2014 Academy Awards

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Check out the latest here on the 86th Annual Academy Awards. Get fresh content from a variety of sources -- including Stars and Stripes -- about the show and nominees. Check out websites for the best picture nominees. And Stars and Stripes staff will share thoughts on the best picture picks.

Look for stories in the pages of Stars and Stripes, as well as full coverage of the March 2 awards ceremony.

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What our staff thinks of the Best Picture Oscar nominees

This year, the best picture nominees for the Academy Awards are really about the characters. The nine films nominated for best picture are full of great and memorable characters who endure long after the movie has ended.
Movies co-starring the US military with a chance at the Oscars

“Captain Phillips,” nominated for best picture, and “Dirty Wars,” nominated for best feature documentary, both have story lines that involve U.S. intelligence agencies, Special Forces, or both.
A moment with Oscar

I’d like to tell you that I started planning for my recent moment with Oscar a couple days in advance. Just like a nominee, I carefully selected what I was going to wear (keeping in mind that it’s cold here in the D.C. area this time of year), refreshed my makeup before leaving work, and practiced my smile in the mirror.
Our take: 2013 Best Picture Nominees

Up for the an Oscar at the Academy Awards this year are some very different films. Three are inspired by historic events. One is a foreign picture, one is a musical, one is set on the ocean and one is set in a Louisiana bayou. Another deals with mental illness. The staff of Stars and Stripes saw all of the best picture nominees and had a few things to say about why they are — or are not — worthy contenders for Oscar.

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Our stories

What our staff thinks of the Best Picture Oscar nominees

Movies co-starring the US military with a chance at the Oscars

A moment with Oscar

Our take: 2013 Best Picture Nominees

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Bette Midler to perform on the Oscars

Anne Hathaway to present at Oscars

Karen O to perform on the Oscars

Idina Menzel to perform on the Oscars

Short-film nominees for Oscar a fine group

Pharrell Williams to perform on the Oscars

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