2011 Academy Awards Highs and Lows

2011 Academy Awards Highs and Lows
It was not an entirely predictable affair – certainly not when somebody creates Oscar history by dropping the f-bomb during an acceptance speech – but this year’s Oscars, by and large, went where they were supposed to go as the deeply-loved favourite The King’s Speech picked up best film, best director for Tom Hooper and best actor for Colin Firth.
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No support for U.S. proposal for domain name veto
The Obama administration’s controversial proposal to allow national governments to veto proposed top-level domains, such as .gay, is rejected at ICANN.
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Justin Timberlake: Back to recording?
By Leah Greenblatt On Oscar red carpet, ”Social Network” costar asserts: ”I have not retired from music”; see more in EW mag on Friday
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