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Oscars 2011: Wait ’til next year
Once again this year we were told that the Academy Awards were going to be new and different and better. And we will probably hear that again next year. Anne Hathaway shows off her fringe dress onstage...
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Kentuckians cast in The Hunger Games
Louisville's Jennifer Lawrence, shown arriving at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, has been a hit on the red carpet this awards season. © AP Photo by Chris Pizzello. A little over a month ago,...
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Is George Clooney on his way to another Oscar?
It was not too long ago George Clooney had not even attended the Academy Awards. The Lexington-born, Augusta-raised Kentuckian said he was not going to go until he was nominated. George Clooney...
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George Clooney the perennial multiple Oscar nominee
George Clooney, left, and Shailene Woodley in "The Descendants." © Fox Searchlight Films photo by Merie Wallace via the Associated Press. Click here for a list of Oscar nominees. George Clooney’s two...
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2012 Oscars forecast
Jean Dujardin, left, and George Clooney pose at the 31st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. © AP Photo by Chris Pizzello. Some years the Oscars are so...
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Oscars 2012: the year Oscar got it
Jean Dujardin holds Uggie after accepting the Oscar for best picture for The Artist during the 84th Academy Awards. AP photo by Mark J. Terrill. In a number of ways, the Oscars got it this year. The...
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Pros and cons: Seth MacFarlane as Oscar host
Seth MacFarlane presenting an award at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Macfarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. © AP/Invision...
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2013 Oscars: A big day could turn out to be a big night for Kentucky
Daniel Day-Lewis, center, as Abraham Lincoln in a scene from the film “Lincoln.” The film was nominated Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 for 12 Academy Awards, including best picture, director for Steven...
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Oscar picks: A very Kentucky Academy Awards
Actor and director Ben Affleck, left, producer Grant Heslov, center, and producer George Clooney pose with the award for best motion picture – drama for “Argo” backstage at the 70th Annual Golden Globe...
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Jennifer Lawrence and Steve Kazee awards put spotlight on Kentucky
Steve Kazee with his Tony Award for best actor in a musical and Jennifer Lawrence with her Oscar for best actress. © AP photos. Something nudged me after Louisville’s Jennifer Lawrence accepted her...
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Looking into the Golden Globe, Oscar race still fuzzy
“American Hustle” stars Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence pose on the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards. © AP/Invision photos by Jordan Strauss. More Golden Globes coverage: Red...
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Why Jennifer Lawrence won’t win the Oscar, and that’s OK
Lupita Nyong’o poses with the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for ’12 Years a Slave’ at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 18, 2014. She will...
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Placing my bets: 2014 Academy Awards
Chiwetel Ejiofor, center, in a scene from the film, “12 Years A Slave,” which is nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best picture. © AP/Fox Searchlight photo by Jaap Buitendijk. I’ve been in...
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TV review: An Oscars for the social media age
Front row from left, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Peter Nyong’o Jr. and, second row, from left, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt,...
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Morgan Freeman coming to UK
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman will be at the University of Kentucky on April 14 to discuss his career in an event presented by the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. Morgan Freeman...
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2015 Oscar nominations at a glance
Keira Knightley, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech and Benedict Cumberbatch in a scene from the film, “The Imitation Game.” Photo by Jack English. A few quick thoughts on the Academy Award...
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Not going anywhere? Catch up on Oscar nominees
Michael Keaton is nominated for best actor for his performance in “Birdman,” which is up for best picture and seven other Oscars. (c) Fox Searchlight photo. With officials in Central Kentucky advising...
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Oscar picks: My favorite in the ‘Boyhood’–‘Birdman ‘ race, and why it will lose
Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane in a scene from the film,”Boyhood.” Arquette is nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the film, which has eight nominations, including...
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