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Movieline Investigates: Is There a Template for the Perfect Oscar Speech?

We’ve got the 2011 Oscars pinpointed like a Foursquare convention, but it’s time to address the less predictable element of the big night: The speeches! The Academy Awards are flush with wonderful moments ( Louise Fletcher , you goddess!), but recent Oscar winners — save Sandra Bullock — could use a few tips on speechifying. Come along as we name three podium mistakes and identify the best single speech for future winners to learn by heart.

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Gael García Bernal Gets a Conscience in the Even the Rain Trailer

The trailer for the Spanish submission to the Oscars Even the Rain brings up an interesting dilemma. In theory, it’s great to make films with a social conscience that inform a wider audience about historical and global injustice, but what happens when you have to bow to exploitation just to get the film made? In this film, Gael García Bernal plays a director making a film about Christopher Columbus’ imperialism who realizes he may need to turn a blind eye to modern day exploitation in order to complete the movie. Tense revolutionary violence and pensive hillside contemplation ensue.

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Cher Voices Frustration Over ‘Burlesque’ Oscar Song Snub

‘We didn’t get a nomination 4 best song! That sucks!’ the icon tweeted about ‘ You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me.’ By James Dinh Cher Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images After the Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, “Burlesque” star Cher made it clear she wasn’t going to be celebrating with the nominees. The icon wasn’t pleased with the lack of recognition for her Diane Warren-penned tune “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from the flashy musical, and she took to Twitter to express her frustration. While it was overlooked by the Academy, the “Burlesque” song recently scored a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. “We didn’t get a nomination 4 best song ! That sucks ! Diane’s song Is so beautiful !” Cher wrote . “It’s hard to understand how u win. Then she referred to her Globes win: “The Golden Globe 4 BEST SONG & not even get nominated by the OSCARS? Oh well it is..what it is ,,,,the sun is still shining !” Baffled by the snub, Cher even contemplated whether it was her role as the song’s performer that impacted its Oscar odds, writing, “maybe she would have had a better chance if someone else was singing it ?!! IT JUST CANT B HER SONG I” The Golden Globe awards are typically seen as a good forecast for the Oscars, but the awards aren’t a guarantee of Oscar love. A handful of stars from Oscar-nominated movies weren’t recognized by the Academy , including Mila Kunis (“Black Swan”), Andrew Garfield (“The Social Network”) and Julianne Moore (“The Kids Are All Right”). Do you think Cher’s “Burlesque” tune was deserved an Oscar nomination? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “Burlesque.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos And The Nominees Are … Related Photos 2011 Academy Award Nominees

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Cher Voices Frustration Over ‘Burlesque’ Oscar Song Snub

Cher Voices Frustration Over ‘Burlesque’ Oscar Song Snub

‘We didn’t get a nomination 4 best song! That sucks!’ the icon tweeted about ‘ You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me.’ By James Dinh Cher Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images After the Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, “Burlesque” star Cher made it clear she wasn’t going to be celebrating with the nominees. The icon wasn’t pleased with the lack of recognition for her Diane Warren-penned tune “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from the flashy musical, and she took to Twitter to express her frustration. While it was overlooked by the Academy, the “Burlesque” song recently scored a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. “We didn’t get a nomination 4 best song ! That sucks ! Diane’s song Is so beautiful !” Cher wrote . “It’s hard to understand how u win. Then she referred to her Globes win: “The Golden Globe 4 BEST SONG & not even get nominated by the OSCARS? Oh well it is..what it is ,,,,the sun is still shining !” Baffled by the snub, Cher even contemplated whether it was her role as the song’s performer that impacted its Oscar odds, writing, “maybe she would have had a better chance if someone else was singing it ?!! IT JUST CANT B HER SONG I” The Golden Globe awards are typically seen as a good forecast for the Oscars, but the awards aren’t a guarantee of Oscar love. A handful of stars from Oscar-nominated movies weren’t recognized by the Academy , including Mila Kunis (“Black Swan”), Andrew Garfield (“The Social Network”) and Julianne Moore (“The Kids Are All Right”). Do you think Cher’s “Burlesque” tune was deserved an Oscar nomination? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “Burlesque.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos And The Nominees Are … Related Photos 2011 Academy Award Nominees

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Award Tour: If The Oscars Honored Only Black Flicks…

Black actors may have been snubbed at the Oscars but they won’t be here. Check out Bossip’s list of who’s really award-worthy — in the traditional categories …and some of our own — this season.

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Has Ricky Gervais Officially Doomed Us for the Safest Oscars Ever?

Now you’ve done it, celebrities. You’re pretending that Ricky Gervais’s zingers were anything but expected at Sunday’s Golden Globes, and now he’s never coming back. You malnourished spazzes! Would you prefer he can-can in front of a Best Picture montage like Billy Crystal? Wear Pleasantville costumes and flash Oda Mae side-eyes like Whoopi Goldberg? Jesus. Now we’re screwed for the awards show we actually care about: The Oscars.

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Movieline Livetweets the 2011 Golden Globes!

Here we go! Wracked with controversy, boasting suspect taste and dazzling us all with its ritual drunken pulchritude, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards will recognize the best of film and television as perceived by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The betting sheets are in, and all that’s left is the winning. And the livetweeting from Movieline HQ, of course.

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Movieline Livetweets the 2011 Golden Globes!

Movieline Livetweets the 2011 Golden Globes!

Here we go! Wracked with controversy, boasting suspect taste and dazzling us all with its ritual drunken pulchritude, the 2011 Golden Globe Awards will recognize the best of film and television as perceived by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The betting sheets are in, and all that’s left is the winning. And the livetweeting from Movieline HQ, of course.

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The Godfather Part IV Isn’t Happening, Says Talia Shire

It’s getting to be late in the day on Friday — at least here on the frigid East Coast — and that means silliness. So, Talia Shire, will there be a fourth Godfather film coming to theaters in the near future? “I doubt it,” she said on Thursday night at The New York Times ‘ Film Club event in Los Angeles. “It makes me sad; we are not making great movies anymore.” Dammit! That movie that isn’t real that no one even imagined would happen isn’t going to happen? Way to put a black cloud on my weekend. Nino Rota, take us out . [ THR ]

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5 Times the Golden Globes Got it Right (and the Oscars Didn’t)

Three reasons to be excited for the Golden Globes: 1.) Tina Fey may give a speech; 2.) Ricky Gervais may enjoy the longest broadcast chucklefit since Ed McMahon left the air; 3.) Every once in awhile, the Golden Globes award the right people and the Oscars don’t. Join us for a stroll into Golden Globe past, where it turns out the HFPA sometimes — sparingly, mind you — executes better judgment than AMPAS.

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