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Fighter Co-Producer Ryan Kavanaugh on His Best Picture Nominee and Tough Academy Breaks

Ryan Kavanaugh awoke early today with the rest of the industry, anticipating if and/or how the Academy would recognize his film The Fighter . But even as the Best Picture nominees were listed, and the Relativity Media CEO’ s production was among them, there was something a tad… off about it all.

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Fighter Co-Producer Ryan Kavanaugh on His Best Picture Nominee and Tough Academy Breaks

From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination

Today, John Powell, who has written the score for movies as diverse as The Bourne Ultimatum and Horton Hears a Who (and, yes, Gigli ), received his first Academy Award nomination today for Best Original Score for his work on How to Train Your Dragon . Needless to say, it’s been a long, strange road — one that Movieline revisited with Powell after he received today’s good news.

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From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination

From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination

Today, John Powell, who has written the score for movies as diverse as The Bourne Ultimatum and Horton Hears a Who (and, yes, Gigli ), received his first Academy Award nomination today for Best Original Score for his work on How to Train Your Dragon . Needless to say, it’s been a long, strange road — one that Movieline revisited with Powell after he received today’s good news.

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From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination

The Social Network’s Trent Reznor on the Technological Disaster That Occured During The Oscar Noms

After winning the Best Original Soundtrack for The Social Network at this year’s Golden Globes, composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were still not convinced that they would be recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — so much so that Reznor, the former Nine Inch Nails frontman, nervously parked himself in front of the television this morning after a sleepless night to watch the nominations himself. Alas, technological disaster struck — an irony, considering that Reznor was being recognized for his work in the most tech-savvy film of the year.

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The Social Network’s Trent Reznor on the Technological Disaster That Occured During The Oscar Noms

The Social Network’s Trent Reznor on the Technological Disaster That Occured During The Oscar Noms

After winning the Best Original Soundtrack for The Social Network at this year’s Golden Globes, composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were still not convinced that they would be recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — so much so that Reznor, the former Nine Inch Nails frontman, nervously parked himself in front of the television this morning after a sleepless night to watch the nominations himself. Alas, technological disaster struck — an irony, considering that Reznor was being recognized for his work in the most tech-savvy film of the year.

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The Social Network’s Trent Reznor on the Technological Disaster That Occured During The Oscar Noms

The Lurid Blu-ray Brilliance of The Naked Kiss and Shock Corridor

Samuel Fuller’s twisted 1960s masterpieces The Naked Kiss and Shock Corridor (both of which made their Blu-ray debuts last week from the Criterion Collection) may feature whores, child molesters and nymphomaniacs among their lead characters, but beneath the sensationalism, both films rank as fascinating portraits of their time and rare explorations of society’s outcasts. They’re also incredibly entertaining.

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The Lurid Blu-ray Brilliance of The Naked Kiss and Shock Corridor

Help Caption the First Look at Emma Roberts in Scream 4

With Oscar day rapidly drawing to a close, let’s take a breather and think of less prestigious pursuits. Like Scream 4 ! (Or is it Scre4m ?) The first image of Emma Roberts in all her Teen Scream Queen glory has arrived, and it’s — well, pretty much exactly what you’d expect. Look behind you, Emma! Ghostface is totally about to fillet you and your stylish Forever 21 top! Ahem. Click ahead for the picture, and feel free to leave a witty caption in the comments section.

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Help Caption the First Look at Emma Roberts in Scream 4

Ranking the Oscar Reactions: Which Nominees (and Publicists) Brought Their A-Game?

If you’re anything like me, you read most of the publicist-approved Academy Award nominee reactions…and you nod off somewhere between “thrilled to be in the company of such wonderful actors” and “this film was a labor of love.” That’s all good and classy but who cares? We live in a Jersey Shore -driven society where people would sooner light a Wall Street Journal on fire for warmth (and attention) at a Midwestern Justin Bieber concert than read it. Just give us a little creativity and edge that was not approved by your management. With that simple request in mind, Movieline has ranked the Oscar nomination reactions this morning — based on originality, genuineness and political incorrectness — and listed them below for your convenience.

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Ranking the Oscar Reactions: Which Nominees (and Publicists) Brought Their A-Game?

Watch the Oscar Nominations Live on Movieline!

Can you feel the excitement in the air? It’s Oscar morning! To celebrate, Movieline is live streaming the nominations right here , meaning you’ll be the first of your social network to find out which films will be participating in the Academy Awards rodeo on Feb. 27. And don’t forget: Stick with Movieline, post-nominations, for expert analysis, witty commentary, and maybe even a surprise or two. In the meantime, watch the nominations ahead.

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Watch the Oscar Nominations Live on Movieline!

King’s Speech, True Grit Lead 83rd Academy Award Nominations

There you have it: Your 83rd Academy Award nominations are on the record, with the season’s front-running standard bearers The King’s Speech , The Social Network , True Grit , Black Swan and The Fighter leading the way. And as usual, Academy voters also let slip a few key surprises and snubs that we’ll no doubt be talking about for the hours and days (if not weeks and months) come. Read on for the Oscar class of 2011 and chime with your hopes, dreams, apprehensions, resentments and whatever else strikes you about this year’s nominees.

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King’s Speech, True Grit Lead 83rd Academy Award Nominations