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Out with the old, in with the young: James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host the 83rd Academy Awards in February, an apparent bid to attract younger viewers to the telecast.

Eight short documentary films have cleared the first hurdle on the way to an Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Sixty-five countries, including first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign-Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards.

A few current Oscar nominees will get their chance onstage Sunday night regardless of who wins.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Science-fiction adventure "Avatar" and war movie "The Hurt Locker" on Tuesday earned nine Oscar nominations each, including best movie, to lead the field in the competition for the world's highest film honors.

The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on Sunday, raising the "Titanic" filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph.