THR The Race: Animation Contender Rundown; VFX Teams Make Movie Magic; 2011's Best Film Scores; The Making of ‘War Horse’

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Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011   Q&A: Andy Serkis on Who Sends Him Hate Mail; Why Oscar Should Rethink Animated Category The "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Adventures of Tintin" actor talks to THR about "The Hobbit" and whether motion-capture acting should have its own category at the Academy Awards. OPINION: Why 'Tintin' and 'Rango' Stand Out Among This Year's Animated Contenders THR chief film critic Todd McCarthy dissects 2011's good, bad, and excruciating toons. 10 Hot Visual Effects Teams Reveal How They Made Movie Magic on 'Harry Potter,' 'Transformers' Some of the leading VFX supervisors share the unique challenges they faced in fashioning the year's most jaw-dropping (and delicate) spectacles as they prepare for the Academy bake-off. Oscar's Music Race: Looking Back on 2011's Best Film Scores The year didn't present a clear front-runner, but some dependable veterans and resourceful upstarts impressed THR's Todd McCarthy with scores that stood out from the pack. Year of the Hunk: How George Clooney, Brad Pitt Could Save the Oscars Ratings gold? The Academy may be looking at the best-looking field of best actors in history. 'War Horse': The Making of Steven Spielberg's WWI Epic Freezing weather, 5,800 extras and 300 horses were among the challenges handled by the director during the film's 63-day shoot. Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood Top American Country Awards Aldean took home six awards, including artist and album of the year, on Monday night in Las Vegas, while Underwood was named female artist of the year and Brad Paisley the top male artist. Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' Wins Best Film at European Film Awards "The Artist" and "The King's Speech" also among the winners. 'Kung Fu Panda 2' Leads Annie Award Nominations DreamWorks Animation also picked up 9 nods for "Puss in Boots." 'Nostalgia for the Light' Named Best Film at IDA Documentary Awards Les Blank received the career achievement award from Werner Herzog. 'The Artist,' 'War Horse' Among Contenders Nominated for Satellite Awards nternational Press Academy will hand out its prizes for film and television on Dec. 18. THR's Complete Awards Season Coverage News, reviews and analysis from Hollywood's front lines.     Top stories | Movies | TV | Music | Personal Tech | Style | The Business Subscribe to: Newsletters | RSS feeds

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Good Evening LATEST NEWS Wall St rises on EU summit hopes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bet European leaders would take strong steps this week to end the region's debt crisis, including bolstering its financial rescue fund. | Full Article Geithner backs EU crisis plan, stresses ECB role December 06, 2011 04:30 PM ET BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner threw his weight on Tuesday behind a Franco-German plan to tackle the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis and said the European Central Bank had to play a major role in any solution. | Full Article Exclusive: Fiat-Chrysler CEO "guardedly optimistic" on euro December 06, 2011 02:59 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA, is "guardedly optimistic" the European Union will take steps this week to help the euro regain its credibility. | Full Article Fed to hold off on easing, finalize policy framework December 06, 2011 02:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve looks set to hold off on easing monetary policy for a second meeting in a row as it gauges the impact of Europe's crisis on the U.S. economy and ponders additional transparency steps. | Full Article Court approves Lehman plan to exit bankruptcy December 06, 2011 04:36 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Corp, now just the odds and ends of the global financial behemoth that collapsed in September 2008, received court approval on Tuesday to exit bankruptcy early next year. | Full Article US TOP NEWS CFTC chief slammed for ties to MF Global's Corzine December 06, 2011 01:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators skewered the top U.S. futures regulator for his ties to former MF Global chief Jon Corzine and said he was "ducking" his responsibilities by stepping aside from a probe into now-bankrupt futures brokerage. | Full Article Obama hits Republicans in starkly populist speech December 06, 2011 04:22 PM ET OSAWATOMIE, Kansas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turned up the heat on his Republican foes on Tuesday as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid. | Full Article Insight: Conflicting visions at core of euro zone crisis December 06, 2011 02:23 PM ET Since the inception of the euro, France and Germany have pursued divergent visions of European economic and monetary union. In two decades, the French have become a little more German, the Germans a little more French. But the gulf remains. | Full Article Panel urges legal action in damning Olympus report December 06, 2011 12:32 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - An independent panel issued a damning report on a $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp on Tuesday, urging legal action against "rotten" executives responsible for the cover-up and the replacement of other board members. | Full Article Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi'ites, 59 dead December 06, 2011 02:17 PM ET KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide attack killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in a smaller blast in a key northern city, in the worst sectarian violence Afghanistan has seen since the fall of the Taliban. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Analysis: Court tests liability of healthcare executives Aging in office: U.S. presidents often outlive peers Definition of "normal" aluminum in kids varies Top-grade stem cells seen boosting research trials More older Americans have knee pain, replacement RELATED VIDEO Questions over timing of S&P warning Marchionne: Fiat 500 launched poorly in the U.S. 2013 critical year for Fiat and Chrysler: Marchionne A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH AIDS group seeks LA vote on condoms in porn films Full Article Disarmed grenades found in woman's luggage at airport Protester shaves year-old beard with new Belgian government App helps viewers shop while watching TV - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend

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