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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: The 40th Annual Student Academy Awards. Read all about the winners and the history.
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The Academy has named its producing team for the 86th Oscars: Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Those names may look familiar. The musical pair produced this year’s Oscars. Read more »
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Prepare for Oscar Sunday. Check out our playlist of the Original Score nominees.
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Photoset reblogged from vitaphoning!
“A few years ago, I stood on this stage with William Holden.”
March 29, 1982 — While accepting an honorary Academy Award in recognition of her five decades on film, Barbara Stanwyck takes a moment to thank her close friend and costar William Holden, who had died four months prior. In 1939, Stanwyck—one of the most powerful performers in Hollywood—fought for Holden when Columbia chief Harry Cohn wanted the fledgling actor fired from the filming of Golden Boy, the movie that cemented Holden’s stardom and lent him his lifelong nickname.
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Have you seen all of the nominated films? Use our handy Oscars Movie Checklist to find out. There are 38 feature films nominated and 15 short films.
