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• ‘Argo’ awarded best-picture Oscar

  February 25, 2013 in Features, Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. In share-the-wealth mode, Oscar voters spread … 12

• Spokane AIDS Network’s Oscar gala nets much-needed funds

  February 25, 2013 in City, Health on Page A1 Dressed in tuxedos and sequined dresses, crowds milled among artwork Sunday at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino and listened to the pre-show of the Oscars as they celebrated the …

• This year’s Academy Awards could prove tough to predict

  February 24, 2013 in Features on Page D1 Oscar is another word for fickle. I mean, think of the whole process run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the promotions, the nominations and certainly … 1

• ‘Lincoln’ leads Oscars with 12 nominations

    January 10, 2013 in Features, News, Seven The Civil War saga “Lincoln” leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee … 6

• ‘The Artist’ takes five Oscars

  February 26, 2012 in Features Octavia Spencer of “The Help” is the winner of the Academy Award for best supporting actress. 2

• Academy Awards may come down to age vs. youth

    February 26, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Experience is supposed to give us an edge in life. But when it comes to predicting who is going to win an Academy Award, experience usually just confuses me. Example: …

• Blanchette: Not the version of ‘Moneyball’ we would pick

  February 26, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 So finally the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets a clue and puts a baseball movie up for Best Picture. Except they make it “Moneyball.”

• Critics weigh in on rest of Oscar ballot

  February 26, 2012 in Features on Page D7 Our dueling film critics cast their eyes to some of the other categories on this year’s Oscar ballot. Best Cinematography

• Blanchette: Not the version of ‘Moneyball’ we would pick

  February 25, 2012 in Sports So finally the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets a clue and puts a baseball movie up for Best Picture. 2

• Blanchette: Academy overlooks fine sports films

  February 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Watched the Oscars last night and was terribly disappointed that no awards were given to my favorite movie of the past year, “Carrie II – The Ballet.” Then someone told …

• ‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network’ top contenders for Best Picture

    February 27, 2011 in Features on Page D1 It’s easy to see why audiences have fallen in love with “The King’s Speech,” a period drama starring Colin Firth as a British monarch who overcomes a debilitating stammer. The …

• Oscars: Likable bunch; so who do you like best?

  February 27, 2011 in Features on Page D1 A king, a cowboy, a criminal, a mountain climber and a ladder climber – those are the five roles that earned this year’s best actor Oscar nominees their honors. Audiences …

• Spotlight: CdA’s Owens achieves visual success in Hollywood

  February 13, 2011 in Features on Page D6 Michael Owens, who lives in Coeur d’Alene, is an Oscar nominee for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his work on the movie “Hereafter.” Owens is the real deal: He …

• ‘The King’s Speech,’ ‘True Grit’ top Oscar nominations

    January 25, 2011 in Features “The King’s Speech” dominated the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, earning 12 nods including best picture and best lead actor for Colin Firth as King George VI, who battles to … 4

• Oscar races feeling throes of 3-D’s rise

  December 31, 2010 in Features on Page D2 Imagine if Oscar voters in 1939 saw “The Wizard of Oz” only in black and white. Would they have nominated the film for best picture and best visual effects if …

• Will ‘Harry’ finally conjure an Oscar?

  December 10, 2010 in Features on Page D3 There is something touching about the fact that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” opened in mid-November. It’s the unofficial beginning of Oscar season, after all. Whether …

• ‘The Hurt Locker’ captures six Oscars

    March 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – The Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. … 1

• Booth Gardner film nominated for Academy Award

  March 5, 2010 in City Booth Gardner says he no longer dwells on death. He’s got a lot going on in his life. 1

• Actors portraying dark side of humanity attracting kudos

  February 26, 2010 in Features on Page D4 For your consideration: A pedophile serial killer with a creepy dollhouse hobby, a murderous Nazi who delights in tormenting Jews, and a hateful mother who abuses her daughter and granddaughter. …

• Oscars will omit live song performances

  February 19, 2010 in Features on Page D4 Some of Oscar’s most memorable moments have come during performances of nominated songs. Among them: rap group Three 6 Mafia surrounded by streetwalkers as they performed “It’s Hard Out Here …

• ‘Avatar,’ ‘The Hurt Locker’ lead Oscar nominations

  February 2, 2010 in Features The science-fiction sensation “Avatar” and the war-on-terror thriller “The Hurt Locker” lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and …

• Oscars double best-picture field

  June 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year, improving the odds for films such as “The Dark Knight,” …

• Cherilyn Cieryca wins Oscar contest

  February 26, 2009 in Features on Page C3 “Slumdog Millionaire” was the big winner in this year’s Oscars, but it was almost as big for Coeur d’Alene movie fan Cherilyn Cieryca. Cieryca won this year’s Spokesman-Review Oscar Contest …

• Best of Spokesman.com blogs: Oscar wrap

  February 23, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links from Spokesman.com blogs.

• ‘Slumdog’ rules the Oscars with 8 prizes

  February 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – “Slumdog Millionaire” took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film’s unlikely rise to … 1

• Walters’ special includes Oscar host Jackman

  February 20, 2009 in Features on Page C9 NEW YORK – Hugh Jackman is a charmer and the height of cool. But his role as host of Sunday’s Oscar broadcast has given this versatile entertainer a trace of …

• Last call for The S-R’s annual Oscar contest

  February 15, 2009 in Features on Page D1 Time is rapidly running out to enter The Spokesman-Review’s annual Oscar contest. Online entries must be received by 5 p.m. Monday. Go to www.spokesman.com/oscars and follow the instructions.

• One more vote for ‘Slumdog’

  January 30, 2009 in Features on Page C2 New York gossip columnist Cindy Adams thinks she has the inside dope on the upcoming Oscars broadcast, set for Feb. 22. According to Adams, “the money’s on”:

• ‘Curious,’ ‘Slumdog’ lead Oscar nominations

  January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 HOLLYWOOD – They are now the leading contenders for the top Academy Award – and while “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” could hardly be more different …

• ‘Benjamin Button’ leads Oscars with 13 nominations

  January 22, 2009 in Features, Nation/World, Seven BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The romantic fantasy “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad … 1