guardian.co.uk - 2/11/2009
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The Globes are over and the Baftas been and gone . We have, almost imperceptibly, swung into the final stretch of this year's awards season – rattling towards the crowning Academy Awards a week on Sunday. The trophies have been polished; the seating plans finalised. Only Melissa Leo can save ...
goldderby.latimes.com - 2/7/2009
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goldderby.latimes.com —
Over the last few days Oscars voters received
a campaign CD featuring two of "Slumdog Millionaire's" three...
music nominations: best song ("Jai Ho") and score. Missing from the CD was "Slumdog Millionaire's" other contender for best song ("O Saya"). Fox ...
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'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune ...
ew.com - 2/6/2009
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ew.com —
Before this year's Oscar nominations were announced ,
the often-bloody battle for Best Picture looked more like...
a gentlemanly game of cricket. Danny Boyle 's Mumbai fairy tale, Slumdog Millionaire , had racked up four Golden Globes and 16 critics' ...
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'The Reader': Oscar spoiler? | Oscars 2009 | 1 | Oscars ...
carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/10/2009
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carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com —
The Bagger was out in Times Square last
night, making video and asking people about the Oscars....
And you know what, most people acted like he was asking whether they were wearing boxers or briefs.
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You're Asking Me About What?
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Oscar Telecast Promises and Warnings. Today in Film Bloggery 02/11/09
SpoutBlog —
... “Anything, anything to break from the script for what is shaping up to be the most pointless, predictable Oscar night in living memory,” writes The Guardian’s Xan Brooks in the hopes voters don’t blindly follow the awards-season herd. Methinks it’s too late to convince viewers of possible upsets. ...
Can Melissa Leo Save the Oscars?
Awards Daily —
The Guardian pokes some fun at the predictable season by begging voters to go for Melissa Leo and some other less known nominees:
The Globes are over and the Baftas been and gone. We have, almost imperceptibly, swung into the final stretch of this year’s awards season – rattling towards the crowning Academy Awards a week on Sunday. The trophies have been polished; the seating plans finalised. Only Melissa Leo can save us now.
And speaking of Leo, she talks to Little Gold Men and pronounces a shocking ...
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