THR's Ultimate Insider's Guide to the Oscars

These stories first appeared in the March 1 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

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Contenders past and present -- Spielberg with Benh Zeitlin, Marlee Matlin with Quvenzhane Wallis -- swap tales about their biggest awards night fears (giving birth onstage!) to how winning changed their lives. Read more here. 

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Actress Eileen Bowman breaks her silence on the surreal tale of how she became part of Oscars infamy. Read more here.

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One director shares his choices, calling "Argo" a "whole lot of nothing," saying "Django Unchained" is "Tarantino masturbating" and passing on "Amour" because "there's only so much diaper-changing I can tolerate." Read more here.

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Rachael MacFarlane says this is the gig her brother was born to do. Read more here.

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Hugh Jackman returns to "X-Men" and Bradley Cooper reunites with David O. Russsell. Read more here

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David O. Russell heads to the 1970s, Ang Lee wants Angelina Jolie in "Cleopatra" -- and Steven Spielberg's still undecided. Read more here.

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