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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

February 28, 2011 - 8:25 am

LOS ANGELES -- These were supposed to be the younger, hipper Academy Awards, the ones that shook up the ceremony's conventions with popular, great-looking emcees in actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway, who were unlike the middle-aged comedians of years past. But the results couldn't have been more traditional, with "The King's Speech" - a prestigious, impeccably made historical film that cries out "Oscar" with every fiber in its being - winning best picture.

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