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Honorary Oscars awarded

Really? They don't have even one Oscar betwixt the three of them? Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman and Gordon Willis will receive honorary Oscars at a gala to be held Nov. 14. Little Shop of Horrors has always been my favorite...


Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10

From the Associated Press: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- The Academy Awards are doubling the number of best-picture nominees from five to 10. Academy President Sid Ganis said at a news conference that the academy's board of governors made the...


Kids will be kids ...

They certainly look angelic, but this photo of some of the younger Slumdog Millionaire cast members shows there's at least one prankster in the bunch. Photo: At the Governor's Ball after Sunday's Oscars ceremony. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)...


Oscars: The Red Carpet begins

E! opened its two-hour red carpet special with this news-bulletin scoop: Nicole Richie is pregnant, with her second child. Woo-hoo. Then came some fawning over Miley Cyrus' arrival on the red carpet. Before viewers could ask themselves: what does Miley...


Join us live at 7 p.m. Sunday for the 81st Annual Academy Awards

Join us Sunday night during the 81st annual Academy Awards. Chime in on our posts, join the discussion and share your thoughts on Hollywood's golden night. Kick off the night on the red carpet with Christopher Wynn and Jason Sheeler...


The ending of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

OK, this is not exactly Oscar chatter, since the film in question isn't nominated for anything. But something has been bothering me since I saw the Holocaust movie, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, whose DVD release is March 10....


Tickets on sale Friday for Saturday's Best Picture Showcase

Tickets go on sale at noon Friday for AMC Theatres Best Picture Showcase of the 2009 Oscar Nominees. Blogger Mary Gladstone fills you in on the details: Oscar night (Feb. 22) will soon be upon us, and if you haven't...


Oscar Critics' Panel at Magnolia Theatre

Prognosticate with pros Monday at Magnolia Theatre's annual Oscar Critics' Panel event. Former Dallas Morning News film critic Philip Wuntch (right), syndicated columnist and radio commentator Candy Havens and Scott Churchill will give their Academy Award predictions and will hear...


Kate Winslet pragmatic about 6th Oscar try

BERLIN (AP) -- Kate Winslet says she is prepared to leave this year's Oscar ceremony as she has five times in the past - without a golden statue. "I'm so used to it, having gone through it before and having...


31 Days of Oscar underway on Turner Classic Movies

February is the best month of the year for movie lovers. Forget summer blockbusters, holiday epics or fall awards contenders. No, February marks Turner Classic Movies annual 31 Days of Oscar. Yeah, it's exactly what it sounds like: From Feb....


Oscars best-picture marathon

Oscar night (Feb. 22) will soon be upon us, and if you haven't had a chance yet to see this year's nominees for best picture, AMC Theatres has a deal for you. On Feb. 21, the chain is offering a...


CNN.com: Academy Awards through the years

From cnn.com: History of the Oscars The Academy Awards will be handed out for the 81st year. The first awards ceremony was held in 1929 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Click through the interactive to see other famous moments...


Oscars: Studios with multiple nominations

Studios with multiple nominations for the 81st Academy Awards: Paramount: 17 Fox Searchlight: 12 Universal: 11 Focus Features: 9 Warner Bros.: 8 Walt Disney: 7 Miramax: 6 Paramount Vantage: 6 The Weinstein Company: 5 Sony Pictures Classics: 3 (From the...


More Oscars coverage

Oscars: 'Slumdog,' Benjamin Button' get best picture nominations; Heath Ledger receives supporting actor nomination Complete nominee list for the 81st annual Academy Awards 81st annual Oscar nominees' photos and trailers Batman & Bollywood? Oscars eye 'Knight,' 'Slumdog' To regain populist...


Oscar nominations announced: Who got snubbed?

The nominations are in! (Well, at least the big ones. We'll fill in the gaps soon.) Here are the nominees for the top six awards: Best supporting actress: Amy Adams (Doubt), Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Viola Davis (Doubt), Taraji...


Live blogging the Oscar nominations

Good morning, movie fans! We'll be keeping you up to date with the nominations for the 81st Academy Awards. The announcements begin at 7:30 on E! 7:44 a.m.: Well, that was fast. 7:38 a.m.: Best supporting actress: Amy Adams (Doubt),...


Oscar nominations: 7:30 a.m. Thursday

Set your alarm clocks (and be glad you don't live on the West coast) -- nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards will be announced beginning at 7:30 a.m. CST (that's 5:30 a.m. for our poor Californian brethren.) Join us...


Oscar presenters to be top secret until showtime

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Guess who's coming to the Oscars this year? Leslie Unger, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, says none of the superstar presenters will be announced before the February 22 telecast. Awards...


Pixar animation pioneer Ed Catmull earns honorary Oscar

From The Associated Press: LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of the digital wizards behind such cartoon smashes as WALL-E, Ratatouille" and Finding Nemo is getting an Academy Award. Pixar Animation co-founder Ed Catmull is receiving the Gordon E. Sawyer Award,...

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