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Looks like the rumors were true — actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has been officially tapped to host the 84th annual Academy Awards. Although Murphy has hosted other awards shows, this will be his first gig at the Oscars.

“Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” said show co-producer Brett Ratner, who also directed Murphy in the upcoming comedy ‘Tower Heist,’ due for release November 4. “With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances — especially on stage — I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show.”

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Last night's Academy Awards were not a disappointment -- Did you watch them?

There weren't a whole lot of surprises at the 83rd Academy Awards -- as expected, "The King's Speech" took the big prize as Best Picture. The film about King George VI overcoming his stutter also garnered a Best Actor statue for Colin Firth and a Best Director win for Tom Hooper.

"King"'s four statuettes tied "Inception," which also nabbed four awards in technical categories, for the most Oscars.

Oscar favorite Natalie Portman also took home the Best Actress statuette for her role in "Black Swan," and Melissa Leo and Christian Bale of "The Fighter" cleaned up in the supporting role categories.

See the full list of winners after the jump:

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The stars hit the red carpet for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, including nominees Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo, Michelle Williams, Christian Bale, Jesse Eisenberg, plus co-host Anne Hathaway.

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Time for another awards show.  I'm not a big movie person, so I won't be bummed if I miss the Oscar Awards! But if you're a big movie person I'm sure you'll be into the 83rd annual Academy Awards coming up Sunday night on KLTV at 7p.

Thanks to the Oscar's website I've compiled a list of the major categories for you to look at after the jump, because really are you cheering for Tron: Legacy to win in the category of Sound Editing?!!!!

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The Academy Awards are coming up Sunday night, and even if you’re not that into the movies that are nominated this year, it looks like it’s going to be worth watching just for the music.  Celine Dion will be performing during the annu

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With The King's Speech receiving 12 nominations this year, including best picture, you'd think it has a good shot at winning best picture at this year's Academy Awards.  Not according to John Avello, the Wynn and Encore's sports book operations director, he's predicting that The Social Network will win in the best picture category and giving it odds on winning at two to three.

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It'll be a showdown between the British and Americans at the 83rd  Academy Awards this year.   The King's Speech received 12 nominations while True Grit received 10.  Other great movies receiving nominations this morning include:  Inception and The