Academy Awards Fast Facts
March 2, 2014 – The 86th annual Academy Awards are televised live from Hollywood on ABC, with Ellen DeGeneres hosting for the second time. 2014 Winners (selected):Best Picture: “12 Years…
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Box office duds threaten Oscar ratings
A lack of known popular films was arguably one of the reasons the Academy expanded the Best Picture field from 5 to a possible 10 nominated films in 2009. –…
Hosni Mubarak Fast Facts
Birth place: Kafr-el Meselha, Minufiya, Egypt Birth name: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak Marriage: Suzanne (Thabet) Mubarak Children: Gamal, 1963 (son); Alaa, 1961 (son) Education: National Military Academy (Egypt), 1949; Air Force…
Who’s going to get those Oscar nominations?
It’s a strange year for the Academy Awards, where the divide between blockbusters and critic-friendly movies continues to grow. Of all the likely major-category nominees, only “Gone Girl” and “Into…