Documents tagged "The King's Speech"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029773.txt
This document discusses the 83rd Academy Awards and the competition between "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for Best Picture. The author is a publicist who has met Tom Hooper, the director of "The King's Speech," and is somewhat emotionally invested in the outcome of the awards. There are references to global events such as the situation in Libya and the US government shutdown. Woody Allen and George Lucas express their disapproval of the Academy Awards process.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012700.txt
The document is a magazine article about the Academy Awards written by Peggy Siegal. The main topic of the article is the fierce competition between the films "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for the Best Picture award. Siegal also discusses her experiences attending parties and events leading up to the ceremony, as well as socializing with celebrities like Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg, Elton John, and Oprah Winfrey. The article mentions that Qaddafi is hunkering down in Tripoli, giving press interviews, denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya and that oil prices are shooting up over one hundred dollars a barrel, but the focus of the article is on the Academy Awards.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012690.txt
This document focuses on key people and topics related to global events and the Academy Awards. The author discusses the political situation in Libya with Omar Quadhafi denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya, while also mentioning high oil prices and a potential US government shutdown. In addition to this, the author shares their experience attending the 83rd Academy Awards and highlights the competition between two films: "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network". The author also mentions conversations with filmmakers Woody Allen and George Lucas who are critical of the Academy Awards system.