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guardian.co.uk - 6/29/2009
And the Oscar for best song goes to ... no one
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Oscars committee ratifies decision to only bestow the music award in years when there is a worthy nominee It retains the dubious distinction of boasting a list of past winners that includes Phil Collins and Celine Dion. Now the Oscar for best song could become just an occasional fixture of the ...
The Oscars just got whole a lot longer
seriouslyomg.com - 6/24/2009
The Oscars just got whole a lot longer
— seriouslyomg.com — (photo from WireImage ) The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences announced today that they are expand the amount of Best Picture nominations from 5 to 10. “After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, ... The Oscars just got whole a lot longer

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Oscars To Go With 10 Nominees for Best Picture Instead of Five
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/24/2009
Oscars To Go With 10 Nominees for Best Picture Instead of Five
— mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com — Oscars to go with 10 nominees for best picture, not five. Oscars To Go With 10 Nominees for Best Picture Instead ...

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OSCARS EXPAND BEST PIC TO 10 NOMINEES
filmdrunk.uproxx.com - 6/24/2009
OSCARS EXPAND BEST PIC TO 10 NOMINEES
— filmdrunk.uproxx.com — (”I wish this had chocolate in it.”) At a press conference this morning in Beverly Hills, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science president Sid Ganis (pronounced “gay anus”) announced that the Best Picture category ... OSCARS EXPAND BEST PIC TO 10 NOMINEES

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No Rock And Roll Fun — The people who arrange the Oscars have come up with a startling idea: They're not going to give a prize for the best song any more, unless there's a pretty good song. ...

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