2012 Oscar awards
See below for a collection of links for the 2012 Oscar nominations and the 84th Academy Awards show. The nominations were announced Tuesday, Jan. 24, and the Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 26. Keep checking here for all your Oscar news from now until after the awards are given out. If you think we’re missing important links, share them in the conversations tab.
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Watch: The Oscar 2012 nominations for Best Picture are announced.
Where to watch Oscar-nominated movies
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Find out what Post critics thought of the top flms, and get showtimes for the ones playing now.
New lobbying rules in effect — in Hollywood
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has instituted what amount to the showbiz equivalent of campaign finance reform for the Oscar season.
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, May 16, the 137th day of 2012. There are 229 days left in the year.
Sony Pictures taps Aaron Sorkin to adapt Steve Jobs biography for big screen
LOS ANGELES — Aaron Sorkin is going from Facebook to Apple.
‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’: A primer on its massive cast
(Melissa Moseley)
We expected to see Cameron Diaz in this. But why did Chris Rock and Anna Kendrick sign on?
Michael Fassbender was ‘very upset’ about not getting an Oscar nod. Also, he’s dating Nicole Beharie.
In a GQ profile, he admits that he got his hopes up about his potential to receive a nomination as best actor.
Ellen DeGeneres wins Mark Twain Award for comedy
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DeGeneres is getting an award for her contributions to American comedy.
NBA commissioner could use a stern talking-to
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OPINION | In discussing whether the NBA has a flopping problem, David Stern underplays his own authority.
An American influx at the 65th Cannes, the annual festival equal parts art and glamour
(Lionel Cironneau / Associated Press)
CANNES, France — Despite the mood in Europe, don’t expect any austerity at the Cannes Film Festival, the annual Cote d’Azur extravaganza where glamour is wrapped in world cinema fervor and gauzy Mediterranean sunshine.
Echoes Of Old Hollywood At The 84th Academy Awards
via Forbes
Brit, Germans win student foreign Oscars
Penelope Cruz: Oscars was adrenaline rush
Cannes 2012 Preview: What Could Be This Year’s ‘The Artist’?Joyce Redman, Oscar-nominated actress for ‘Tom Jones,’ dies at 96
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Joyce Redman played the seductive glutton Mrs. Waters in “Tom Jones.”
Jury ends 2nd day of deliberations with no verdict for man accused in Hudson family slayings
(Charles Sykes, File / Associated Press)
CHICAGO — Jurors finished a second day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict in the trial of the man charged with murdering Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
Oscar nod no boost in India: Ashvin Kumar
Kevin Spacey is latest A-lister to take on role in Chinese film
Take Flight: Wings screening > Wings, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture, gets a rare theatrical screening this week in Sacramento and Folsom.Summer movie preview: Putting their trademark on big-screen sizzle
(Ron Phillips)
Navigate the summer of 2012’s options with our guide to the trends and top movies to know.
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The Washington Capitals after Dale Hunter: What’s Next?
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Reporters discussed the Washington Capitals’ future after playoff elimination and coach Dale Hunter’s decision to not return.
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