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Mom on Film: Oscar Is a Family Man

Diablo Cody accepts the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay during the 80th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, February 24, 2008
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I look forward to Academy Awards night every year. I love the show and in the past several years my girls have developed a taste for them as well. To me, the Academy Awards are great family entertainment with glamour, fun, humor, cultural knowledge, and a touch of politics and current events.… Continued

Oscar Live Blog - The Red Carpet

The fifty Oscar statuettes to be presented at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony are on display at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Meet the Oscars" exhibition located on the fourth level of the Hollywood & Highland Center through Saturday,
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Note: 2008 Oscar Red Carpet and event photos can be found here and the 2008 Oscar Winners are here.

First off, my Oscar picks.

Sound Mixing - Ratatouille
Sound Editing - Transformers
Live Action Short - Le Mozart des Pickpockets
Animated Short - Madame Tutli-Putli
Original Song - "Falling Slowly"… Continued

2008 Oscar Winners

Marion Cotillard accepts the Academy Award for Best Actress during the 80th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, February 24, 2008
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The 2008 Oscar Winners

Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Animated Feature: Ratatouille
Makeup: La Vie En Rose
Visual Effects: The Golden Compass
Art Direction: Sweeney Todd
Live Action Short: Le Mozart Des Pickpockets
Animated Short: Peter and the Wolf
Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
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Predicting the Other Oscar Winners

Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates and Academy President Sid Ganis announced the nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
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I was originally going to go through all the major nominations and predict the winners but that's become really boring these days. The winners for the Best Lead and Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Picture and Best Director are almost always easy to pick by the time the telecast comes around,… Continued

My Oscar Night: Elegance and Sophistication All the Way

Sylvester Stallone in Touchstone Pictures' "Oscar"
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Now, I don't want you all to be jealous, because there are only so many people I can invite to the world famous FlickFilosopher.com Oscar party every year. And with Vanity Fair having canceled its world-famous after-party this year, there really is no other game in town -- and by "town" I mean… Continued

How to Host a Fabulous Oscar Party

Actress-director Kathy Bates (R) tries the frosting from a cake with tiny Oscar statuettes during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'' 75th Anniversary kick off celebration May 8, 2002 at the Center For Motion Picture Study in Los Angeles, CA
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This year, I am hosting my very first Oscar party. I've wanted to do it for years, but never got around to it. There are a few different ways you can go with an Oscar party, from easy to elaborate. Since you are basically inviting people over to watch TV for four hours, festive decorations,… Continued

Every Oscar Speech Ever Given

Actress Salma Hayek and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announce the Best Motion Picture of the Year Awardat the 79th Academy Awards Nominations at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 23, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California
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Every year the people behind the Academy Awards complain about how long the show is. And every year they do nothing whatsoever to shorten it.

Sure, they occasionally try something bizarre like 2005's stunt of having some winners give their speeches from the audience, thus saving the time it would… Continued

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