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- 15 Documentary Features Continue in 2009 Oscar® Race
- Hamish Hamilton to Direct 2009 Oscar Telecast
- David Rockwell Returns as Production Designer for Oscar Show
- 20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar Race
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Beverly Hills, CA (November 18, 2009) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category.
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Beverly Hills, CA (November 18, 2009) — Hamish Hamilton will direct the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast, show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. It will be Hamilton’s first time directing the Oscar show.
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Beverly Hills, CA (November 12, 2009) — For the second consecutive year, David Rockwell will serve as production designer for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.
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Beverly Hills, CA (November 11, 2009) — Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®.
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