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This photo provided by courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics show Julianne Moore as Alice in the film, "Still Alice." Moore is nominated for an Oscar for her depiction of a woman suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s disease. The 87th annual Academy Awards are presented on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Linda Kallerus)

Who to back at the Oscars today

IF there’s an Oscars sweep in your office today, these are the stars you want to be backing. Three actors are such a sure thing they have almost even odds.

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Oscars statues are seen at the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre as preparations are underway for the 87th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on February 21, 2015. The 87th Oscars take place on February 22 at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. AFP PHOTO/MLADEN ANTONOV

Behind the scenes at the Oscars

TENSE-looking security guards, hundreds of tourists and some really big Oscar awards. This is what it’s really like as Hollywood gears up for 2015 Academy Awards.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 29: Actress Naomi Watts, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in "21 Grams" (L) and Actor Heath Ledger attend the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Oscars’ oddest couples

DATE night at the Oscars has never been so awkward, check out all the surprising Oscars pairings you’ve forgot were ever a thing.

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Actor Mo'nique celebrates her Oscar for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for film 'Prescious', based on the Novel 'Push' by Saphire, during the 82nd Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, 07/03/2010.

The sinister side of the Oscars

SHE collected a string of awards including the Oscar for her powerhouse performancce in Precious. So why is Mo’Nique no longer welcome in Hollywood?

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Michael Keaton as Riggan in BIRDMAN. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima. Copyright © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox. For National Hit only.

Stats whiz picks Oscar winners

A HARVARD statistics whiz, who predicted all the 2012 Oscar winners, has given his tips for Sunday’s awards based on maths — and there are a few shocks.

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(FILES) This january 11, 2015 file photo shows actress Julianne Moore as she poses with the award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Drama for her role in "Still Alice," in the press room at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. In "Still Alice", Julianne Moore plays a woman who has everything, love, children and career, and gradually loses it because of Alzheimer's disease. It is a performance that earned her a Golden Globe and makes her a favorite in the race for Oscars . AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J BROWN

The dark horse of the Oscars

JULIANNE Moore took just two days to say yes to playing the role of a professor with Alzheimers — and now she’s tipped to win an Oscar.

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PALM SPRINGS, CA - JANUARY 03: Actor Michael Keaton attends the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Festival Awards Gala at Parker Palm Springs on January 3, 2015 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for PSIFF)

Oscar nominees: Things you never knew

ONE of them is colour blind, one is a former Bond Girl and another was almost killed in a carjacking. These are the surprising and little known facts about this year’s Best Actors and Best Actresses.

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Australia's Oscar nominee David Lee at his home in Scotts Head.. He was nominated for his work on Angelina Jolie's directed movie Unbroken. Pic: Lindsay Moller

Is this our most bizarre Oscar nominee?

HE’S up for an Oscar, but this Aussie hasn’t even seen the film he’s nominated for, and won’t be at the gala event because he’s working on his next Hollywood blockbuster.

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In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Kyle Gallner, left, and Bradley Cooper appear in a scene from "American Sniper." The film is based on the autobiography by Chris Kyle. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Aussies suffer Oscar snubs

THIS year’s Oscar nominations have seen most Australians shut out, produced a few shocks and seen the hashtag ‘dick poop’ start trending on Twitter.

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