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Oscars Prep The Oscars are this Sunday night (!!!) so here are some last minute bits of info to help you prepare for Hollywood's big, glamorous night. Full list of nominees , and a round up Oscar promos , featuring host Seth MacFarlane More presenters have been announced, including: Jack Nicholson , Dustin Hoffman , Paul Rudd , Jamie Foxx , Michael Douglas , Salma Hayek , Melissa McCarthy , Liam Neeson and John Travolta Helping to present the awards will be film students who, through a contest, won the opportunity to carry Oscar trophies to the stage , a job usually saved for models. Instead, these film students - who hope to contribute to the future of film making - will have that honor. Cinema Blend has more. A full list of performers has been announced, and includes Aaron Tveit , Eddie Redmayne , Samantha Barks and other Les Miserables cast members, as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones and the previously announced Barbra Streisand , Shirley Bassey and Norah Jones ....

Award Season Updates SAG Awards The SAG Awards were handed out on Sunday night, and while there were few surprises, there were some nice moments. Read my Wrap Up for full red carpet coverage and the complete list of winners, and below check out some extras from around the 'net. Winners' reactions , via The Hollywood Reporter   14 Things You Missed , from Buzzfeed, including the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler lovefest Tina Fey caused quite a stir within the Broadway community when she spoke, on the red carpet, about the possibility of a Mean Girls musical. Jennifer Lawrence is just like us: she gets embarrassed by her (well-meaning and supportive) parents, albeit backstage at the SAG Awards. Entertainment Tonight has the video.    " Sight, Sound and Stories " from the afterparty, from The Hollywood Reporter What Argo 's SAG win means for its Oscar hopes, from The Hollywood Reporter (though the magazine later argues how either Zero Dark Thirty or Lincoln...

The Newsroom What an incredible episode. ( Go Inside the Episode with Aaron Sorkin .) I can't wait for part two! What I found was so interesting about "Tragedy Porn" is that we're seeing this team we have come to admire do something so seemingly beneath them. We're seeing them do a big thing badly. And it elicits newly found sympathy for some real life news teams because it makes you think that some of the anchors really want to be doing News Night 2.0, i.e., good, informative stories that matter, not news as entertainment, but their hands are tied because they do, after all, have network bosses, ratings analysts and shareholders to answer to. Plus, the episode brought us some great lines, like "There's not enough bourbon in Kentucky."; "Have you been listening? Because we have."; and the show-closing punctuation, "I didn't know we had that kind of comic timing." Below, take a look at next week's episode, "The Bla...

The 64th Primetime Emmy Award nominations have been announced! Without any further ado, here are the nominees in select categories. (For the full list, visit the Emmy Award website .): COMEDY Outstanding Comedy Series The Big Bang Theory Curb Your Enthusiasm Girls Modern Family 30 Rock Veep Though I can't say I'm surprised, I am disappointed that Community and Wilfred are not nominated. We all expected Girls to be recognized in its debut season and it was, but maybe somewhat unexpected though certainly welcome is the nomination for Veep , which is one of the few shows that can make me laugh out loud. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lena Dunham, Girls Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Tina Fey, 30 Rock Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Women are funny! Anyone who tries to argue otherwise need only watch these gals do their thing. (Of course, I am referring mainl...