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For the first time in over half a century, there are ten films nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Many thought that this may dilute the prestigious category, while others hoped it would open up the door to certain types of films that deserved nominations but are often ignored by the Oscars.

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ShowbizMonkeys.com at the 81st Annual Academy Awards

Posted by: Paul Little • May 12, 2009 @ 7:55am

Back in February, ShowbizMonkeys.com was once again invited to hit up the red carpet at the Academy Awards. But just like last year, we weren't given access for the official pre-show arrivals. That didn't stop us from seeing a few stars and getting to ask a few questions, though.

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Slumdog Millionaire wins nearly everything it touches at the 81st Annual Academy Awards

Posted by: Paul Little • February 23, 2009 @ 4:28am

Okay, I'll admit it -- I didn't watch this year's Academy Awards. Not yet, anyway. I do plan to watch them later this week, courtesy of my PVR, as I've watched every Oscars telecast for as long as I can remember.

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Academy Award Nominations: Benjamin Button, Slumdog, and Dark Knight lead the pack

Posted by: Paul Little • January 22, 2009 @ 10:45am

After a few years of critically-lauded but hardly-seen films vying for the top spots at the Academy Awards, many were predicting that things this year would return back to the so-called "Golden Age", when commercially successful films could still win the big awards.

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No Country for Old Men big winner at Academy Awards

Posted by: Paul Little • February 25, 2008 @ 3:31am

The 80th Annual Academy Awards was a relatively short (at only 3 hours and 20 minutes) and relatively tame affair, almost as if there was little time to prepare for it.

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ShowbizMonkeys.com at the 80th Annual Academy Awards

Posted by: Paul Little • February 24, 2008 @ 6:00am

ShowbizMonkeys.com is in Los Angeles this weekend covering the Oscars. But let's not kid ourselves -- we're not CNN or Entertainment Tonight or even TVGuide.com, and as such, we weren't given the same kind of access these media outlets who have been around for more than five months received. But that doesn't mean we didn't get any access.

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Oscar nominations: There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men lead with 8 a piece

Posted by: Paul Little • January 23, 2008 @ 7:05am

With the writers' strike still upon us and the 2008 Golden Globes coming and going as almost an afterthought, the nominations for the 80th annual Academy Awards were released from Hollywood on Wednesday.

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