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	<title>RopeofSilicon.com Movie News, Trailers, Reviews and More &#187; Oscar News</title>
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		<title>Award Season Briefs: Oscar Goes MTV VMA Route and Globes Nominate Five Animated Films</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really liked last year&#039;s Oscars. I liked the way the awards were presented and just the overall feel of the show. So, when I hear the Oscar show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman have brought in Hamish Hamilton to direct the 82nd Academy Awards I get a little wary. Why? Because this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Set to Co-Host the Oscars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin


After a report from Nikki Finke earlier this morning saying Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. declined the duty of co-hosting the 2010 Oscars, the Academy made an official announcement this afternoon that It’s Complicated co-stars Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have agreed to host the show.

Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=17875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives &#034;who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures&#034; read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn&#039;t necessarily expect that to happen as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academy Still Misses the Point As They Cut Honorary Awards from the Oscars Telecast</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/academy-still-misses-the-point-as-they-cut-honorary-awards-from-the-oscars-telecast</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=17783</guid>
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&#034;For some years now, the Board has struggled to balance the desire to truly honor worthy individuals with the time limitations that the Oscar® telecast imposes on these honors,&#034; said Academy President Sid Ganis. &#034;By creating a separate event for recognizing these outstanding people in the movie industry, we&#039;re insuring that each honoree will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Opens Door for Possibility of No Original Song Category</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=17743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced yet another Oscar rule shake up in their latest press release announcing a significant change in the Music – Original Song category, which says if no song achieves a minimum average score of 8.25 in the nominations voting, there will be no original song nominees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2010 Oscar Best Picture Race&#8230; What are We In For?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
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As I sit down to ponder yesterday&#039;s news announcing the Oscars have increased the number of Best Picture nominees from five to ten beginning with the 2010 Oscars I have Michael Mann&#039;s Last of the Mohicans playing in the background. It wasn&#039;t one of the five films nominated for Best Picture at the 1993 Oscars, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: Oscar&#039;s Best Picture Nominees Will Expand to Ten</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/breaking-oscars-best-picture-nominees-will-expand-to-ten</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/breaking-oscars-best-picture-nominees-will-expand-to-ten#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=17642</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced in a small blurb the Oscars this year will be bumping their Best Picture nominees from five to ten beginning with the upcoming 2010 Oscars President Sid Ganis announced today at a press conference in Beverly Hills.

&#034;After more than six decades, the Academy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come Get Your 2010 American Award Show Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/come-get-your-2010-american-award-show-schedule</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golden Globe Award News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=15242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today came the final piece of the American award show puzzle as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed it will be holding the 2010 Golden Globe Awards on January 17, 2010 from 5-8 PM (PST) and 8-11 PM (EST) live from The Beverly Hilton on NBC. Yup, you read that correctly, they will be live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Oscars Set for Later Date</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/2010-oscars-set-for-later-date</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/2010-oscars-set-for-later-date#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=14891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several people have been emailing me regarding the date for the 2010 Oscars and until now I didn&#039;t have an answer for them. Academy President Sid Ganis announced today the 2010 Oscars would be held a little later next year on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood &#038; Highland Center® in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Oscars 2009 Movie Montage Video</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-oscars-2009-movie-montage-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-oscars-2009-movie-montage-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of last night&#039;s Oscars a three-minute montage of films coming up in 2009 was played which basically boiled down to images accompanied by music offering very little in the way of actual spoilery content, but it is enough for fans to catch some early glimpses of some hotly anticipated films.

The films included [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete List of 2009 Oscar Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/complete-list-of-2009-oscar-winners</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

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Photo: AMPAS


There are several places you can get the 2009 Oscar winners on RopeofSilicon including my live blog and our official Oscar history pages, but if you weren&#039;t able to find your way to those pages here are the winners once again along with win tallies at the bottom.
Best motion picture of the year

Slumdog Millionaire

Performance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our 2009 Oscar Gallery is Open!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/our-2009-oscar-gallery-is-open</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pictures from the Oscars]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oscar night is about winners and, of course, the pictures that come as a result. I have just updated our 2009 Oscar gallery with 51 images from the red carpet and will have pictures from the show later tonight and into tomorrow. For now click here or on the pic of Kate Winslet below to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Blog: 2009 Oscar Winners and Commentary</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/live-blog-2009-oscar-winners-and-commentary</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Live Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13691</guid>
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Photo: AMPAS


Here we are&#8230; the big night&#8230; the night I have been flapping my gums about since September 2008 when I launched The Contenders. You have either followed me along the way adding your thoughts and ideas to the prediction process or are brand new. Either way, welcome to a night of live blogging and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Oscar Surprise Could Happen Very Early</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/an-oscar-surprise-could-happen-very-early</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/an-oscar-surprise-could-happen-very-early#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A site going by the name of Cinemascopian is claiming to have the schedule for the 2009 Oscar presentation and it is certainly different from last year&#039;s ceremony. If this is in fact the correct schedule the one major toss-up acting award would be announced as the first.

Best Supporting Actress is a category with Penelope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rehearsal Footage of Hugh Jackman Prepping for the Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/rehearsal-footage-of-hugh-jackman-prepping-for-the-oscars</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/rehearsal-footage-of-hugh-jackman-prepping-for-the-oscars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently read somewhere Hugh Jackman has reached out to Ricky Gervais for a few choice jokes during this Sunday&#039;s Oscars telecast and as we already know he is participating in a musical number with his Australia helmer Baz Luhrmann as his guide and now a new two minute video feature of Jackman rehearsing for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Spoilers: Best Picture Edition!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/movie-spoilers-best-picture-edition</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/movie-spoilers-best-picture-edition#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fan Made Features]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen every single Oscar Best Picture winner? If not maybe the video below isn&#039;t for you as all 80 years of Oscar glory are spoiled by The Fine Bros. in a matter of 4:42. The Departed (who died?), Return of the King (Hobbit sex?), A Beautiful Mind (Russell Crowe&#039;s an alien?), Titanic (the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;High School Musical&#039; Duo and Others Favored at the Oscars Over Nominees</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/high-school-musical-duo-and-others-favored-at-the-oscars-over-nominees</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Seyfried]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baz Luhrmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beyoncé Knowles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vanessa Anne Hudgens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zac Efron]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With word the three Oscar nominated songs would be getting 90 seconds each in a collective montage Peter Gabriel, nominated for his song &#034;Down to Earth&#034; from WALL&#8226;E, backed out of the show saying, &#034;I don&#039;t feel that is sufficient time to do the song justice.&#034; The fact the nominated songs were going to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscars Turn the Corner: Rob Pattinson Confirmed as a Presenter</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscars-turn-the-corner-rob-pattinson-confirmed-as-a-presenter</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscars-turn-the-corner-rob-pattinson-confirmed-as-a-presenter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gregory Ellwood at HitFix is reporting that the Twilight star Robert Pattinson will be presenting at the 2009 Oscar awards this Sunday, February 22.

The fact this news &#034;leaked&#034; online is not at all surprising as news of a new Judd Apatow short, exclusive new footage from such Warner Bros. films as Harry Potter and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Watched the 2009 Oscars Trailer?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/have-you-watched-the-2009-oscars-trailer</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/have-you-watched-the-2009-oscars-trailer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=13386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have no idea what to expect from this year&#039;s 2009 Oscars telecast; so little has been revealed and what has been talked about doesn&#039;t make me think we are in for anything all that great, but one thing is for certain, the Academy is really trying to get our attention.

I have just uploaded the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jai Ho! Peter Gabriel Pulls Out of Performing at 2009 Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/jai-ho-peter-gabriel-pulls-out-of-performing-at-2009-oscars</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/jai-ho-peter-gabriel-pulls-out-of-performing-at-2009-oscars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WALL-E]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nikki Finke is reporting Peter Gabriel has written a letter to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences saying he will not be performing at this year&#039;s Oscars. Gabriel was set to perform his Oscar nominated tune &#034;Down to Earth&#034; from WALL&#8226;E, but apparently believes the nominated songs, and their writers and performers, aren&#039;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Glimpse at Oscar Voting Thanks to the WSJ</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/another-glimpse-at-oscar-voting-thanks-to-the-wsj</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/another-glimpse-at-oscar-voting-thanks-to-the-wsj#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the announcement of the 2009 Oscar nominees I posted an article talking about Oscar voting and the peculiarities involved with the &#034;preferential tabulation process&#034; or &#034;instant runoff&#034; as it is referred to by Carl Bialik at the Wall Street Journal as he adds his displeasure with the current voting system used by the Academy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baz, Judd and Bennett Bringing Original Shorts to the 2009 Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/baz-judd-and-bennett-bringing-original-shorts-to-the-2009-oscars</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/baz-judd-and-bennett-bringing-original-shorts-to-the-2009-oscars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baz Luhrmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bennett Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judd Apatow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Arts and Sciences is keeping tight wraps on this year&#039;s Oscars presentation in hopes of stirring the pot and from my estimation it&#039;s working as the latest news from the Associated Press has announced that Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) has created a short film for the show which will debut on stage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sid Ganis is Possibly Promising Too Much for 2009 Oscar Telecast</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/sid-ganis-is-possible-promising-too-much-for-2009-oscar-telecast</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/sid-ganis-is-possible-promising-too-much-for-2009-oscar-telecast#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Nearly one hundred and twenty Oscar® nominees gathered at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, Monday, February 2, 2009 for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#039; Oscar® Nominees Luncheon.
Photo: Greg Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.


On January 14 we found out the Academy is not going the traditional route and will not announce the Oscar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ledger&#039;s Family Will Accept His Oscar Should He Win</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/ledgers-family-will-accept-his-oscar-should-he-win</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/ledgers-family-will-accept-his-oscar-should-he-win#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heath Ledger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Photo: Warner Bros.


The Envelope just posted a new video conversation of a select group of Oscar pundits talking about Heath Ledger and how he is a lock to win Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars. Inside of hit HitFix.com&#039;s Greg Ellwood wonders who will be picking up Ledger&#039;s Oscar now that Christopher Nolan hasn&#039;t been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Guide to TCM&#039;s 31 Days of Oscar Begins Here</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-ultimate-guide-to-tcms-31-days-of-oscar-begins-here</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-ultimate-guide-to-tcms-31-days-of-oscar-begins-here#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Idiot Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From this Sunday, February 1 through Tuesday, March 3 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) begins their annual 31 Days of Oscar, which brings you night after night of Oscar winning and nominated films uncut and commercial free on TCM and I have put together for you a mini guide for films to look for each day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should the Oscars Nominate Certain Films to Obtain Better TV Ratings?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/should-the-oscars-nominate-certain-films-to-obtain-better-tv-ratings</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/should-the-oscars-nominate-certain-films-to-obtain-better-tv-ratings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I have seen people saying how they won&#039;t be watching the Oscars now that The Dark Knight wasn&#039;t nominated for Best Picture. The poster to the right is a mock-up of the official 81st Academy Awards poster made by someone that obviously believes people will not be tuning in now that a sympathetic Nazi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academy Offers Up More than One Chance for a Posthumous Oscar Win</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/academy-offers-up-more-than-one-chance-for-a-posthumous-oscar-win</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/academy-offers-up-more-than-one-chance-for-a-posthumous-oscar-win#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Minghella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney Pollack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I doubt many of you cared or even thought twice of it when during  the 2009 Oscar nominations Forrest Whitaker announced The Reader as a Best Picture nominee and when it came time to announce the producers he said, &#034;Nominees to be announced.&#034; The reason this happened is because the Academy has one hell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winslet Oscar Query Solved and &#039;The Dark Knight&#039; Probably Wasn&#039;t Snubbed</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/winslet-oscar-query-solved-and-the-dark-knight-probably-wasnt-snubbed</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/winslet-oscar-query-solved-and-the-dark-knight-probably-wasnt-snubbed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show Nominees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Photo: The Weinstein Co.


Yesterday I posted an article eternally confused over how Kate Winslet could somehow earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in The Reader and not Revolutionary Road. I looked into the Academy&#039;s rules, discussed the politics of it all and made assumptions here and there. The one thing I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Winslet&#039;s Best Actress Nom for &#039;The Reader&#039; Sure is Fishy</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/kate-winslets-best-actress-nom-for-the-reader-sure-is-fishy</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/kate-winslets-best-actress-nom-for-the-reader-sure-is-fishy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

The Reader For Your Consideration ad from &#034;Variety&#034; magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Awards Daily


UPDATE: You are going to want to read my latest article either before, after or instead of reading this editorial as I detail the way Oscar votes are counted and it is not as I assumed in this piece. Click here for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete List of 2009 Oscar Nominees</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/complete-list-of-2009-oscar-nominees</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/complete-list-of-2009-oscar-nominees#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show Nominees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>

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Photo: AMPAS


NOTE: Vote and weigh in with your opinion of the Oscar nominees right here!

This morning Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar® winner Forest Whitaker announced the nominees for the 2009 Oscars.
Best motion picture of the year

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Performance by an actor in a [...]]]></description>
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