And the Oscar™ for Shameless Self-Congratulation Goes to...
The Academy Awards were at their best when they didn't look like the Academy Awards, says James Poniewozik

The Oscars: Black History Night
... when Halle and Whoopi, Denzel and Sidney were the Academy's favorites

Inside the Oscar Wars
The Oscar campaign is so dirty, it could make a great movie


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The Winners
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And the Oscar Goes To...
TIME's Lisa Carlin on the stories behind this year's most heated races

Moulin Rouge
Could momentum mean a win for Baz Luhrmann's wildly daring musical spectacle?
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Best Director
"Gosford Park"'s Robert Altman squares off against Ron Howard, director of "A Beautiful Mind"
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Best Actor and Best Actress
Among the favorites: taut, dark performances by Denzel Washington and Sissy Spacek
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Lord of the Rings
It may not fit the Best Picture mold, but Peter Jackson's epic could be just what Academy voters have been waiting for
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A Beautiful Mind
Much to the dismay of its director and cast, controversy stymies the film's path to Oscar glory
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