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Gary Susman

Nora Ephron's Movie Legacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 06.27.2012

I got to meet Nora Ephron 20 years ago when she was promoting her directing debut, "This Is My Life," and I found her to be exactly like one of the he...

Eddie Murphy: Oscars Would Have Been 'A Little Quicker With Me Driving'

Posted 03.01.2012

While some had gripes with Billy Crystal's blackface routine hosting stint during the 84th Academy Awards, most were impressed that the typically long...

Oscar Apercus

Susan Braudy | Posted 04.28.2012
Susan Braudy

(1) I had fun. First of all, the tv camera was an exquisitely unreliable even confused narrator. It kept flashing reaction shots of contenders who ...

Oscar's Racist Black Actress Joke: Are You Serious?

Kim Kane | Posted 04.28.2012
Kim Kane

I had to literally rewind my Tivo during the 84th Annual Academy Awards to confirm Billy Crystal's offensive joke about black women in Hollywood.

Oscar Recap: A Year Where Older Is Better

John Farr | Posted 04.28.2012
John Farr

After the 2011 awards, when it was so painfully obvious that the Academy was trying to reinvent itself for a younger audience, this year older proved to be better.

Did Billy Crystal's Blackface Go Too Far?

Posted 02.27.2012

After director Brett Ratner resigned as Oscars producer in disgrace because he uttered a homosexual slur, it was assumed that new Academy Awards produ...

Billy Crystal's Oscar Highlights

Posted 02.27.2012

"Oscar! Oscar! ... You didn't think I wasn't going to do this, did ya?" exclaimed a singing Billy Crystal during the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Ho...

Can Billy Crystal Save The Oscars?

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 04.26.2012

LOS ANGELES — The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crysta...

Gary Susman

Rating 60 Years Of Oscar Hosts, From Worst To Best

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.26.2012

They've tried everything. One host. Two hosts. Four hosts. 32 hosts. Comic hosts. Serious-thespian hosts. Hollywood-legend hosts. Young hosts. Old hos...

Predicting the Oscars: 'Crystal' Clear Winners?

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.22.2012
Jon Chattman

Sure there are slam dunks like Rango taking home Best Animated Feature, and The Artist will probably win big in most major categories, but I suspect a bunch of upsets in the acting categories.

What If Eddie Murphy Were Still Hosting The Oscars?

Mike Ryan | Posted 04.22.2012
Mike Ryan

Hello from an alternate universe! Here, Brett Ratner never uttered his infamous gay slur about rehearsing, and Eddie Murphy is still hosting the Aca...

2012 Oscars: Picks and Perspectives

John Farr | Posted 04.22.2012
John Farr

Unquestionably, there are a few memorable films in the running, but also a lot of filler -- some nominees that simply make you scratch your head in wonderment.

Billy Crystal's Best Oscar Moments: Eight Years In Review

Posted 02.20.2012

With one week left (!) until the 84th Academy Awards, it's all anyone can talk about here at Moviefone. We've spun our Wheel O' Oscar and now it's tim...

Uggie At The Oscars? Billy Crystal Reportedly Planning Sketch With 'Artist' Dog

Posted 02.01.2012

Forget George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis; awards season has been dominated by one star and one star only: Uggie the dog. From a ...

Forgotscars '12: Celebrating the Oscar Snubs

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.25.2012
Jon Chattman

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were just announced, and as is always the case on "Oscar morning," there were glaring omissions.

Oscars Promo: Billy Crystal On Hosting 'Grandaddy' Of Awards Shows

Posted 03.18.2012

"I'm Billy Crystal, and I approve these Oscars." So says eight-time host Crystal in the newest behind-the-scenes video for his ninth time as Academy A...

Academy Awards 2012 Poster: Life, Camera, Action

Posted 03.06.2012

Because even the Oscars need some marketing, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has released a new poster for the 84th annual Academy Award...