Academy Award nominations: Kudos, gripes, observations
SDNN: San Diego News Network
The Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild prizes really may portend something ... Or maybe Waltz will profit from lingering Academy guilt about ignoring Conrad Veidt in “Casablanca.” English lass Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is ready to blossom i...
'Avatar,' 'Locker' each earn nine nods
Columbus Dispatch
Cameron's Avatar won best drama and director at the Golden Globes, while Bigelow's The Hurt Locker beat out Cameron at the Directors Guild ... When Casablanca won in 1943, nine other films were nominated; since then, five films have been no...
Oscars geared up for 'Avatar' vs. 'Hurt Locker' faceoff
Marketwatch
... effort to boost sagging ratings for the Oscar telecast, the Academy decided to double its selection of best-picture nominees, reverting to a practice not seen since "Casablanca" beat ... out "Hurt Locker" for the Golden Globe, but Bigel...
Oscars go big small with 'Avatar,' 'Hurt Locker'
Daily Oklahoman
Cameron's "Avatar" won best drama and director at the Golden Globes , while Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" beat out Cameron at ... There were 10 in 1943, when " Casablanca " won best picture, but the show switched to five nominees after that.
"Avatar," "Hurt Locker" Lead Oscar Noms
CBS News
Cameron's "Avatar" won best drama and director at the Golden Globes, while Bigelow's "The Hurt ... boost the number of Best Picture nominees to ten (for the first time since 1943, when "Casablanca" topped them all) to provide room for more ...
Confessions of a Perfume Slut
Huffingtonpost.com
... bathed in dappled golden light; or the melancholy of Guerlain's Apres L'Ondee, that smells like violets soaked by rain, an herbal accord of restrained, ethereal beauty that evokes Debussy. I gorge myself on the creaminess of Casablanca ...
RIC professor pleased by 3 Oscar nominations for ‘Crazy Heart’
Providence Journal
Bridges has already won the best actor awards from the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild, the Los Angeles ... The last time that happened was for the 1943 awards when “Casablanca” won. Since then, only five films have been nominated ea...
Oscars gear up for 'Avatar'-'Hurt Locker' faceoff
MENAFN
... effort to boost sagging ratings for the Oscar telecast, the Academy decided to double its selection of best-picture nominees, reverting to a practice not seen since "Casablanca" beat ... out "Hurt Locker" for the Golden Globe, but Bigel...
Chocolate, ice sculptures sweeten Salem this weekend
Salem News
Bell expects the carving at the demonstration will be inspired by "Casablanca." The theme of the three ice sculptures at Pickering Wharf ... Visitors can validate a "Golden Ticket" at eight of the 35 participating businesses (you don't have...
Turner Classic Movies Announces the Network's Choices for 15 Most ...
Melodika.net
... as King Kong (1933), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), The Graduate (1967), Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Star Wars (1977). "It is nearly impossible to think of certain films without remembering their music scores. Casablanca, Laura...
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