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clubjade.net - 2/23/2009
Heath Ledger, WALL-E lead Oscar genre wins
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No big shockers here : The late Heath Ledger received Best Supporting Actor and WALL-E Best Animated Film . Less predictable was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button winning Best Visual Effects over The Dark Knight and Iron Man . Button also took Art Direction and Makeup , while The Dark ...
WALL-E wins best animated film Oscar
scifiwire.com - 2/23/2009
WALL-E wins best animated film Oscar
— scifiwire.com — WALL-E , the story about a robot in a post-apocalyptic world filled with trash, won the best animated feature award at the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday; director Andrew Stanton accepted the award and thanked his high school drama teacher. "It's ... (more) WALL-E wins best animated film Oscar

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Dark Knight's Heath Ledger wins posthumous Oscar; family accepts award
scifiwire.com - 2/23/2009
Dark Knight's Heath Ledger wins posthumous Oscar; family accepts award
— scifiwire.com — In a touching posthumous tribute, the best supporting actor Academy Award went to the late Heath Ledger Sunday for his transcendent and creepy role as the Joker in The Dark Knight , one of the few awards that went to a sci-fi or fantasy film. Ledger's mother, father and sister accepted the award on Ledger's behalf after traveling to Los Angeles from Australia earlier in the week. The award for Ledger, who died last year of an accidental prescription drug overdose, brought the crowd to its ... (more) Dark Knight's Heath Ledger wins posthumous Oscar; family ...

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2009 Oscars Unsurprising... But At Least Wolverine Serenaded Batman [Oscars 2009]
io9.com - 2/24/2009
2009 Oscars Unsurprising... But At Least Wolverine Serenaded Batman [Oscars 2009]
— io9.com — By now, you already know that Heath Ledger posthumously won Best Supporting Actor in last night's Oscars, but who else discovered a new golden friend? We look back at last night's winners (and losers). If you were watching last night's unusual ceremony (Hugh Jackman gave it his all, but still) ... (more) 2009 Oscars Unsurprising... But At Least Wolverine ...

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Hijack: The 2009 Oscar Nominations
ncjl.wordpress.com 2/21/2009 — Here’s the list of the Oscar nominations for tomorrow night. I’m bolding the winners that I would like to see. In case you don’t want to read it all, here’s a overview: I want The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to win everything, I know it won’t (it might not win ...
Re: The Dark Knight - BSG Pilot Member Reviews
bsgpilots.com 2/23/2009 — Heath Ledger has become the 2nd actor in Oscar history to win an Oscar posthumously. Heath Ledger won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Joker in the Dark Knight. The award was accepted by his parents and sister.  
Heath Ledger and WALL-E win Oscars — SFX
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has rarely gone a bundle on SF and fantasy. Sure, The Return Of The King walked off with a record-equalling 11 Golden Baldies , but normally Oscar’s love for the genre doesn’t stretch beyond a few nominations and... Read More
Oscars for Dark Knight and WALL-E — Science Fiction Awards Watch
As usual we rely on Joe Gordon for the more in-depth coverage. We’d offer him a job here, but we can’t afford to pay him except in name checks and links. Anyway, congratulations to the late Heath Ledger and the Pixar crew. We suspect that both of those films will turn up on the Hugo ...
Chad Vader re-enacts the Best Picture nominees — Club Jade
Yeah, that seems exactly why no one cared to see Benjamin Button . (Seriously, it’s half the video.)
Who will collect Heath Ledger's Oscar if the Joker wins on Sunday? — SCI FI Wire
Matilda Ledger, the 3-year-old daughter of late Australian actor Heath Ledger, will be the eventual owner of an Oscar if he wins a statuette Sunday for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight , but his family will accept the award in Hollywood on ...
Sci-fi fares poorly at Oscars, but Benjamin Button got some — SCI FI Wire
It wasn't a big night for SF&F; movies at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday, but there were some significant wins, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , which took home three awards. The film, which stars Brad Pitt as a man ...