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Show Info
What:
81st annual Academy Awards
When:
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Where:
Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Last Year's Coverage
POLL
Oscar contenders over Thanksgiving weekend
How many Oscar contenders did you squeeze in over the Thanksgiving weekend?

Just one -- but an excellent choice.
A whole bunch of them.
I just saw the new Bond flick.
No movies; I ate too much.

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