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POLL: Which Movie Did Oscar Drama Make You Want to See?
Originally posted 03/09/2010 11:00AM
The Academy Awards are known for giving a boost to the movies they celebrate. This year, lots of films had their moment in the Oscar spotlight, piquing the interest of viewers who haven't seen them yet.
Among the films that might have found new audiences on Sunday:
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Oscar History Made: Bigelow, Bullock, Bridges Win
Originally posted 03/08/2010 12:15AM
There may have been few surprises on Oscar night Sunday, but there was plenty of heart.
Glowing in gold as she stood in the winners' circle, Best Actress Sandra Bullock – who noted that George
Clooney once threw her into a swimming pool years ago – acknowledged each of her sister nominees, including the "great kisser"
Meryl Streep, then focused on the message of her movie, The Blind Side: that the mother figure is the one who brings light and love into a person's life.
In a moment that is bound to be long remembered, Bullock tearfully thanked her mother "Helga B" – Helga D. Meyer, a German opera singer and voice
teacher who died in 2000 – whose wise guidance included not letting her daughters ride in cars with boys until they were 18. The Oscar winner admitted that she would have done exactly what her mother feared she would.
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Jodie Foster Is Rooting for Kathryn Bigelow
Originally posted 03/07/2010 07:20PM
Hey Kathryn Bigelow, you hear those loud fans? One of them is none other than Jodie Foster.
Supporting what could be the first female win for the Best Director Oscar is especially easy for fellow director Foster, who hopes it will mean "more opportunities for women to direct."
"Am I going to be chanting, 'Kathryn Bigelow, Kathryn Bigelow, Kathryn Bigelow?' " Foster told PEOPLE of cheering the Hurt Locker director at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards Friday. "Listen, it's a great honor for any director: Male, female, carnivore, vegetarian. But I was thrilled to see a film of that caliber with such a strong hand as a director."
Added Foster: "This is clearly something that she's worked her entire life for."
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5 Things to Know About Kathryn Bigelow
Originally posted 01/05/2010 09:25AM
Only three women have ever been nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. And The Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow may turn out to be the very first one to take home the Oscar.
Bigelow, 58, has directed the Iraq war indie, an intense drama that follows an Army bomb squad and its cocky leader (played by newcomer Jeremy Renner) in Baghdad. As her film, which will be on DVD Jan. 12, continues to rack up awards, here are five things you may not know about the filmmaker:
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