Sunday, February 27, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


`King's Speech' poised for Oscar coronation? (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:41 PM PST

Oscar statues stand in front of the Kodak Theatre as preparations for the 83rd Academy Awards continue in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - 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.


Liz Taylor celebrates 79th birthday in LA hospital (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:28 PM PST

AP - A spokeswoman for Elizabeth Taylor says the two-time Oscar winner will spend her birthday watching the Academy Awards in a Los Angeles hospital room, where she's recovering from treatment for congestive heart failure.

Royal maid of honor hits Hogwarts society wedding (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:44 PM PST

Britain's Pippa Middleton, sister of Kate Middleton, arrives at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland's eldest daughter Lady Katie Percy to city financier Patrick Valentine at St Michael's Church in Alnwick, England, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Was it a dress rehearsal for Kate Middleton's sister and Prince Harry's on-again, off-again girlfriend?


Academy Awards: Watch Our Live Fashion Cam Now! (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:48 PM PST

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Something tells us no one is going arrive in an egg to the Academy Awards on Sunday, but there will still be plenty of fashion statements made. Check out TVGuide.com's streaming Fashion Cam, starting at 6 ET/3 PT, which will capture all the biggest stars as they arrive on the red carpet. Then weigh in on the fashion hits and misses via Twitter and Facebook.

Check out our Oscars coverage

TV Guide Network's red carpet coverage begins Sunday at 5 ET/2 PT with Academy Awards Red Carpet Countdown, followed by Academy Awards Red Carpet with Chris Harrison at 6 ET/3 PT. ...

Royal maid of honor hits Hogwarts society wedding (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:44 PM PST

omg! - AP - Was it a dress rehearsal for Kate Middleton's sister and Prince Harry's on-again, off-again girlfriend?

Stars Pick Up Swag At The LG Cinema 3D HDTV Gift Lounge Backstage At The Film Independent 2011 Spirit Awards (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Host Joel McHale may have made everyone laugh their way through Sunday's Independent Spirits Awards on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday afternoon, but meanwhile there was a frenzy of celeb activity in the gift lounge backstage.

Liz Taylor celebrates 79th birthday in LA hospital (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:28 PM PST

omg! - AP - A spokeswoman for Elizabeth Taylor says the two-time Oscar winner will spend her birthday watching the Academy Awards in a Los Angeles hospital room, where she's recovering from treatment for congestive heart failure.

Gabor's husband says he chased off burglars (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:59 PM PST

omg! - AP - Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he chased two intruders with a baseball bat after catching them burglarizing the couple's Bel Air mansion in the middle of the night.

Oscar nominees' moms to tweet, appear on pre-show (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

omg! - AP - What would your mother say if you were nominated for an Academy Award?

Elizabeth Taylor spends 79th birthday in hospital (omg!)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:01 PM PST

omg! - Reuters - Two-time Oscar winner Elizabeth Taylor is cheering for "The King's Speech" to win the Academy Award for best film on Sunday, her 79th birthday, from a hospital where she remains in treatment for heart problems.

Oscar nominees' moms to tweet, appear on pre-show (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

Jeremy Renner, left, presents James Franco with the best male lead award for '127 Hours' at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - What would your mother say if you were nominated for an Academy Award?


Oscar art directors reveal tricks of the trade (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST

Oscar statues stand in front of the Kodak Theatre as preparations for the 83rd Academy Awards continue in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The films up for this year's best art direction Oscar range from epics such as "Inception" to intimate tales like "The King's Speech," but they share at least one thing in common: Each used movie magic to tell their stories.


Oscar documentary nominees aren't afraid of Banksy (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:13 AM PST

Thierry Guetta is seen backstage with the award for best documentary for 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Lucy Walker is more worried about gussying up for the 83rd annual Academy Awards than worrying about whether Banksy will make his mark on Sunday's ceremony. The director of the transformative garbage dump chronicle "Waste Land" is among the nominees facing the infamously elusive street artist for the documentary feature Oscar.


'Gnomeo & Juliet' wins box office on Oscar weekend (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:02 PM PST

FILE - In this film publicity image released by Touchstone Pictures, Gnomeo, voiced by James McAvoy, left, and Juliet, voiced by Emily Blunt, center, and Featherstone, voiced by Jim Cummings, are shown in a scene from 'Gnomeo and Juliet.' Walt Disney's 'Gnomeo & Juliet,' an animated 3-D twist on 'Romeo and Juliet,' took in $14.2 million in its third week of release, leading the box office on Oscar weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Touchstone Pictures)AP - Wherefore art thou, Gnomeo? Atop the box office, that's where.


`King's Speech' poised for Oscar coronation? (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:41 PM PST

Oscar statues stand in front of the Kodak Theatre as preparations for the 83rd Academy Awards continue in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - 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.


Liz Taylor celebrates 79th birthday in LA hospital (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:13 PM PST

AP - A spokeswoman for Elizabeth Taylor says the two-time Oscar winner will spend her birthday watching the Academy Awards in a Los Angeles hospital room, where she's recovering from treatment for congestive heart failure.

Rapper Juvenile posts bond after drug arrest (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST

AP - New Orleans rapper Juvenile was arrested on a drug charge and released from a northern Louisiana jail after posting bond, police said Sunday.

"Gnomeo & Juliet" climbs to top of box office (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:27 AM PST

Musician Elton John performs at the premiere of Gnomeo & Juliet in Hollywood, California on January 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jason RedmondReuters - Disney's "Gnomeo & Juliet" jumped two spots to land at the top of the North American box office on Sunday in a slow period when most moviegoers focused on the world's biggest movie awards, Hollywood's Oscars.


Liz Taylor celebrates 79th birthday in LA hospital (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:13 PM PST

AP - A spokeswoman for Elizabeth Taylor says the two-time Oscar winner will spend her birthday watching the Academy Awards in a Los Angeles hospital room, where she's recovering from treatment for congestive heart failure.

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