Meryl Streep
The Artist and Hugo topped Sunday's Academy Awards with five statuettes each, with the former winning Best Picture, while Meryl Streep won her long-awaited third Oscar after 29 years.
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The Artist is the first silent film to win the top honor since Wings triumphed at the first Oscars in ...
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Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin
Fun fact: No movie about movie-making has won Best Picture at the Oscars. Will The Artist break that tradition at the 84th Academy Awards? We'll have to wait until Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, ABC) to find out, but in the meantime, let's make some predictions. Check out the nominees here, print out your ballot, make your picks and compare them to ours below.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
The Academy has made it clear that the Oscar red carpet is no place for "stunting" and self-promotion -- which may prove problematic for British comedic actor Sacha Baron Cohen.
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Kirsten Wiig
Is Bridesmaids on its way to a Best Picture Oscar nomination? The hit comedy was nominated Tuesday for a Producers Guild of America Award — one of the best Oscar predictors.
Also nominated for best feature: Oscar front-runner The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help...
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol topped the Christmas weekend box office, taking in $26.5 million, Box Office Mojo reports.
The Tom Cruise thriller bumped up two spots in its second week, bringing its total to $59 million.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr. came in at No. 2, grossing $17.8 million. The sequel dropped significantly from last week's opening of $62.3 million.
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sequels ruled the box office over the weekend, with Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol securing the top 3 spots, Box Office Mojo reports.
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Jon Bon Jovi and Lea Michele
New Year's Eve rang in at No. 1 but with a weak start at the box office, Box Office Mojo reports.
The Garry Marshall film, starring Lea Michele, Ashton Kutcher and Zac Efron among others, grossed an estimated $13.7 million in its opening weekend. That's a far cry from its predecessor, Valentine's Day, which opened to...
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Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain
The Descendants and The Artist were among the big winners from a group of film critics circles, which announced their selections Sunday.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named The Descendants the Best Picture of the Year and awarded The Tree of Life's Terrence Malick the Best Director. The film's star Brad Pitt was recognized as Best Actor by the Boston Society of Film Critics, but for...
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
With no competition from new releases, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ruled the box office for the third straight week, Box Office Mojo reports.
The fourth Twilight film grossed an estimated $16.9 million in its third week of release, bringing its total to...
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The Muppets
The Muppets made their comeback complete, grossing an estimated $42 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, but Kermit and Miss Piggy were no match for the vampires and werewolves of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1.
The fourth film in the Twilight saga took in $62.3 million in its second week to come in at No. 1, according to Box Office Mojo. The Muppets, starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams, followed in...
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