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85th Academy Awards

Michelle Obama - Oscars

Michelle Obama 'absolutely' not surprised by Oscar critics

Darlene Superville, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Michelle Obama says it was 'absolutely not surprising' that her appearance via satellite at the Academy Awards ceremony provoked a national conversation about whether it was appropriate...
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Actor Jack Nicholson along with First lady Michelle Obama seen on the video board present the Best Picture award onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Iran runs altered images of Michelle Obama gown

Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian state media has run altered images of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance, making her gown look less revealing...
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Denzel Washington attends the 'Flight' press conference at the Ritz Carlton Tokyo on February 20, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open on March 1. (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)

Denzel: 'I don't have any actor friends'

Carrie Healey
the GRIO REPORT - In regards to friends in Hollywood, Washington told Xan Brookes from The Guardian, 'but actually, even within the industry, I don't have any actor friends'...
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Business mogul/TV personality Donald Trump attends the Success by Trump fragrance launch at Macy's Herald Square on April 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Trumps calls 'Django Unchained' the 'most racist movie' he's ever seen

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theGRIO REPORT - Believe it or not director Spike Lee and conservative business mogul Donald Trump have something in common, they both hate Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'...
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Quvenzhane Wallis arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Why Quvenzhané is an Oscar winner

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SLIDESHOW - Young actress Quvenzhané Wallis may not have won the best actress award at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night, but she definitely won the night, mostly by being adorable, but also because of her outsized talent...
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Actor Jack Nicholson along with First lady Michelle Obama seen on the video board present the Best Picture award onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama presents best picture Oscar

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - From the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Jack Nicholson to help present the final prize...
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Christoph Waltz accepts the Best Supporting Actor award for 'Django Unchained' onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Christoph Waltz wins his 2nd Oscar for 'Django Unchained'

David Germain, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Austrian actor Christoph Waltz won his second supporting-actor Oscar for a Tarantino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in the slave-revenge saga 'Django Unchained'...
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9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis is nominated for Best Actress, and will make history as the youngest person to ever receive the award if she wins. (Quvenzhané Wallis attends the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

10 reasons to watch the Academy Awards tonight

Chris Witherspoon
SLIDESHOW - The 85th Academy Awards will air tonight, and everyone is buzzing about who’s going to take home a coveted Oscar trophy. However this year millions might be tuning just to see...
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