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	<title>Alternative Film Guide &#187; 2009 Oscar</title>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/oscar-2009-makeup-artist-and-hairstylist-symposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conor O'Sullivan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Cannom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
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The Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium, focusing on the achievements of the  2009 Oscar nominees in the makeup category, will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on  Saturday, February 21, at 2:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in  Beverly Hills.
Moderated by Academy governor  Leonard Engelman, the symposium will include a discussion of the nominees’ creative  process and the presentation of film clips, photographs, and models of their  work. 
The 2009 Academy Award makeup nominees are:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Greg Cannom, special makeup creator and applicator
The Dark Knight, John Caglione Jr., Heath Ledger’s makeup artist; Conor O’Sullivan, prosthetic supervisor
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Mike Elizalde, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Nominees Luncheon</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-nominees-luncheon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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Kate Winslet, David Kross in The Reader (top); Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (middle); Viola Davis in Doubt (bottom)

The Academy of  Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 15  of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among  the almost 120   Academy Award nominees gathering at noon on  Monday, Feb. 2,  at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills for the  annual Nominees Luncheon. (See images from the 2009 Nominees Luncheon and the 2008 Nominees Luncheon.)
The  nominated performers who have already confirmed their presence are:  Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Mickey  Rourke, Anne Hathaway, Melissa Leo, Kate Winslet, Amy Adams, Penélope Cruz, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Animated, Live-Action Shorts Screening</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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New Boy by Steph Green (top); Oktapodi by Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand (bottom)

The 2009 Academy Award-nominated films in the Animated and Live Action  Short Film categories will be screened as part of the program &#34;Shorts!,&#34; presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and  Sciences on Tuesday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the  Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The program will feature onstage discussions with the nominated filmmakers (subject to availability). Not to be missed&#8230;
The 2009 Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film nominees are:


Animated Short Film
    La Maison en Petits Cubes (above), Kunio Kato, director
    Lavatory-Lovestory, Konstantin Bronzit, director
    Oktapodi, Emud Mokhberi and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Poster</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-poster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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The Academy of Motion Picture  Arts and  Sciences has announced that the official 2009 Oscar poster is now available for purchase. The poster features the Oscar statuette spotlighted  center stage among the  bright lights of the Kodak Theatre, a representation of  the point of view that Oscar ceremony host Hugh Jackman, and Academy  Award winners, presenters, and performers will experience from the  stage of the Kodak come next February 22.
The Oscar 2009 posters &#8212; the only 2009 Academy Awards  commemorative item available for sale to the public &#8212; will be  ready to ship in late January with distribution of more than 50,000  copies worldwide.
The 27&#215;40-inch color poster, printed on premium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: THE READER&#8217;s Nominated Producers Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-reader-nominated-producers-oscar-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that producer credits for  Best Picture nominee The  Reader have been determined by the Producers Branch Executive  Committee:  The  official nominees  are Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack,  Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris.
As per the Academy&#8217;s press release, &#34;because four  producers were listed on the credits form submitted for Oscar  consideration and Academy rules allow for only three producers – except  in &#8216;a rare and extraordinary circumstance&#8217; – to be nominated and  potentially receive Oscar statuettes, a meeting of the executive  committee was necessary. In the end, the committee determined that the  circumstances of The  Reader – in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Best Films at the Box Office</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-films-box-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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Domestic totals up to Jan. 20. Worldwide figures include domestic rentals. 

Frost/Nixon &#8212;  Domestic: $8.8 million; Worldwide: $10.1 million

Milk &#8212;  Domestic: $20.5 million; Worldwide: $21.6 million

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button &#8212; Domestic: $103.6 million; Worldwide: $117.9 million

 The Reader &#8212; Domestic: $7.9 million; Worldwide: $12.4 million

 Slumdog Millionaire &#8212; Domestic: $44.2 million; Worldwide: $61.1 million

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Source: Box Office Mojo (boxofficemojo.com)
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Nominations</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-nominations-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2009

Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Most nominated films
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13 nods)
Slumdog Millionaire (10)
Milk and The Dark Knight (8)
&#160;

The Oscar record-tier
Meryl Streep, nominated for Doubt, ties Katharine Hepburn&#8217;s 12 best actress nominations. 
Streep has been the overall Oscar record-holder for acting since 2002, when she received her 13th nomination (for best supporting actress in Adaptation). She currently has 15 Oscar nominations &#8212; including two wins &#8212; under her belt.
&#160;
Posthumous Oscar nomination
Heath Ledger for his Joker in The Dark Knight, exactly one year after his death.
&#160;
Double Oscar nominations
Not Kate Winslet &#8212; but Doubt, with two performers competing against one another in the best supporting actress category: Amy Adams (right) and Viola Davis.
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The big comeback
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler.
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The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Best Song Longlist</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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&#34;Jai Ho&#34; sound clip. Posted by Marycarmenrod.

In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that forty-nine songs  are  contending for a spot in the 2009 Academy Awards&#8216; Best Original Song category. 
Three to five songs will receive a nomination. A maximum of  two songs may be nominated per film. If more than two songs from a  film end up in contention, the two songs with the most votes will be the  nominees. In other words, no five High School Musical 3: Senior Year nominated songs. (Last year, Enchanted received three nominations &#8212; all of them in the best song category.) 
As per Academy rules, &#34;to be eligible, a song must consist of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Oscars, Chicago 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meet-the-oscars-chicago-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meet-the-oscars-chicago-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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For the first time,  Chicago will host a &#34;Meet the Oscars&#34; exhibit, at which  fans will be able to hold an actual Oscar statuette. “Meet the Oscars, Chicago” will open Friday, February 13, at The Shops at North Bridge on Michigan Avenue, and will run through Sunday, February 22, the night of the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony. Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. 
Chicago, by the way, is the only city to host a “Meet the Oscars” exhibit this year.
As per the Academy&#8217;s press release, “Meet the Oscars, Chicago” will feature &#34;a display of Oscars in various stages of completion, as they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Best Foreign-Language Film Semi-Finalists</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-foreign-language-film-semi-finalists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wide acclaim and a handful of top European Film  Awards didn&#8217;t help Matteo Garrone&#8217;s Gomorrah land a spot in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8216; list of best foreign-language film semi-finalists.
And in case you&#8217;re looking for  Let the Right One In among the nine films still in the running, you won&#8217;t find it there. Although  the Swedish vampire drama was chosen the best foreign-language film of the year by numerous US-based critics&#8217; groups, it was ineligible for the Oscars simply because each country can submit only one film per year: Sweden&#8217;s choice for 2008 was Jan Troell&#8217;s Everlasting Moments. 
The nine semi-finalists &#8212; out of 65 (accepted) foreign-language film submissions &#8212;  are (listed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Correspondent Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/filmmakers-interest/oscar-2009-correspondent-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s  24-hour college network, today announced the first-ever “Oscar Correspondent Contest,” giving college journalists nationwide the  chance to head to Los Angeles to cover red carpet festivities and  backstage celebrations at the 81st Academy Awards.
From January 8 through January 23, college students are invited to submit a video at http://oscars.mtvu.com,  showcasing their broadcast journalism skills and proving why they  deserve to cover the Oscars®. All videos submitted must be from a team  made up of one anchor and one videographer. The Academy and mtvU will  select the top ten videos to be posted online at mtvU.com, where  students and other viewers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Ed Catmull to Receive Gordon E. Sawyer Award</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ed-catmull-pixar-oscar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ed Catmull, a computer  scientist, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, and president of Walt  Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, has been chosen by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and  Sciences to receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award &#34;for his lifetime of technical  contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the  motion picture industry.&#34;
The award, an Oscar statuette,  will be handed to Catmull at the Scientific and Technical Awards  Presentations on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills. Bits from  the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be shown at the Oscar ceremony to be held on February [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heath Ledger&#8217;s Potential Posthumous Oscar</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/heath-ledger-posthumous-oscar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/heath-ledger-posthumous-oscar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

With Heath Ledger in mind,  Scott Feinberg remembers the various posthumous Oscar nominations and wins &#8212; 53 individuals for a total of 70 nominations and 13  wins, as per Feinberg&#8217;s count &#8212; in his Los Angeles Times blog:
&#34;As you may recall, the  announcement of last year&#8217;s Oscar nominations was quickly overshadowed  by the tragic news that broke later that same day: Heath Ledger,  the actor best known for his Oscar-nominated performance in Brokeback  Mountain (2005), had been found dead of an accidental drug overdose at  the age of 28. It&#8217;s a terrible shame that Ledger will not be alive on  nomination day this year, because his name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Visual Effects Semi-Finalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists in the 2009 Oscar&#8217;s Visual Effects category. They are, in alphabetical order:


Australia

  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  The Dark Knight

  Hellboy II: The Golden Army

  Iron Man

  Journey to the Center of the Earth

  The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Among those missing in action are Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Incredible Hulk, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
As per the Academy&#8217;s release, on Thursday, Jan. 15, all members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven  shortlisted films. Following the screenings,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: 281 Features Eligible</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 281 features are eligible for the 2008 Academy  Award for Best Picture &#8212; and most other categories, I assume.
As per Academy rules, to be eligible &#34;feature films must open in a commercial motion  picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and  begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.&#34;
Also, &#34;a feature-length motion picture must have a running time  of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on  35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.&#34;
And finally, &#34;feature  films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any  manner other than as a theatrical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Song, Visual Effects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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BEST SONG
&#34;Another Way to Die&#34; from Quantum of Solace
&#34;Down to Earth&#34; from WALL-E
&#34;Jai Ho&#34; from Slumdog Millionaire
&#34;Once in a Lifetime&#34; from Cadillac Records 
&#34;The Wrestler&#34; from The Wrestler

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth

BEST SOUND
Australia
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
WALL-E

BEST SOUND EFFECTS
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man

BEST MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk

Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Film
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Director, Screenplay
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Documentary, Animated Film
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music

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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Australia
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    The Reader
    Slumdog Millionaire

BEST EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION
  Australia
  The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  The Dark Knight
  The Duchess

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Changeling
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Film
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Director, Screenplay
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Documentary, Animated Film
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor, Supporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Josh Brolin in Milk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin (Milk)
  Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
Though about as much a lead in The Dark Knight as Christian Bale, Heath Ledger is (almost) for sure the one who&#8217;ll win the best supporting actor Oscar come next February.
Philip Seymour Hoffman should get included  for Doubt and Robert Downey Jr. for his politically incorrect actor in Tropic Thunder.
Of the extensive supporting cast in Milk, Josh Brolin is the most likely contender, while Dev Patel, who apparently supports himself in Slumdog Millionaire, should also make the cut thanks to his film&#8217;s popularity.
Runners-up:  Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon), as much a lead as Frank Langella, is being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Documentary, Animated Film</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Encounters at the End of the World

BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE
Encounters at the End of the World
  I.O.U.S.A.
  Man on Wire
  Standard Operating Procedure
  Trouble the Water
This is another specialty category that&#8217;s hard to hazard a guess. 

The critically acclaimed Sundance winner Man on Wire is the only shoo-in, unless there&#8217;s another Hoop Dreams or The Thin Blue Line upset. 
I.O.U.S.A. is quite relevant &#8212; the title says it all;
 Standard Operating Procedure comes from the hands of Errol Morris, whose The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara won the 2003 Oscar in this category;
 Trouble the Water is another doc that has been greeted by solid reviews and that has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Director, Screenplay</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Danny Boyle

BEST DIRECTION
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Gus Van Sant (Milk)
All the nominees match the films found in the best picture list &#8212; something that is less common than one might think. Fincher has been  getting plenty of recognition from critics&#8217; and other groups, which makes me believe that, despite some unenthusiastic reviews for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, he&#8217;ll land a best director nomination come next January.
Doubt director John Patrick Shanley will have to be content with a screenwriting nod.
Runners-up: Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky), who may pull off another Vera Drake upset and  take Ron Howard&#8217;s place; Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road); the idolized Clint Eastwood (Gran [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass in The Visitor

BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
  Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) 
  Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
  Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Clint Eastwood becomes a sentimental favorite whenever he has a Message to convey; 
Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke have been winning awards left and right;
 Frank Langella will get his first Oscar nod (a sort of career achievement recognition, like James Garner&#8217;s &#8212; well-deserved &#8212; nomination for Murphy&#8217;s Romance back in 1985);
 and so will SAG nominee Richard Jenkins.

Runners-up: Unless Dev Patel pulls off a Keisha Castle-Hughes upset (she was pushed as a supporting player for Whale Rider in 2003, but landed a &#8212; truly surprising &#8212; best actress nod instead), the five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Film</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oscar 2009 Predictions
&#160;

Michael Sheen, Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon

BEST FILM
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
  Frost/Nixon
  Milk
  Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire has to be there. It&#8217;s been winning nearly every film critics&#8217; award in the United States and it has received two SAG Award nominations: best ensemble and a surprising best supporting actor nod for Dev Patel (who, ahem, happens to be the film&#8217;s lead). 
Frost/Nixon is a prestige production based on a prestige play. The sort of stuff prestige-hungry Academy members tend to go for even when reviewers haven&#8217;t been all that kind. Also, Frost/Nixon is an actors&#8217; showcase, and actors comprise the &#8212; by far &#8212; largest contingent among Academy members. (Note: Initially, I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerry Lewis&#8217; Humanitarian Gay Slur Controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nikki Finke on the announcement that Jerry Lewis will be given the 2009 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at Deadline Hollywood:
&#34;I also have learned that protests are coming into the Academy about  its Board of Governors&#8217; choice of Jerry Lewis to receive the Jean  Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The controversy is over his recent  repeated and public anti-gay slurs. The Hollywood gay community, joined  by much of the showbiz straight community, is already on edge because  of Proposition 8 passed last month outlawing same-sex unions in  California. So the vote by the AMPAS board selecting Lewis seems like  &#8217;salt poured into an open wound&#8217;, according to one of my  sources. Already several prominent entertainment biz gays have  questioned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Hugh Jackman to Host Oscar Telecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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ABC/Brett Ratner
Hugh Jackman,  whose box-office disappointment Australia has thus far been ignored by award-giving groups, will host the Oscar 2009 ceremony on February 22. 
As per Brook Barnes in the New York Times,  Oscar telecast&#8217;s producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon &#34;said they hoped to achieve multiple goals with the casting of  Mr. Jackman. First, there is a desire to put more movie in the annual  movie business extravaganza. Jon Stewart and Ellen DeGeneres, recent hosts, are both primarily known as television stars.&#34; Mark and Condon  also decided to keep their distance from stand-up comedians.
&#34;We  are trying to get away from this late-night talk show rut,&#34;  Mark told the Times. &#34;It seemed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Jerry Lewis to Receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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Jerry Lewis, 82, will receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8216; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. The Jean Hersholt award &#8212; an Oscar statuette &#8212; is given to &#34;an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.&#34; 
Jerry Lewis is well known for raising funds every year on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), where he has served as national chairman since 1952. As per the Academy&#8217;s press release, since the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon kicked off in 1966, the program has raised more than $2 billion for the cause.
Among former recipients of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: The Academy Gets More Artsy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Oscar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academy Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]></category>
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Michael Cieply in the New York Times:
&#34;The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,  once the chummiest club in show business, is becoming more artsy and  indie-minded just as much of the Hollywood establishment hoped to make  it more commercial.&#34;
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&#34;Actors, who traditionally dominated the rolls, have lost ground, as  their branch became especially fussy about admissions. At the same time  executive members have picked up strength, as have foreigners — roughly  a quarter of the 115 new members invited in 2007, for instance, worked  on films like Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth and The Queen — and those from the independent film world.
&#34;The  financial stakes are considerable. The last Oscar telecast, in  February, was [...]]]></description>
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