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Academy Awards: Which Best Picture nominee won at the box office?
Nine films will be vying for the Best Picture trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, taking place Sunday at 8 pm. The Best Picture Oscar won’t be announced until late in the evening, but when it comes to the box office, clear winners and losers have already emerged. While there was no runaway blockbuster among this year’s Oscar nominations, the films nominated ran the gamut in terms of profitability: Some made back nearly four times their filming budgets, while others failed to break even. Here’s all nine Best Picture nominees, ranked according to profit margin. Box office numbers are based on worldwide earnings. Can you guess which film was the best bang for its buck?
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Oscars: Check out the front-runners
Here are the nominees with the best chances of snagging that gold statuette on Oscar night
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16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books
Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
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Oscar nominations 2012: the Academy's picks for best films
The Oscar nominations are announced, with a few surprises.
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6 movies you should see before the Golden Globes
6 movies you should see before the Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 15
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'Gravity' movie trailer stars George Clooney, Sandra Bullock (+video)
'Gravity' movie trailer: A first look at director Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity,' starring actors George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts.
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Culture Cafe 'Argo' producer David Klawans talks 'Coronado High,' his new project with George Clooney
George Clooney, David Klawans and Clooney's partner in Smokehouse Pictures, Grant Heslov, worked to get 2012 Best Picture winner 'Argo' to the big screen. Now, Klawans and Clooney are teaming up again for a new movie.
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The Onion apologizes for offensive actress tweet
The Onion apologizes for calling 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' star Quvenzhane Wallis an offensive name on Twitter. The Onion apologizes the day after the tweet was sent out. 'It was crude and offensive,' CEO Steve Hannah wrote on Facebook.
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William Shatner can't save Seth MacFarlane at Oscars
William Shatner reprised his Star Trek role in a vain attempt to rescue Seth MacFarlane's Oscars 2013 comedy monologue. William Shatner, aka Capt. Kirk, returned from 'the future' to advise MacFarlane.
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'Zero Hour' star Anthony Edwards discusses returning to TV
'Zero Hour' actor Edwards is returning to TV after starring as Dr. Mark Greene on 'ER.' 'Zero Hour' premiered on ABC on Feb. 14.
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Lena Dunham captures Directors Guild TV award
Lena Dunham won the TV comedy directing prize from the Directors Guild of America for her HBO show 'Girls.' Lena Dunham stars on, directs, writes and produces the show.
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Robert De Niro puts his prints in cement at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre
De Niro put his hands and feet in cement at the Chinese Theatre, adding his prints to those of other legendary actors. Joe Pesci always said, joked De Niro, that his 'feet would end up in cement.'
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Culture Cafe Johnny Depp to play Whitey Bulger in a new biopic (+video)
Johnny Depp has signed to play Whitey Bulger in the biopic 'Black Mass.' The film in which Johnny Depp will play Bulger will most likely get a 2014 release.
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Culture Cafe George Clooney pays for fellow diner's bill in Germany
George Clooney pays for a fellow restaurant patron's bill in Berlin. Apparently, Clooney pays because he's concerned that his dinner party is too loud, according to a waiter. George Clooney is in Germany preparing to film his movie 'The Monuments Men.'
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Adele says pregnancy enriched her 'Skyfall' performance (+video)
Adele won the Golden Globes best original song award for "Skyfall," the James Bond theme song. Adele shared the award with songwriter Paul Epworth.
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'Lincoln,' 'Argo' face off in Golden Globes hosted by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
The Golden Globe Awards' top honor, best movie drama, could go to either 'Lincoln' or 'Argo' Sunday. Hosted by comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the award show is sure to be a raucous star-studded evening.
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Culture Cafe Damon joining Clooney in 'The Monuments Men'?
Damon joining Clooney? Matt Damon is in talks to join Clooney in Clooney's project 'The Monuments Men,' which follows a group of art historians and museum curators who try to recover art stolen by the Third Reich during World War II.
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Decoder Wire With race tight, celebrities make the pitch for Obama
As the campaign enters the final stretch, a tidal wave of Hollywood types are cutting ads and making appearances on behalf of President Obama. Do celebrity pitches actually help?
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Campaign 2012: Crunch time for Obama and Romney
With one debate under their belts, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney head into the final month of the presidential campaign. Expect an onslaught of ads, and a lively vice presidential debate this week.
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Romney takes aim at foreign policy, as eyes turn to VP debate
Republican nominee Mitt Romney is expected to deliver a speech outlining his foreign policy plan Monday. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama will be fundraising in California, and Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan prepare for the vice presidential debate on Thursday.
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'Half the Sky:' Series on exploited women looks to empower
'Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide' is airing as part of public TV's 'Independent Lens' series. The documentary is based on New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's 2009 bestseller.
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Marriage bounty: Tycoon offers $65 million for a man to wed his lesbian daughter
Marriage bounty: Hong Kong real estate mogul Cecil Chao is offering $65 million to any man who can win the love of his daughter, Gigi Chao. But, naturally, there's a catch.
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Obama campaign: 'If we don't step it up, we're in trouble'
For the third month, Mitt Romney's campaign has out-fundraised Obama's. But with three months until election day, the Obama campaign is not changing tack.
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In Gear Fiat 500L in-car espresso machine: tempest in a demitasse?
Fiat 500L draws lots of attention for its espresso machine. Critics grumble about another distraction, but there's more to the Fiat 500L story.
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Decoder Wire Beyonce praises Michelle Obama in new campaign ad. Will that win votes? (+video)
Beyonce stars in a new campaign ad reading a letter that praises First Lady Michelle Obama as a 'truly strong African-American woman.' According to a Gallup poll, Mrs. Obama is more popular than her husband.
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Romney earns $35 million more than Obama in June with help of rich few
The grim news for Obama came as his campaign officials have publicly worried they were on track to lose the money race.
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Is Obama really losing the money battle? A fundraising Q&A.
President Obama is claiming that Mitt Romney and his allies could outspend him, but the truth (not surprisingly) is a little more complicated. Here is what's known about the money race.
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Decoder Wire Obama fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker's house: How'd it go? (+video)
The $40,000-a-plate event chez Sarah Jessica Parker raised plenty of cash, but also raised eyebrows, feeding conservative criticism that the 'celebrity-in-chief' is out of touch with needs of struggling families.
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Decoder Wire Sarah Jessica Parker to host next Obama donor dinner (+video)
Sarah Jessica Parker and Vogue editor Anna Wintour are co-hosting a fund-raising dinner in New York on June 14. Sarah Jessica Parker is promoting the event with a new campaign ad for Obama.
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Obama fundraises hard as super-PACs boost Romney's cash
The President has so far enjoyed a large lead in the money race, but as the GOP field solidifies more cash in flowing into the Romney camp.
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