http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com News Headlines for Oscars from Yahoo! en-us Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 21 May 2009 21:55:01 GMT Thu, 21 May 2009 21:55:01 GMT http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090330/2183.html Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre , who wrote the rich, lyrical scores for films including " Doctor Zhivago " and " Lawrence of Arabia ," has died in Los Angeles at the age of 84. Jarre's music won him Academy Awards... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:16:02 GMT oscarsnews.2183 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090330/2182.html Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre , who wrote the music for films including " Doctor Zhivago " and "Lawrence of Arabia," has died in Los Angeles at the age of 84, media in France reported on Monday. Jarre, whose lush... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:04:14 GMT oscarsnews.2182 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090325/2181.html The Oscars will be presented a little later next year. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on March 7 to avoid coinciding with the Winter Olympics, said Leslie Unger, a spokeswoman for the Academy of... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:20:00 GMT oscarsnews.2181 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090325/2180.html The Oscars will be presented a little later in 2010. Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, says the 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air live March 7 on ABC television from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:36:00 GMT oscarsnews.2180 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090323/2179.html She may have been the biggest surprise at February's Oscars when she took the stage in a duet with Hugh Jackman . Who knew Anne Hathaway could sing? Harvey Weinstein did. Movie kingpin Harvey Weinstein on Monday said he had signed the... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:10:33 GMT oscarsnews.2179 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090323/2178.html Japanese cinema dominated the third Asian Film Awards on Monday as "Tokyo Sonata" won best picture and Hirokazu Koreeda was named best director for another family drama, "Still Walking." Riding on the success of its recent best foreign film win at the... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:28:00 GMT oscarsnews.2178 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090320/2175.html Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang knows her documentary on AIDS will probably never be widely shown in China , the country in which it was made and where she now calls home, but she's fine with that. Yang and partner Thomas Lennon won the Oscar in... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:10:12 GMT oscarsnews.2175 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090319/2174.html " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " will keep retailers curious no longer: "Button" DVDs will hit stores May 5. The "Button" plans were sewed up during the weekend, and Paramount will announce the home-entertainment... Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:15:15 GMT oscarsnews.2174 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090318/2177.html Actress Natasha Richardson , a member of Britain's Redgrave theatrical dynasty, was severely injured while skiing at a Canadian resort and returned to New York on Tuesday with her husband, actor Liam Neeson , according to media reports. Newspapers... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:43:26 GMT oscarsnews.2177 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090317/2176.html Actress Natasha Richardson , a member of Britain's Redgrave theatrical dynasty, was severely injured while skiing at a Canadian resort and was returning to New York on Tuesday with her husband, actor Liam Neeson , according to media reports. The New... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:19:47 GMT oscarsnews.2176 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090317/2173.html Published reports say actress Natasha Richardson is in critical condition after a skiing accident in Canada. People.com and IrishCentral.com report that the Tony award-winning actress and wife of Liam Neeson suffered a head injury Monday and is in a... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:54:00 GMT oscarsnews.2173 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090317/2172.html A spokeswoman for McSweeney's Publishing says Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Millard Kaufman, who co-created the cartoon character Mr. Magoo, has died. Kaufman died Saturday of heart failure at 92, said Laura Howard, spokeswoman for McSweeney's... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:52:00 GMT oscarsnews.2172 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090313/2171.html Spanish director Pedro Almodovar unveiled a new film rich in the staples of a career that has earned him two Oscars: romance, sex, drama and lots of humor. But this time he's added a nod to his passion for moviemaking itself. "Los Abrazos Rotos," or... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:58:00 GMT oscarsnews.2171 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090308/2170.html A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa's top film festival. "Teza," a feature by award-winning director Haile... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:17:58 GMT oscarsnews.2170 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090306/2169.html The milestones just keep coming for "Slumdog Millionaire": After winning eight Academy Awards, including best picture, the feel-good indie has now crossed the $200 million mark in worldwide box office. As of Thursday afternoon, "Slumdog" had grossed... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:42:00 GMT oscarsnews.2169 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090305/2168.html India's election campaign is going to the "Slumdogs." It was initially panned in the country it portrays. But after eight Oscars, "Slumdog Millionaire" is such a sensation that India's main political parties are fighting over the right to play its... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:42:00 GMT oscarsnews.2168 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090302/2167.html It may have played second fiddle at the Academy Awards with its three "minor" citations, but " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " led the foreign box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, raising its total to $176 million.... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:26:53 GMT oscarsnews.2167 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090228/2166.html The French film industry honored Dustin Hoffman and saluted Sean Penn Friday during a ceremony that saw its coveted Cesar for best film going to Martin Provost's "Seraphine." In all, "Seraphine" took seven Cesars, the French equivalent of the Oscars.... Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:33:00 GMT oscarsnews.2166 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090227/2165.html French cinema holds its version of the Oscars on Friday in a ceremony where self-congratulation after a year of box office and critical triumphs will be dosed by claims that the biggest hit of all has been snubbed. The annual Cesars awards provide the... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:13:31 GMT oscarsnews.2165 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090226/2164.html Penelope Cruz became the first Spanish-born actress to win an Oscar by taking the best supporting actress award on Sunday for her role as tempestuous artist Maria Elena in Woody Allen 's romantic comedy " Vicky Cristina Barcelona ." Cruz,... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:30:34 GMT oscarsnews.2164 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090225/2163.html The two main child actors from "Slumdog Millionaire" are to receive new homes from the Indian authorities after the small-budget movie swept the Oscars , winning eight Academy Awards . The Mumbai homes will go to Rubina Ali and Azharuddin... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:40:15 GMT oscarsnews.2163 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090225/2162.html Gay Asians voiced indignation Wednesday after television broadcasts of the Academy Awards in their region censored the words "gay" and "lesbian" in speeches that called for equal rights for homosexuals. The speeches by actor Sean Penn and writer Dustin... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:27:00 GMT oscarsnews.2162 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090224/2161.html "Milk" lost the battle for the best film Oscar on Sunday, but a day later activists say it has won a lasting place in U.S. culture wars by energizing mostly young, gay men and women to speak out. The movie, which recounts the political life of... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:43:54 GMT oscarsnews.2161 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090224/2160.html Backstage at the Oscars on Sunday night, where her brother was awarded a posthumous supporting actor's award, Kate Ledger told reporters that her family is very much in the loop on his final movie. "We've seen a little bit of the... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:23:50 GMT oscarsnews.2160 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090224/2159.html Backstage at the Oscars on Sunday night, where her brother was awarded a posthumous supporting actor's award, Kate Ledger told reporters that her family is very much in the loop on his final movie. "We've seen a little bit of the... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:17:47 GMT oscarsnews.2159 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090224/2158.html Although eclipsed at the Academy Awards , " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " led the overseas box office for a third straight weekend, garnering $21 million from 61 markets. The Brad Pitt drama, which copped three craft Oscars on... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:17:21 GMT oscarsnews.2158 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090223/2157.html Maybe it was the adorable smile on that "Slumdog Millionaire" kid in his pint-sized tuxedo. Or best director winner Danny Boyle bouncing in silly tribute to Tigger of "Winnie the Pooh." The grinning, top-hatted dad of best actress winner Kate Winslet,... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:46:00 GMT oscarsnews.2157 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090223/2156.html A preliminary measurement of the nation's biggest markets shows ratings for this year's Academy Awards went up 6 percent over last year, yet the telecast is still likely to be among the three least-watched Oscars ever. Nielsen Media Research says its... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:24:00 GMT oscarsnews.2156 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090223/2155.html The big guns Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet and Sean Penn among them went with black at Sunday's Academy Awards, but light colors and asymmetrical gowns topped the broader fashion trends. Jolie and Brad Pitt looked very much the part of the red carpet's... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:33:00 GMT oscarsnews.2155 http://oscars.movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090223/2154.html Spain gushed with pride Monday over Penelope Cruz's Oscar for best supporting actress. Among the most effusive was two-time Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar, who praised Cruz as having a history of "jumping head first and without a parachute, and... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:33:00 GMT oscarsnews.2154