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‘King’s Speech’ actor Colin Firth was awarded an honour by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, joining more than 900 people from all walks of...

LOS ANGELES - Critics skewered James Franco for a poor job co-hosting the Oscars with some saying he looked stoned onstage, but on Thursday, the actor said it was likely low energy, not dope, that was to blame. Franco, who hosted the world's top film awards in February alongside actress Anne Hathaway, told David Letterman on his talk show that he had thought about his poor reviews and speculation he was under the influence of marijuana and he thought he knew why. "I love her, but Anne

Oscar winner Colin Firth and his wife Livia wore environment-friendly outfits at the Academy Awards Sunday in a bid to raise awareness of recycled clothing. The star's partner founded boutique and she donned a paneled gown recycled from old dresses for the red carpet.
"It defies what you normally see on the red carpet. It's really beautiful - it's pretty but also has a message," said Livia. And Livia convinced her husband to wear an equally environmentally-friendly outfit - Firth

LOS ANGELES - When the producers of the Academy Awards settled on the idea of staging the Oscars as a visual journey through movie history, they decided the hosts should be young, energetic actors who could pull it off. Come February 27, viewers will see James Franco, 32, and Anne Hathaway, 28, travel back in time in an ambitious opening montage and become immersed in a digitally-enhanced "virtual" set.
Ricky gervais made some enemies at the golden globes. at the 2005 oscars,

LOS ANGELES - When the final envelope is opened at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, will 'The King's Speech's' coronation be inevitable? It's looking that way. In the wake of two winning weekends in which the Weinstein Co. release took top honors from the Producers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America and then topped it with the Screen Actors Guild Award for best film ensemble, 'The King's Speech' could say it has history on its side - in more ways than one.
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RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian garbage worker may be sharing the Oscar stage with the likes of Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp next month after his starring role in a documentary on the transformative power of art. In Oscar-nominated 'Waste Land,' Sebastiao Carlos dos Santos and a group of other workers at a huge, ugly Rio de Janeiro landfill become muses for artist Vik Muniz, who shines a light on an activity society would rather ignore.
Using blown-up photographs of themselves and the

Mark Wahlberg is adamant he doesn't feel bitter about missing out on a Best Actor Oscar nod for his role in 'The Fighter' - insisting he's "so excited" to see his co-star Christian Bale nominated.
The Hollywood actor stars as real life boxing legend 'Irish' Micky Ward in the new picture, while Bale appears alongside him as Ward's half-brother Dicky Ecklund. The film garnered a number of nominations when the Academy Awards shortlist was announced on Tuesday, including a Best

India's official entry to the Oscars this year, 'Peepli Live' is out of the race. Even Aamir Khan's clout couldn't save the film from being chucked off the list of movies selected by the voting jury in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards.
Sources confirm that that the Aamir Khan-produced film is not in the list of nine movies selected for the next round of voting. Made by debutant director Anusha Rizvi, 'Peepli Live', the satirical comedy wowed

A representative for Hollywood star Tom Cruise denied a report that the actor and his wife, Katie Holmes, were not attending the 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony to avoid host Anne Hathaway. The spokesman told that a UK report to that effect was "not true" and that the couple had already decided not to attend the ceremony before a sketch -- featuring a Hathaway impression of Holmes -- aired on Saturday Night Live in November.
A report from the UK's Daily Mail said the couple

LOS ANGELES - Film producers and writers on Tuesday jumped into Hollywood's Oscar race with their choices of 2010's best movies, including "The Social Network," "The Fighter" and "Black Swan," among others.
The Producers Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America, which represent their respective groups in the film and television industries, annually issue lists of best movies, and their picks are closely watched in the race for Oscars.
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LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has mailed out nomination ballots to the 5,755 of its members who will be voting for The Academy Awards for 2010, or Oscars, the world's top film honors. Each year, a few hundred movies hope to qualify for Oscars, but only 10 will be nominated for best feature film.
Their producers and distributors begin jockeying for position as far back as the summer, but it is only when the academy officially mails out ballots that

NEW YORK - James Franco, who barely hit Hollywood's A-list of actors before landing the coveted job of co-hosting the upcoming Oscars, said in an interview he was just as surprised as anybody that he was offered the job.
The 32-year-old actor told in an interview published on Monday that he first said "no" when Oscar producer Bruce Cohen asked him to co-host with Anne Hathaway when the top movie honors are given out February 27. "I was very, very surprised, and my initial

LOS ANGELES: And they're off. And it's 'The King's Speech' in the lead. No, wait, it's 'The Social Network' by a nose. Hold on, 'The Fighter' is coming up fast on the inside track. As the 2010 awards race turns into the backstretch -- the fall film festivals have come and gone, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and SAG nominations have been unveiled, critics groups have begun to weigh in -- none of the contenders has broken from the pack. At the moment, there's some genuine suspense. That

Justin Bieber may win an Oscar. Whether you think that's wonderful or one of the first signs of the impending apocalypse, it's certainly news. This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list of the 41 songs eligible for a Best Original Song award.
The rules for the award state that the song must "consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film," and "a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of

Nicole Kidman burrowed her way down the red carpet at her "Rabbit Hole" premiere and delved into the Oscar buzz surrounding her performance. Kidman showed up with her husband, Keith Urban, as her date on Thursday night in New York. Kidman said premieres can still be nerve-wracking for her and appreciated having Urban accompany her to the event. "It's nice to have [my] best friend [here]," said Kidman.
"Rabbit Hole" portrays a couple, Becca and Howie Corbett (Kidman and Aaron

MUMBAI: Superstardom does not guarantee that 'Mr Perfectionist' Aamir Khan is absolved from controversies. Post the '3 Idiots' debacle, Aamir is once again in the eye of storm for hijacking the creative control of 'Peepli Live' from its director - Anusha Rizvi and her husband and co-director Mahmood Farooqui.
Apparently, with 'Peepli Live' going to the Oscars, Anusha and Mahmood had said, "We removed ourselves from 'Peepli' because, it's difficult to disassociate a superstar

The 2012 Oscars will not be weeks earlier than usual, as had been speculated - a move that would have upended Hollywood's crowded awards season.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement late Wednesday that its Board of Governors had determined the date of the 84th Academy Awards.
"It will not be significantly earlier than the now-traditional last Sunday in February."
But the statement left open the possibility of an earlier Oscar date in