even close to the best movie of 2012. At best, it was an entertaining historical romp with some decent humor and an...
Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Django Unchained (movie), Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Life of Pi (movie)
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Looking to go behind the scenes at this year's Academy Awards?
The Baltimore SunWondering what Daniel Day-Lewis will say after he wins the Oscar for "Lincoln" Sunday night? Check here to find out. Anybody can watch the Oscars, but Baltimore Sun readers will have a special in, as I'll be blogging from the pressroom backstage --...Tags: A Thousand Words (movie), F-bomb Dropping, Entertainment Events, Daniel Day-Lewis, Awards and Prizes
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Oscar predictions 2013: Picture and director--the 'Argo' effect
Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp has been sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He's looked at the shorts, the sound categories, the visual crafts...
Tags: Movies, Django Unchained (movie), Les Miserables (musical), Celebrities, Life of Pi (movie)
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Oscars 2013: Follow the Academy Awards live on Twitter
The 85th Academy Awards are hours away, but social media is abuzz with winner projections, potential Oscar snubs and fashion faux pas. For film buffs and casual onlookers following the awards on a second screen, you can get access from the scene on...
Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Kenneth Turan, Les Miserables (musical), Celebrities, Life of Pi (movie)
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Oscars 2013 preview: MacFarlane, 'Argo' hope to steal the show
"Argo" heads into Sunday's Oscars with the wind at its back, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has the most nominations of any film -- a dozen. Will Ben Affleck's 1970s Iran drama make it a sweep, or are there some surprises in order? The suspense isn'...
Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Celebrities, Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lawrence
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Oscar predictions 2013: We call the four acting races
Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. Earlier he looked at the short films, sound categories, visual crafts races,...
Tags: Celebrities, Inglourious Basterds (movie), Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep
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Overlooked screenplays this Oscar season
In 1945 Raymond Chandler wrote a screed against Hollywood, and Hollywood screenwriting, for the Atlantic Monthly. "An industry with such vast resources and such magic techniques should not become dull so soon," said the man who later characterized his...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Movies, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Wreck-It Ralph (movie), The Master (movie)
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The story of the Oscars
While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...
Tags: The Night of the Hunter (movie), Tommy Lee Jones, The Shining (movie), Laurence Olivier, Bette Davis
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