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Last Updated: Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 16:19 GMT 17:19 UK


LATEST FROM THE OSCARS

UK stars shine at Oscars
Rachel Weisz and Wallace and Gromit are among the big UK winners at the 2006 Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Oscars panel's final verdict
Our panel of film fans give its reaction to events at the Academy Awards.

Stewart's Oscars show lacks edge
This year's Academy Awards host, Jon Stewart, promised the most controversial Oscars ever but it was anything but.

Reporters' log: Oscars 2006
The latest Oscar updates from BBC reporters in Los Angeles ahead of the Academy Awards.

Live text event: Oscar updates
The latest news from BBC reporters in Los Angeles and your observations.

This year's winners and nominees
The full list of winners and nominees for the 78th Academy Awards.

Crash lands shock Oscar triumph
Crash is the shock winner at the 78th Academy Awards, winning best film ahead of favourite Brokeback Mountain.


THE BIG NIGHT

The film that crashed the Oscars
How Crash pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Academy Awards history.

Clay superstars' cracking careers
Clay superstars Wallace and Gromit are in their first feature film - 23 years after being created by Nick Park.

Weisz's breakthrough to acclaim
Actress Rachel Weisz collects a best supporting actress Oscars in what looks set to be a productive year.

George Clooney gets serious
Despite a muted start to his Hollywood career, 2006 sees George Clooney in line for a string of awards.

Tsotsi takes foreign film Oscar
The South African director and star of Tsotsi talk about the film and their best foreign language film Oscar nomination.


CEREMONY SPOTLIGHT

Hoffman thanks inspiring mother
Capote star Philip Seymour Hoffman pays tribute to his mother after his Oscar win.

Witherspoon 'just trying to matter'
Read the acceptance speech Reese Witherspoon made when winning the Oscar for best actress.

Aardman animators on Oscar
In their only pre-Oscars interview, Britain's Wallace and Gromit animators share their thoughts with the BBC about stage fright and meeting celebrities.

Oscars 2006: In quotes
Quotes from the 78th Academy Awards in Los Angeles

Meeting the Oscars set designer
Roy Christopher talks about his 17 years spent designing the set for the annual Academy Awards.


ROAD TO THE OSCARS

Counting Oscar's winners
Who will win on Oscar night? Only two men in the world know for sure.

The man behind Brokeback music
The composer behind the evocative music to Brokeback Mountain talks of his delight at being nominated for an Oscar.

At a glance: Best picture list
Your guide to the five best film nominees for the 2006 Academy Awards.

The man in charge of the show
Gil Cates talks about his job of producing the Academy Awards.

Hanks' Oscar speech masterclass
Tom Hanks' Oscar acceptance speeches as he dishes out advice to nominees on how to accept awards.

Behind the camera at the Oscars
Director Louis J Horvitz reveals what it like to conduct the TV broadcast of the biggest event of the film calendar.



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