Academy Awards

Billy Crystal as Lisbeth Salander?

Posted 02.20.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

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...

Steve McQueen: Michael Fassbender Oscar Snub Happened Because America Is 'Too Scared Of Sex'

Posted 02.20.2012

While dropping trou in "Shame" got Michael Fassbender a few infamous mentions (George Clooney comparing the actor's penis to a golf club, for instance...

Win Your Oscar Pool With Moviefone's Awards Night Pool Picker

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 02.22.2012

It's Oscar week here at Moviefone and than can mean only one thing: Awards Night Pool Picker! Here's your chance to let Huffington Post executive ente...

Oscars Made Easy: 'Midnight in Paris'

Posted 02.17.2012

"Midnight in Paris" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen), Best Original Screenplay (Allen), Best Art Direction What's It Abo...

Oscars Made Easy: 'Rango'

Posted 02.17.2012

"Rango" Nominated For: Best Animated Feature What's It About: Johnny Depp voices the titular character, a pet chameleon that gets abandoned in t...

What Will Win Best Foreign Language Film?

Posted 02.17.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

Hugo, I Went

Warren Adler | Posted 04.18.2012
Warren Adler

With so many talented people involved in this production, I feel somewhat of an ingrate to inject my own humble critique into the conversation, but the flaws seem obvious, especially to a storyteller in another medium.

Who Will Present the Oscar For Best Picture?

Posted 02.17.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

The Weepiest Oscar Speeches In History (VIDEO)

Posted 02.20.2013

"You like me!" shouted a hysterical Sally Field, after winning an Oscar for "Norma Rae." "Right now, you like me!" Winning an Oscar is every actor's d...

'Bullhead' Star Contemplated Using Steroids For Character Preparation

The Huffington Post | Alex Suskind | Posted 02.16.2012

In the last scene of "Bullhead," the Oscar-nominated foreign film from Belgium, the movie's protagonist, Jacky Vanmarsenille (Matthias Schoenaerts), i...

Ocsars Made Easy: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'

Posted 02.16.2012

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Nominated For: Best Actor (Gary Oldman), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score What's It About: Based on the ...

Who Will Be Ryan Gosling's Date?

Posted 02.16.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

How Many Acting Winners Will Forget to Thank Their Significant Other?

Posted 02.16.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

Oscars Made Easy: 'The Descendants'

Posted 02.15.2012

"The Descendants" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (George Clooney), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing What's It About...

What Will Win Best Film Editing?

Posted 02.15.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

What Will Win Best Makeup?

Posted 02.15.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

Oscars Made Easy: 'The Tree Of Life'

Posted 02.15.2012

"The Tree of Life" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography What's It About: Considering one of the film's stars had no c...

What Will Win Best Costume Design?

Posted 02.14.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

Oscars Made Easy: 'Pina'

Posted 02.14.2012

"Pina" Nominated For: Best Documentary Film What's It About: Director Wim Wenders ("Paris, Texas," "Wings of Desire") tells the story of Pina Ba...

What Routine Should Uggie Do With Billy Crystal At The Oscars?

The Huffington Post | Katie Calautti | Posted 04.15.2012

Our own Mike Ryan may be "so over" Uggie from "The Artist," but plenty of others are waiting with baited breath for the adorable Jack Russell terrier ...

What Will Win Best Original Score?

Posted 02.14.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...

Best Actor: Clooney or Pitt?

John Farr | Posted 05.05.2013
John Farr

One thing this past year confirmed was that these handsome, movie-idol personalities can really act. Too often Pitt and Clooney have been constrained by their leading man status to playing cool protagonists who save the day and get the girl. And they appear to be playing themselves.

Oscars Made Easy: 'Hugo'

Posted 02.15.2012

"Hugo" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Adapted Screenplay (John Logan), Best Cinematography, Best Original Score...

What Will Win Best Original Screenplay?

Posted 02.13.2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood gather to bestow Oscars on the best movies of the year. With Billy Crystal hosting the festivit...