Issue: March 10, 2010 (Archive)

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Avatar has Oscars on a high
Television ratings for the 82nd Academy Awards surged to their highest level in five years, likely boosted by the inclusion of box office giant Avatar in the best picture race.

Celeb snapper gets help with debts
Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has done a deal with a private equity firm to sort out her debts.

Cancer op legend Domingo to grace opera stage soon
Opera legend Placido Domingo has had surgery to remove a malignant cancer tumor in his colon, but expects to perform again as early as next month.

Best of bad jobs at Razzies
Worst picture: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Worst actor: The Jonas Brothers (Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience) Worst actress: Sandra Bullock (All About Steve) Worst supporting actor: Billy Ray Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie) Worst supporting actress: Sienna Miller (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) Worst screen couple: Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper (All About Steve) Worst screenplay: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Worst director: Michael Bay (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) Worst remake/rip-off or sequel: Land of the Lost Line 0.1

Precious hits rich indie award vein
Precious, the harrowing tale of an incest survivor's struggle for self-acceptance, has swept the Spirit Awards, taking home five prizes at the independent film world's version of the Oscars.

Bullock takes `worst actress' award
Sandra Bullock has earned a few honors in Hollywood, "America's Sweetheart" among them, and on Saturday she was crowned with the dubious title of worst actress of 2009, one day before she is favored to win an Oscar.

Hanks goes back to war in The Pacific
The US National World War II Museum has rolled out the red carpet for Tom Hanks and the stars of a new HBO miniseries set during that conflict.

Simpson is sore as ex talks sex
Jessica Simpson is "a little bit angry" with ex-boyfriend John Mayer for a Playboy magazine interview in which he called the singer "sexual napalm."

Oscar ban for Hurt Locker producer
A co-producer of Oscars best picture favorite The Hurt Locker has been banned from attending the awards ceremony after sending e-mails disparaging a rival film.

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