Everyone loves to try and figure out who is going to win the big Oscar awards next month.
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"The one-page agreement that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences enters into with the recipients of Oscar awards raises enough tricky questions of property and contract law to pique the interest of property and contract scholars, " says Richard A. Epstein, a law professor at the University of Chicago.
The team at Studio AKA found out about the Oscar nomination by checking the Academy Awards website.
Because of her heart-breaking rendition of the song I Dreamed A Dream in the Les Miserables movie, Hathaway practically has the Golden Globes, Oscar, SAG awards in the bag.
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The boxing drama, which won four Oscars had been gaining momentum ever since winning a clutch of pre-Oscar awards, including the top prize from the Directors' Guild of America.
Later that evening, at the 42nd Academy Awards, John Wayne won the Best Actor Oscar for True Grit.
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The 2011 Oscar nominations will be announced on 25 January, with the awards ceremony due to follow on 27 February.
Ms Steenkamp was first spotted with Oscar Pistorius at the South African Sports Awards last November, when the model said they were just friends, South Africa's Mail and Guardian reports.
Since 2008, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has been playing with the formula for Best Picture in the hopes of getting more popular films nominated (and boosting viewership for the Oscar ceremony which last year was watched by fewer people than watched the Grammy Awards).
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The trio proved to be box-office gold: They were two of the highest-grossing films of their time, winning a slew of awards -- including a best picture Oscar for the latter, a tale of con men in 1930s Chicago.
The pair have both won Academy Awards before - Dame Helen nabbed a best actress Oscar in 2007 for The Queen, while Sir Anthony won best actor for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs in 1992.
Its Oscar prospects are still uncertain because the Academy Awards are famously unkind to comedies.
The County Wicklow resident could soon make history by becoming the first man to win three Best Actor Oscar awards by picking one up for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.
Just six times since 1949 has there been a difference in winners at the two awards, although last year the DGA plumped for Rob Marshall for Chicago while the Oscar went to Roman Polanski for The Pianist.
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Magnolia Picture's Man on Wire, the 2009 Oscar-winning documentary that has been showered with critical praise and global film awards, is among the first titles to be offered for purchase in HD on VUDU, along with critically acclaimed Transsiberian and War, Inc. from FirstLook Studios.
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Check out Frank Sinatra's gleaming Grammy and Oscar awards in a display case near the hostess stand.
Nearly every American 18 and older is eligible to vote for president, but only the Academy's members have a say in Oscar awards.
The SAG is less than 50% accurate in predicting the Best Picture Oscar winner since they started giving out awards nearly 20 years ago.
For example, Ladbrokes International in London, England, creates Oscar odds by watching the results of other popular awards like the Golden Globes, then figuring the best bets.
Nominated for 12 Academy Awards, the film has already seen an Oscar bump at theaters.
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The film went on to gather several BAFTA awards and Oscar nominations.
Singer, actress and double Oscar-winner Barbra Streisand is to perform at the Academy Awards for the first time in 36 years, organisers have announced.
Controversial stories surrounding Oscar favourites are not unheard of in the run-up to the awards ceremony.
Other awards, the ones that pay off in everybody's Oscar pool, are also up for grabs.
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Oscar winning actress Emma Thompson, the only person ever to receive Academy Awards for both acting and writing, claims just such a bed cured her insomnia, according to Savoir, the manufacturer of the pricey mattresses.
For the vast majority of films up for Academy Awards on Sunday night, an Oscar nod means only a small bump in box office earnings.
Its Oscar success comes after it was named best animated feature film awards at the Baftas and the Golden Globes.
Despite the awards buzz, Tarantino is not putting any bets on his film winning an Oscar.
For years, he made "million-dollar Oscar shoes, " diamond-covered footwear that a celebrity would wear to the Academy Awards.
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