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King George the stutterer seems primed to reign at Sunday night's Academy Awards, unless there's a palace coup by that asocial billionaire who created Facebook.

And the Oscar goes to... These fabulous homes! Check out where these Oscar hopefuls will soon house their new golden statue.

Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Helena Bonham Carter, Natalie Portman and Hilary Swank talk about their careers and the roles that got away.

Which ones should you see - and which should you skip?

Disney's release of the animated "A Christmas Carol" on Friday begins eight weeks of holiday moviegoing that brings a bag full of movies to theaters, from family friendly fare to Oscar hopefuls and this year, a lot of Clooney thrown in.

Charlize Theron and Hilary Swank were among the stars at what is widely considered Tinseltown's award-season starting gate: the Hollywood Awards.

Four Christmases led the North American box office for a second weekend, while the spotlight shifted to a handful of Oscar hopefuls playing in limited release.

A mere film festival cannot compete with the Academy Awards' grip on the public imagination, but the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (which begins Thursday) comes pretty close -- in part because it has become the first important bellwether for the onslaught of Oscar hopefuls.