Academy Awards

Remember back in ancient times -- oh, about eight weeks ago -- when it seemed "Zero Dark Thirty" was going to sweep the Academy Awards? The Oscar race...

While The Oscars are, quite obviously, held on the sunny West Coast, there are still a bunch of Academy members who live on the East Coast who have vo...

She's poised. Mature. Focused. Transparent. You root for her to survive ungodly conditions that would destroy most adults. The perfect balance to this hardened, emotionally threadbare female lead is the very romantic Serge Kanyinda; he plays her savior.

Well, folks, we've finally made it: It's Oscar week! This Sunday, the 85th Academy Awards Oscars will air on ABC at 8:30 p.m. EST. But before f...

This Sunday, the Academy Awards will crown a whole new crop of golden children. But once that buzz from winning wears off and the congratulatory phone...

If you search the Academy Awards acceptance speech database, you'll find that, over the past four decades or so, winners have thanked Jesus three time...

"Argo" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Best Film Editing, Best Music, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best ...

If you don't know who Seth MacFarlane is, then the commercials for this year's Academy Awards have likely left you a bit flummoxed. Who the heck is th...

"Django Unchained" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Scr...

It's not clear yet what form the Oscars' tribute to the James Bond franchise will take. On Friday, the Academy announced it had booked Shirley Bassey ...

"Life of Pi" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Director (Ang Lee), Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best...

The Avengers will assemble once more -- but this time, they'll be in black ties. Per Deadline, The cast of this year's Marvel superhero epic -- Ro...

The five Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature this year show that the power of film can make a difference. One has changed policy at the Pentag...

If "Argo" wins Best Picture as Oscar prognosticators are predicting after its sweep of the DGA and SAG awards, it won't be the first time a film won w...

Sometimes Oscar prognosticators are slow on the uptake. After all, if something unexpected happens once, it's a fluke. Twice, and it's a coincidence. ...

"Zero Dark Thirty" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Chastain), Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay (Mark B...

"Amour" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Director (Michael Haneke), Best Original Screenplay (Haneke), Best Foreig...

The Academy Award acting nominees continued to make news this week, whether or not they wanted to. Without lifting a finger, Jessica Chastain scored a...

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Quvenzhané Wallis), Best Director (Benh Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay...

The 85th annual Academy Awards are sure to be a big night, honoring the best and brightest movies of the past year. You've got everything set up for ...

Aside from the Oscar nominations themselves, the most important development in the Oscar race this week was, of course, the Eddie nominations, from th...

With the announcement of the 2013 Oscar nominations, it's been quite a morning for Hollywood. "Lincoln" lead the pack with an impressive 12 nods, ...

After the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced this morning, Moviefone got to congratulate Roman Coppola on his first Oscar nominati...

Shocking omissions and inclusions are all but built into the Oscar nominating process. How could it be otherwise, when there are up to 10 possible Be...

In some ways, we already know who the Academy members will choose when they announce the Oscar nominations on Jan. 10. After all, the Academy members ...