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Tom Shales / Washington Post:
The Broadcast: Long and Longer — Alternately (and sometimes simultaneously) a bore and a horror, the 79th annual Academy Awards, televised live from Los Angeles on ABC, had a few bright spots to keep weary viewers propping their eyes open as midnight approached — even if they had never heard of …
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OSCARS BURNING QUESTIONS: YOU ASKED, WE ANSWERED — Where were Brad and Angelina? - Katie Dennis, Westwood, Calif. — Angelina Jolie did not attend the Academy Awards because the actress is back in Africa to monitor the crisis in Darfur in her official capacity as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the U.N.'s refugee agency.
Phil / Egotastic!:
79th Annual Academy Awards Mega Picture Post - Part 1 — Well, I've got to say that this year's Academy Awards were actually very entertaining. Basically, it all boils down to the hosting and writing, and you could tell the Ellen Degeneres brought her best on both counts.
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
Finke Final: I Bear The Scars Of Oscars — I'll remember this 79th Academy Awards show as a mostly black-and-white amateur hour shot in the style of the 1950s. I feel compelled to ask whether the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is aware that the world now has color television?
NY Daily News:
Bad heir day ruins Paris' party — HOLLYWOOD — Leo, Clint, Naomi and Beyoncé were among those who lent glamour to parties on Oscar eve. But if you were looking for celebrity mayhem, Paris Hilton's birthday bash Saturday night was the place to find it.
New York Post:
MARRIAGE BUG BITES HEFNER — IT'S not true that nobody in Los Angeles can talk about anything except movies. The buzz of the weekend Oscar parties was that Hugh Hefner, 80, will get married again before the end of the year to his No. 1 girlfriend, Holly Madison.
TMZ.com:
Birkhead - Stern Settlement? — TMZ has learned that lawyers for Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern are in settlement negotiations. — There was a buzz at the courthouse after Krista Barth, Stern's lawyer, removed a styrofoam cup of water that rested on the witness stand as Birkhead testified in the Anna Nicole burial hearing.
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Oscar Winners, Throw Your Hands In The Air And Wave Them Around Like You Just Don't Care — Not too many people were surprised when Helen Mirren, Forrest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson snagged a golden trophy, since they had each collected a series of awards during this awards season …
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David Germain / Associated Press:
'Dreamgirl' Jennifer Hudson wins Oscar — LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Hudson won the supporting-actress Academy Award on Sunday for "Dreamgirls," though her co-star and fellow front-runner Eddie Murphy lost the supporting-actor prize to Alan Arkin of "Little Miss Sunshine."
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People.com:
Pix & Vids — Cameron Diaz leads the pack as Gwyneth & Beyoncé catch up, Nicole & Naomi hang, J.Lo plays and more — "This is the only naked man that will ever be in my bedroom," says Melissa Etheridge of her statue. Plus: George Clooney and more — See the list of major winners and nominees
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Elton John's Annual Oscar Bash — In case you missed the women and men arriving at the Oscars then make sure to click on the link back to those galleries. If you already saw all of then then it's time to move on to the parties. Elton John hosted his annual AIDS Foundation Oscar bash in Beverly Hills last night.
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Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner: Hot, New Couple? — Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner turned heads when they showed up holding hands at Dreamworks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg's The Night Before party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Feb. 24! — "They looked very much like a couple …
People.com:
NAOMI WATTS: FASHIONABLY EXPECTING? — Did a fashion publicist just out Naomi Watts as a mom-to-be? Although the New York Post's Page Six reported on Wednesday that the actress is expecting a baby with boyfriend Liev Schreiber, her rep has officially kept mum.
Mayrav / Us Weekly:
Daniel Baldwin: Britney Doing "Great" in Rehab — Britney Spears seems "a little fearful" but is "doing the do," according to Spears' rehab compatriot Daniel Baldwin, 46, who says he's 97 days sober and recently ran into the pop princess in Malibu. — "I told her if she needed anything …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Cameron Diaz in a Bikini, Smoking a Joint, with Drew Barrymore, also in a Bikini — I don't know what it is with all the celebrities smoking pot in public lately, but it seems to be the new trend. Yay! (Note: sarcasm) — Last week we saw Paris Hilton smoking pot in the passenger's seat …
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Jenny Sundel / People.com:
Katie Holmes on Motherhood: 'I Love It' — Showing off her post-baby figure in a strapless champagne-colored Armani dress, Katie Holmes tells PEOPLE of motherhood: "I love it!" — Holmes left 10-month old Suri at home with her sister-in-law Saturday night to attend a Giorgio Armani Prive fashion show …
Hollywoodtuna:
Don't Mess With Pink! — Here's Pink pictured leaving Miami Beach the other day. You'd probably think she was there to tan or swim like normal celebs would, but I doubt it. I'm guessing she was scoping the beach for Spring Break frat boys to challenge to bare knuckled boxing matches right there in the sand.
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The Big Winners at the Oscars! — The winners are in and they look like they are ready to celebrate! Congrats to Marty who finally took home his long overdue Oscar. It was great that his highly respected peers came to give him his big award. So fitting!
Jocelyn / In Case You Didn't Know:
Britney is visited by her boys in rehab. — Britney Spears saw her children during a weekend visit to Promises. — Estranged husband Kevin Federline brought their boys, Sean Preston, 17 months, and Jayden, 5 months, to the Malibu rehab center Saturday evening, a source says.
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