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'Slumdog' rules Oscars with 8 prizes, best picture
LOS ANGELES - "Slumdog Millionaire" took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film's unlikely rise to Hollywood's summit.
Nations:India U.S. Australia People:Marion Cotillard Baz Luhrmann Jon Stewart Tilda Swinton Christopher Nolan Beyonce Knowles Activities:Holocaust
2009-02-23
Triple-threat Hugh Jackman shakes up Oscar format
LOS ANGELES - He sings, dances, acts on stage and screen, and he's the "Sexiest Man Alive." Hugh Jackman does everything but standup comedy -- and that's why the first-time Oscars host fulfills the academy's promise to shake up the show in a way that's as tough to predict as the winners.
Nations:U.S. People:Baz Luhrmann Jon Stewart Ellen DeGeneres Johnny Carson Whoopi Goldberg Billy Crystal
2008-12-13
Nicole Kidman still has 'beautiful stories' to tell
PARIS (AFP) - Hollywood star Nicole Kidman, who gave birth to a baby girl a few months ago, on Monday said her life since had changed, but that she had no plans to drop her career altogether.
Nations:France Australia People:Baz Luhrmann Keith Urban Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise Source:(AFP)
2008-12-02
'Four Christmases' finds $31.7M in holiday cheer
LOS ANGELES - Thanksgiving weekend movie crowds gobbled up the Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn holiday comedy "Four Christmases," which debuted at No. 1 with $31.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Nations:Australia U.S. People:Baz Luhrmann John Leguizamo Hugh Jackman Sean Penn Nicole Kidman Vince Vaughn
2008-12-01
Kidman: 'Australia' film fulfilled childhood dream
SYDNEY, Australia - It was hot and dusty during filming in one of the world's most remote locations. But Nicole Kidman says the prospect of a smooch with Hugh Jackman eased the troubles of working on the Outback romance, "Australia."
Nations:Australia People:Nicole Kidman Baz Luhrmann Keith Urban Hugh Jackman Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
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