The Oscars

Nostalgic Oscars Party Like It's The 1920s Again

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.24.2012

LOS ANGELES — It's only the 84th year of the Academy Awards, yet the nostalgia factor feels as though Hollywood is celebrating a centennial of s...

Academy Awards 2012: Favorite Foreign Born Oscar Winners

Posted 02.23.2012

After Jean Dujardin took home the Golden Globe and SAG Award for his performance in "The Artist," everyone had the same thought: This Frenchie -- c'es...

Who Will Tim Gunn Interview First on the Pre-Show?

Posted 02.23.2012

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...

Cue The Music! The Most Memorable Oscar Speeches Cut Short By Music (VIDEO)

Posted 02.22.2013

It's the part of the Oscar telecast you secretly wait for: that moment when a winner gets awkwardly cut off by the orchestra during their acceptance s...

Oscar's All Time Best Dressed

Posted 02.22.2013

Sometimes, Oscar attendees decide to go against the convention of dressing like a crazy person on Halloween (Bjork, Cher) and actually look fantastic....

Will Zach Galifianakis Wear Pants?

Posted 02.23.2012

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...

Did 'The Help' Cause A 'Social Awakening'? Discussing The Best Picture Nominee With A Jackson, Mississippi Native

The Huffington Post | Katie Calautti | Posted 02.23.2012

Oscar "for your consideration" campaigns are nothing new, but Disney's take on marketing its Oscar-nominated film, "The Help," might make you pause. W...

Win Your Oscar Pool With Moviefone's Awards Night Pool Picker: Best Actor

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 02.23.2012

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...

Lady Be Good

Ellen DeGeneres | Posted 04.24.2012
Ellen DeGeneres

If I've said it once, I've said it 18 times, Meryl Streep is brilliant as Margaret Thatcher. I said it would earn her an Oscar nomination and it did. I can't believe how unbelievably believable she was.

Was Sacha Baron Cohen Banned From The Oscars?

Posted 04.24.2012

Has Sacha Baron Cohen been banned from attending the Academy Awards on Sunday night? After word spread quickly on Wednesday that Cohen was planning to...

Oscars Made Easy: 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'

Posted 02.22.2012

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow) What's It About: Based on the novel by Jo...

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...

What Will Win More Awards: 'Hugo' or 'The Artist'?

Posted 02.22.2012

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...

WATCH: Creepy, Crazy Oscar Moments

The Huffington Post | Andrew Rothschild | Posted 02.22.2013

'Tis the season to gear up for the Academy Awards. And what better way to look back on Oscar history than to relish in the most creepy and crazy momen...

Did Joan Collins Just Spoil The Academy Awards?

Posted 02.22.2012

Not like you need further proof that "The Artist" is a shoo-in for Best Picture, but Oscar voter Joan Collins may have actually just ruined the non-su...

Worst Dressed Oscar Attendees

Posted 02.22.2013

Congratulations, folks! The 85th annual Academy Awards are on the horizon! So to tide you over until Hollywood's biggest night, Moviefone is pulling o...

Will the Oscar Telecast End Within Three Hours?

Posted 02.22.2012

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...

Win Your Oscar Pool With Moviefone's Awards Night Pool Picker: Best Actress

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...

Right Here in Black and White

Ellen DeGeneres | Posted 04.23.2012
Ellen DeGeneres

The Oscars are this Sunday, and I have a feeling The Artist is going to do very well. It's nominated for 10 awards, and if I hadn't lost all my money on the Super Bowl, I'd be placing my bets.

The Most Ridiculous Musical Performances In Oscars History

Posted 02.22.2013

Fact: Gwyneth Paltrow and rap group Three 6 Mafia once performed -- though (unfortunately) not together -- during the Academy Awards ceremonies (Paltr...

Win Your Oscar Pool With Moviefone's Awards Night Pool Picker: Best Supporting Actor

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...

Which Directors Have Gotten The Most Academy Award Nominations For Their Actors?

The Huffington Post | Sharon Knolle | Posted 02.21.2012

Who's the best director in Hollywood history? You could look at who's won the most Best Director Oscars -- that would be legendary John Ford, whose fo...

Will Robin Williams Do a Bit with Billy Crystal?

Posted 02.21.2012

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 Oscars 2012: Is The Academy Ageist?

Posted 02.21.2012

From Gwenyth Paltrow to Marion Cotillard to Natalie Portman, recent conventional wisdom might lead you to believe that the predominantly old, white an...

Uggie Throughout Awards Season: Photos Of Your Favorite Movie Dog

Posted 04.22.2012

Good news and bad news: awards season only lasts another five days -- which means you've only got five more days to bask in the glow of Uggie the dog....