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AP - A classic Hollywood cliffhanger will conclude Sunday's Academy Awards, and organizers hope the suspense of an up-for-grabs best-picture race will be enough to keep TV audiences tuned in through the finale.

Reuters - Some of this year's most interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award voters hear -- rather than see.

AP - The road comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" won best picture and three other prizes for independent films at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, one day before competing for Hollywood's top honors at the Academy Awards.

AP - For Ken Narlow, watching a re-enactment of the Zodiac killer's handiwork was nearly as disturbing as the crimes themselves. More Info...  

AP - Ben Stiller had to put on pink shoes, a blond wig and silver headband and strut against an Owen Wilson impersonator before claiming Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award.

AP - The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy's hallowed hall.

Reuters - Eric O'Neill was a young, FBI surveillance operative when recruited for a new assignment: help catch perhaps the most damaging spy in U.S. history. More Info...  

Reuters - Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.

Reuters - Its dusty streets crowded with honking mopeds and languid cyclists, hawkers and street children, Ouagadougou is a far cry from Cannes, Venice or Berlin. More Info...  

Reuters - Actor Ben Stiller said on Friday he'd be excited to star alongside Tom Cruise in an updated movie version of "The Hardy Boys" book series.

Movie News Reuters - While the Spirit Awards hardly confer the same prestige as the Oscars, they are still a valued accolade for the big fish of indie film and a crucial point of entry for outsiders. More Info...  

AP - The Oscars won't be given out until Sunday night, but show producer Laura Ziskin noted Friday that there's already been a winner — diversity.

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Forget about sharing the stage with fellow Democrats on cable TV. Al Gore goes prime time, red carpet Sunday night at the Academy Awards before tens of millions, reviving talk of a possible presidential run.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most people watch the Academy Awards on a single TV screen — but not Louis J. Horvitz. He watches on 85 screens at once.

AP - The studios that released "Dreamgirls" have apologized to Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. for any confusion the film generated about the label's early days. More Info...  

E! Online - Heading into the weekend, ABC can feel proud of itself for selling out so quickly.

Reuters - Imagine attending the world's film festivals and hobnobbing with fellow cinephiles without moving from your armchair, and you've got the idea behind a Web site called Jaman.com. More Info...  

Reuters - If "The Departed" wins any Academy Awards on Sunday night, Joe Finnegan won't be giving the acceptance speeches. More Info...  

E! Online - And DreamWorks and Paramount are telling you, Dreamgirls is not going there.

E! Online - Superman vs. Batman didn't fly. A hyped Aquaman TV show went belly-up without ever airing and the movie is an Entourage joke.