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Common and John Legend put a profound bow on things at the end of the season Sunday night with a pair of Oscar acceptance speeches for their “Selma” song “Glory.”

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87th Academy Awards Winners and Nominees – Complete List

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:59 pm · February 22nd, 2015

A complete list of all the winners and nominees for the 87th Academy Awards which were announced during the 2015 Oscars Telecast on Sunday, February 22 on ABC.

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'Selma' wins six Black Reel Awards, including best film

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:32 pm · February 20th, 2015

“Selma” was the big winner at the Black Reel Awards heading into a kudos weekend that will include the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Oscars.

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2015 Independent Spirit Awards Predictions

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:20 pm · February 20th, 2015

HitFix predicts the winners of the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards where “Selma,” “Nightcrawler” and “A Most Violent Year” may get their chance to shine.

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Best Picture: 'Birdman' or 'Boyhood?' 'Boyhood' or 'Birdman?' Or…something else?

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:12 pm · February 19th, 2015

This year’s Best Picture Oscar race is truly a stunner, and the envelope hasn’t even been opened yet. Let’s review how we got to this place, shall we? And let’s do it in present tense, to really relive the magic.

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Best Original Song: 'Selma' will reap some Oscar 'Glory'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:53 am · February 17th, 2015

Can any song defeat “Selma’s” “Glory” from taking the Original Song Oscar? “Everything Is Awesome” from “The LEGO Movie” has a chance, but…

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Contender Countdown: The tough Best Picture call between 'Boyhood' and 'Birdman'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:30 pm · February 12th, 2015

Is it “Boyhood” or “Birdman” for Best Picture? Some thoughts in this week’s countdown on whether “analytics” really matter with Oscar’s biggest prize.

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'Selma' maintains a presence on '60 Minutes' and the Grammys with Oscar ballots out

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 pm · February 8th, 2015

The 2015 Grammy Awards broadcast was, it turned out, bookended by reminders of Paramount’s “Selma” just as Oscar ballots are making their way to the hands of voters for the final phase of Academy Awards voting.

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So 'The Equalizer' was better directed than 'Selma' according to the NAACP

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 am · February 7th, 2015

Behold the NAACP Image Awards, where somehow Antoine Fuqua did a better job directing “The Equalizer” than Ava DuVernay on Best Picture winner “Selma” or Gina Prince-Bythewood on “Beyond the Lights.”

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Adorable kids reenact Best Picture nominees

Posted by Louis Virtel · 5:02 pm · February 3rd, 2015

Children reenact all eight Best Picture nominees. Their version of “Whiplash” might be better than the real thing.

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Key & Peele prove Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch are smarter than the Academy

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 3:34 pm · January 31st, 2015

“Key & Peele” have their say regarding the “Selma” controversy and make a very unexpected but valid point regarding “Into the Woods” at a Super Bowl press conference or Seattle Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman.

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'Frozen's' 'Let It Go' songwriters to pen Neil Patrick Harris' Oscars opening number

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · January 27th, 2015

The Academy has announced that Oscar-winning songwriters Robert and Kristen Lopez will write an opening musical number for Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris, and that Common and John Legend will be on hand to perform “Glory” from “Selma.”

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