HOLLYWOOD: Dark comedy "Birdman" and coming-of-age drama "Boyhood" headed into battle Sunday for the prestigious top prize at the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest night, as the main event got under way.

Host Neil Patrick Harris launched the more than three-hour show with a song and dance routine about the movie industry itself -- including a joke about the lack of any non-white actors in the four acting categories.

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