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		<title>10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2009 Oscar(R) Race</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/11/21/10-animated-shorts-move-ahead-in-2009-oscarr-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
“The Cat Piano,” Eddie White and Ari Gibson, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Documentary Features Continue in 2009 Oscar(R) Race</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/11/19/15-documentary-features-continue-in-2009-oscarr-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
“The Beaches of Agnes,” Agnès [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar(R) Race</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/11/11/20-animated-features-line-up-for-2009-oscarr-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®.
The 20 submitted features are:
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”
“Astro Boy”
“Battle for Terra”
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Disney&#8217;s A Christmas Carol”
“The Dolphin – Story of a Dreamer”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
“Mary and Max”
“The Missing Lynx”
“Monsters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscar® Show</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/11/04/steve-martin-and-alec-baldwin-to-host-oscar%c2%ae-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today.
“We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars,” said Shankman and Mechanic. “Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demme, Douglas, Huston, Tarantino To Present At Governors Awards</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/10/30/demme-douglas-huston-tarantino-to-present-at-governors-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oscar® winners Jonathan Demme, Anjelica Huston and Quentin Tarantino, along with past Honorary Award recipient Kirk Douglas, will be among the presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ inaugural Governors Awards event on November 14, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The evening will feature presentations of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academy and mtvU Launch Second Annual “Oscar® Correspondent Contest” for College Journalists</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/10/28/academy-and-mtvu-launch-second-annual-%e2%80%9coscar%c2%ae-correspondent-contest%e2%80%9d-for-college-journalists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, today announced their second annual “Oscar Correspondent Contest,” giving college journalists nationwide the chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to cover red carpet festivities and backstage activities at the 82nd Academy Awards.
From October 26 through December 18, college students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar®</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/10/15/65-countries-in-competition-for-2009-foreign-language-film-oscar%c2%ae/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are:
Albania, “Alive!,” Artan Minarolli, director;
Argentina, “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Juan Jose Campanella, director;
Armenia, “Autumn of the Magician,” Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors;
Australia, “Samson &#038; Delilah,” Warwick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Doc Shorts Shortlisted for 2009 Oscars®</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/10/10/8-doc-shorts-shortlisted-for-2009-oscars%c2%ae/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 82nd Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations.
Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 37 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Oscar&#8217;s Winners</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/02/23/2008-oscars-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Performance by an actor in a leading role
Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn in “Milk”  WINNER
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” 
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Josh Brolin in “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt”
Heath Ledger in “The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Oscar&#8217;s Nominations</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/01/22/2008-oscars-nominations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Performance by an actor in a leading role
Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn in “Milk”
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” 
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Josh Brolin in “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt”
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Foreign Language Films Advance in 2008 Oscar® Race</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/01/14/9-foreign-language-films-advance-in-2008-oscar%c2%ae-race/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/01/14/9-foreign-language-films-advance-in-2008-oscar%c2%ae-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nine films remain in the running in the Foreign Language  category for the 81st Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order: 
Austria, “Revanche,” Gotz Spielmann, director;
Canada, “The Necessities of Life,” Benoit Pilon, director;
France, “The Class,” Laurent Cantet, director;
Germany, “The Baader Meinhof [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 in Running for 2008 Visual Effects Oscar®</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/01/07/7-in-running-for-2008-visual-effects-oscar%c2%ae/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcine.com/blog/2009/01/07/7-in-running-for-2008-visual-effects-oscar%c2%ae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 81st Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14 Animated Features Submitted for 2008 Oscar</title>
		<link>http://smartcine.com/blog/2008/11/12/14-animated-features-submitted-for-2008-oscar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards®.
The 14 submitted features are:
“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”
“Bolt,” “Delgo,” “Dragon Hunters,” “$9.99,” “The Sky Crawlers,” “The [...]]]></description>
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