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Actor Christoph Waltz arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP) |
Waltz wins supporting-actor prize for 'Django'
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer /
February 24, 2013
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The story of how Hollywood, Canada and the CIA teamed up to rescue six Americans during the Iranian hostage crisis, ‘‘Argo’’ would become just the fourth film in 85 years to claim the top prize without a best-directing nomination and the first since 1989’s ‘‘Driving Miss Daisy.’’
The best-picture prize typically ends the Oscar show, but this time, MacFarlane and Kristin Chenoweth will perform a closing number on the Dolby Theatre stage that producers Zadan and Meron called a ‘‘'can’t miss’ moment.’’
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AP writers Sandy Cohen, Beth Harris and Anthony McCartney contributed to this report.
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