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The 2010 Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 was co-hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, a new concept for the heralded position of host on Hollywood night at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

This is the week that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bestow their Best Picture statuette to the movie they see as most deserving.

This new research suggests that the true figure is almost double the officially recorded number with approximately 100 such crimes committed each year

Light and movement, the most basic components of moviemaking, will be integrated into this year’s sets to create an immersive, transformative environment.

The Audi-commissioned documentary "Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver" will air this Saturday night on NBC in anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympic games.

On Sunday, March 7, charities in 51 cities will host official Oscar® viewing parties during the 82nd Academy Awards® ceremony as part of Oscar Night America (ONA), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots outreach program.

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that the upcoming feature film Clash of the Titans will be released in 3D worldwide on April 2, 2010. The film will simultaneously be released in 2D.

The Sundance Film Festival is the ideal place to explore new and diverse ideas at the intersection of art, technology and mobility" said Barbara Ponce, manager of corporate advertising for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Projected $2.13 Billion at Domestic Box Office Sets Studio and Industry Record, Ninth Consecutive Billion-Dollar-Plus Year Domestically

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Board of Directors has nominated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., to be a new independent director, effective upon her election at the Company's next annual meeting.

Volvo XC90 R-Design makes its first appearance in Bollywood with 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The film will be released on December 25.

We are thrilled to build a global game franchise from Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is receiving an incredible response from gamers and Batman fans around the world"said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK has entered into an innovative partnership with ro*co productions, a division of ro*co films international, a renowned documentary film distribution company, to identify select documentaries for OWN.

In an innovative new TV film breaking today, the Chrysler brand has joined with Lancia Automobiles and the international community in the movement to call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's pro-democracy leader and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who has been in and out of house arrest since 1989.

As part of its continued support of the U.S. Ski Team, Audi of America announced that it has commissioned a documentary film, Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver, which will tell the unique stories of these elite American athletes as they prepare for the competition of their lives – the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

HBO has renewed the Emmy®-winning half-hour drama series In Treatment, which will begin production on its third season in New York in early 2010, with debut scheduled for later in the year, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo.

Paul Levitz to Segue from President & Publisher of DC Comics To Writer, Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant to DC Entertainment.

There are only 700 seats available along the 500-foot-long walkway that leads into the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

Warner Bros. Pictures International has surpassed the $1 billion threshold in international box office revenue for the ninth consecutive year. The announcement was made today by Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President, Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International.