"Eat Pray Love is an event motion picture for women, and we are very excited to partner with Sony Pictures in an alliance that allows us to support the film while also providing immersive content and product experiences for our core female consumer, " said Mindy Grossman , CEO of HSN.

FORBES: New Flick Unites HSN And Sony Pictures

Michael Haneke's keenly observed love story is also up for best picture, best direction, best actress in a leading role (for 85 year-old Emmanuelle Riva) and best original screenplay.

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The Academy has been cracking down on the number of producers per film who can be eligible for an Oscar since Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture in 1999 and five producers walked away with Oscars.

FORBES: Not All Producers Are Created Equal

If Local Natives' "Airplanes" existed only as a lyric sheet, it would unfold as a wispy dirge: A man begs for his lost love's return when he's not staring at her picture or clinging to souvenirs that remind him of her.

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