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Independent Spirits Awards Telecast Once Again Misses Top 150 Cable Shows on Saturday with Low, Low Ratings
You think the Oscars ratings were bad?
How about the Independent Spirit Awards? They went on live at 5pm Eastern on the IFC Channel. Their...
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Oscars Show Got Low Ratings and Had Too Many TV Actors, But At Least They Got the In Memoriam Right
Sunday's Academy Awards show had a lot of deficits. The ratings were the lowest ever, and there were a lot of TV actors who...
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Biggest Bounce from the Oscars? Eminem’s Surprise Appearance Sends 18 Year Old “Lose Yourself” to Number 1 on iTunes
Last Monday, Shakira jumped to number 1 on iTunes from her Super Bowl performance. "Whenever, Wherever" zoomed to the top of the charts after...
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Elton John Wins Oscar for Best Song, Raises $6.4 Mil for AIDS Research, Says: “I’m so relieved”
Has anyone had a better year than Elton John?
He and Bernie Taupin won Best Song last night for "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" from...
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Oscars Ratings Tonight Might Be Better: 5 Best Picture Nominees Made Over $100 Million
For many years now, the ratings for the Academy Awards have been in decline. One major reason attributed: the nominated movies were mostly independent...
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Exclusive: Chris Rock Tries Out Oscars Routine at Local Hollywood Comedy Club, Will Open Academy Awards with Steve Martin
Fans at the Comedy Club on Sunset Boulevard got a nice treat last night. Chris Rock showed up as a surprise guest early in...
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Oscar Notes: Tom Ford Gets a Who’s Who of Something, Oscars Gets First Female Conductor, “1917” Celebrates End of “War”
Oscar celebrating has begun in earnest, although it's not what it used to be since the main player, Harvey Weinstein, is on trial in...
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Oscar Surprise: Longtime (Anonymous) Academy Member Chooses “Jojo Rabbit,” Joaquin, Renee, Scarlett, Hopkins
I had a chance meeting with a longtime Academy voter tonight. Since voting has closed, this person shared their main choices for the Oscars...