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Best Picture Goes to The Artist

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:05:00 CST

And the Oscar goes to: The Artist wins for Best Motion Picture. Meryl Streep wins Best Actress for Iron Lady, her third Oscar (and 17th nomination). Jean Dujardin wins Best Actor for The Artist. "I love your country!" he begins. "Merci beaucoup, I love you!" he ends. Octavia Spencer wins...

Director May Save Ledger's Last Film

Sam Gale Rosen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:43:49 CST

Heath Ledger's last unfinished film may live on thanks to the magic of CGI, People reports. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was partly about sorcery, so Ledger's character could morph into someone else using computer wizardry, co-star Christopher Plummer said. He added that director Terry Gilliam is "throwing himself into...