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   Oscars Has Never Before Saluted Royals With A Best Picture Win

   1:22 pm 2/21/2011

   • by David Ciminelli

   Throughout its 83 years, the Academy Awards has never honored as best picture a film centering on British royalty, which means chances for "The King's Speech" may be doomed on Sunday.Read more

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   'King's Speech, 'Black Swan' Jump the $100 Mil Mark at Domestic Box Office

   1:08 pm 2/20/2011

   • by Pamela McClintock

   Many of the this year's Oscar nominated specialty films are also are box office hits, partly because of the lack of a commercial studio hit.Read more

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   'King's Speech,' 'Black Swan's' Barbara Hershey Lead Best Cast Wish List

   6:45 pm 2/18/2011

   • by Tim Appelo

   No, there are no Best Casting Oscars. So "General Hospital'" Mark Teschner decided to make some nominations on his own -- Barbara Hershey's casting director, get that speech ready!Read more

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   The Diary of a Madman: Theater Review

   3:59 pm 2/17/2011

   • by David Rooney

   "The King's Speech's" Oscar nominee Geoffrey Rush gives a staggering performance, and when the buffoonery and pretentious airs are erased by the cruel reality of his character's schizophrenia, the actor's powers are fully unleashed.Read more

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   Oscar Insiders: Why the Academy Should Kill the Best Song Category

   3:47 pm 2/17/2011

   • by Tim Appelo

   Some experts are suggesting to replace it with an adapted-music award. The good news is, the Academy will likely be open to new ideas, writes Tim Appelo.Read more

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   Hailee Steinfeld Wins Best Supporting Actress in Gurus o'Gold Poll

   5:19 pm 2/16/2011

   • by Tim Appelo

   Suddenly at the last minute, "True Grit's" teen titan Hailee Steinfeld tops the influential pundits' poll, showing how volatile the supporting actress category is this year.Read more

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   Why 'Anti-Pimp' Helena Bonham Carter Might Steal Melissa Leo's Oscar

   2:11 pm 2/16/2011

   • by Tim Appelo

   Blogger Anne Thompson argues that the "King's Speech" star has already turned in two of the best performances on the campaign trail: at The Hollywood Reporter's actress roundtable and the Oscar nominees' luncheon.Read more

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   Oscar’s Big Lie

   6:00 am 2/15/2011

   • by Stephen Galloway

   THE RACE: How this year’s crop of best picture nominees occasionally bends the truth.Read more

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   Tom Hooper: The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat

   6:15 pm 2/14/2011

   • by Tim Appelo

   Director Tom Hooper's face reveals his triumph over seven BAFTAs for "The King's Speech" -- and also the pain of his loss to David Fincher. So which one will win the best directing Oscar?Read more

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    'Inception' Cinematographer Wally Pfister Wins ASC Film Award

    4:45 pm 2/13/2011

    • by Carolyn Giardina

    Also earning trophies were Stephen Windon for HBO's "The Pacific" and Jonathan Freeman for his work on the network's "Boardwalk Empire."Read more

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