The solar eclipse has come and gone. Now, will Hollywood's Thalberg Award come out of the shadows?

Named for producer-executive Irving G. Thalberg, the award is given periodically — very periodically, of late — by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to "creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a…

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Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline's 2010 Emmy coverage:

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I have been asked to convey the tragic news that Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman, wife of screenwriter and producer Akiva Goldsman, died of a heart attack at age 42 on July 6th. The family has asked for privacy at this difficult time…

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This is surprisingly early for such a big decision to be made. In fact, the earliest that the producers and director of the Academy Awards telecast have been chosen in recent years. But Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences President Tom Sherak just told me that he made up his mind last year to fill the two…

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