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The winners have accepted their statuettes at the 86th Annual Academy Awards show at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

This may be the most anticipated Academy Awards show in a number of years. It has been a great year for quality movies and standout acting performances.

Sandra Bullock received her base US$20 million for space thriller Gravity as well as 15 per cent of Warner Bros' share of theatrical revenue.

But is her nervousness only about who is going to be the winner or is there something more to it? Call it the Oscar Curse or anything else, but the past records many names - like Kate Winslet, Sandra Bullock, Halle Berry and Hillary Swank - who went on to lift the trophy, but the next thing they heard was about their respective partners making ... (more)

Cate Blanchett is the favorite for best actress for her portrayal of a New York socialite imposing on her sister in L.A. in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine."

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Leading ladies Dame Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep are all in the running for Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards Dame Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Street are all in the running for the top gong alongside Hollywood A-lister Sandra Bullock and relative newcomer Amy Adams.

Hollywood is in a tizzy over who will take home an Academy Award this year. This is the first time I can remember that the Academy did it right with whom they chose to honor.

As all awards shows go, Sunday night's Oscar ceremony is likely to be a mixed bag of laughters, tears and change-the-channel level embarrassing moments.

Every day this week we'll showcase the nominees in one of the top categories for this Sunday's 86th Oscars ceremony by highlighting one or two other previous performances from them that might have passed you by.

Oscar wins tend to lead to bigger paydays for actors, directors and other creative talents.

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Sandra Bullock may be insanely busy in the lead up to this weekend's Academy Awards, but that doesn't let her off the hook from her daily duties.

Call it the innate sexism that exists in Hollywood, but many years, the Best Actress category is less interesting than the Best Actor category.

Few things are certain about the 86th annual Academy Awards: There were will be at least one head-scratching win; a teary speech that mentions God, family, and a loyal agent in the same breath; and it will run slightly longer than "The Wolf of Wall Street," which clocked in at three hours.

He performed in Bangor for the first-ever Waterfront Concert season in 2010; now he comes back to Bangor for a concert in 2014.

First time astronaut Ryan Stone teams up with veteran space walker Matt Kowalski to make some repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Box office: Opening weekend: $55.8 million; Total domestic box office: $268.4 million; Worldwide gross to date: $701.0 million Tweetable description: Two astronauts get lost in space after their shuttle is riddled by high-speed debris.

My family loves film. It's integral to who we are. My mom acts. My dad works in box office data.

Wrangling with the writer: In 'Saving Mr. Banks', Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney, who uses all his sunny Californian charms to persuade writer P.L. Travers, played by Emma Thompson, to allow him to turn her book into a film.