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'Argo' Wins Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars

Mike Sampson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:55:53 +0000

‘Argo‘ was named Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars this Sunday. Ben Affleck‘s ‘Argo’ premiered at the Toronto Film Festival where it was immediately touted as a Oscar frontrunner and in the past few months, held strong winning both the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Drama and the Best Picture award at the BAFTAs. [...]

Daniel Day-Lewis Wins Best Actor at the 2013 Oscars

Mike Sampson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:48:30 +0000

Daniel Day-Lewis took home the Best Actor trophy at the 2013 Oscars for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg‘s ‘Lincoln.’ In a win that surprised no one, Day-Lewis won Best Actor as the Oscars for his role in ‘Lincoln’ beating out Bradley Cooper, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington and Hugh Jackman. This was Daniel [...]

Jennifer Lawrence Wins Best Actress at the 2013 Oscars

Mike Sampson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:43:37 +0000

Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress at the 2013 Oscars for her portrayal of a widow with emotional problems in ‘Silver Linings Playbook.’ After being nominated for an Oscar two years ago for ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Actress award at the 2013 Oscars and, in doing so, has cemented her place among the [...]

Jack Nicholson Is Confused at the Oscars

Emerald Catron — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:02:04 +0000

Jack Nicholson seemed even more confused than usual when he got caught off-guard on-camera at the Oscars on Sunday night. Plenty of 'Weekend at Bernie's' jokes abounded on the web. A GIF was spawned. But perhaps nothing captured the senior moment better than this picture made by twitter user Samir Mezrahi. Observe brilliance in its pure form:

Watch Seth MacFarlane's 2013 Oscars Opening Monologue

Emerald Catron — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:58:38 +0000

Here it is. The bit that puts Seth MacFarlane either on a course to success or so many hours of suck. William Shatner seemed like an … odd choice, but maybe it’s a sign that this is just the beginning of a four-hour episode of ‘Family Guy.’ Here’s part two: What did you think of [...]

10 Vintage Oscar Moments

Emerald Catron — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:00:06 +0000

We’ve got some guesses as to what’s going to happen at the Oscars this Sunday. Nick Nolte’s already told us about his pet crow, so we’re guessing it’s just going to be women wearing insanely expensive, unnecessarily frilly, sparkly dresses giving canned answers and men in tuxedos posing for cameras. These pictures from the Academy [...]

Oscars 2013 – Infrequently Asked Questions

Nick Nadel — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:01:54 +0000

It's that time of year again, when the weather is chilly and we all read Wikipedia entries on American foreign policy in Afghanistan so we don't sound like idiots while discussing 'Zero Dark Thirty.' Oscar season is here!

This year's race is a doozy, and it's safe to say you've got some questions. Well, we've got answers! While we can't guarantee the accuracy of these answers, we can guarantee they'll at least be as helpful as those "Frequently Asked Questions" articles you see on various websites around Oscar season. Read on, answer seekers!

The 10 Weirdest Oscar Moments Ever

Danny Groner — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:10:49 +0000

Everyone will be glued to their TVs on Sunday for the Academy Awards, a night that both entertainers and fans will be talking about in the days that follow. One of the great traditions of the annual ceremony celebrating the best of the past year of Hollywood is how unpredictable and outrageous it can get

2013 Oscar Nomination Fun Facts

Mike Sampson — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:51:56 +0000

As you may have heard, the 2013 Oscar nominations were announced today. There were lots of surprises and notable snubs but in all the nominations there are lots of interesting facts, you might not know. Like, which Oscar nominee got their start on the 1993 Vanilla Ice movie 'Cool as Ice?' Check out these 10 facts about the 2013 Oscar nominations and sound smart at your Oscar viewing party.

2013 Oscar Nominations: Biggest Snubs

Mike Sampson — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:26:56 +0000

The 2013 Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there were plenty of surprises this year. While there were plenty of Oscar nominations we expected - Daniel Day Lewis for 'Lincoln' or Anne Hathaway for 'Les Miserables' - there were also plenty of Oscar snubs. So who were the most notable names that got snubbed when the 2013 Oscar nominations were announced?

2013 Oscar Nominations! 'Lincoln' Leads the Pack With 12 Total Nominations

Mike Sampson — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:00:36 +0000

The 2013 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Oscar host and 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane and 'Gangster Squad' star Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. MacFarlane is the first Oscar host to actually announce the nominees since Charlton Heston's turn in 1972. So who are the 2013 Oscar nominees? Who were the big surprises and the big snubs? Find out!

2012 Oscars – See All the Winners Here

Mike Sampson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:02:03 +0000

The 2012 Oscars managed to include the expected and shocks all at the same time. Odds on favorite, ‘The Artist’, won five awards including Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin and Best Director for Michel Hazanivicius. But ‘Hugo’ gave it a run for its money, also bringing home five awards (though none in the major categories).

2012 Oscars – See the Big Night's Worst Dressed Celebrities

Nick Romano — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:41:53 +0000

The 2012 Oscars is that one night a year where no one wants to be on the worst dressed list. Despite all their efforts, however, there’s always those handful of stars that think they’re workin’ it when really Tim Gunn is rolling his eyes in the background. Whether it’s an ill-fitting gown, too much skin, [...]

2012 Oscars Night Erupts With Tweets Asking, 'Who Is Billy Crystal?'

Nick Romano — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:35:15 +0000

You know you’re getting older when it seems like nobody on Twitter knows who Billy Crystal is. Yeah, you read that right. Loads of people (and by people we mean out-of-touch teens) took to the Twittersphere after seeing the opening of the 2012 Oscars with utter confusion as to who the iconic actor is. [...]

Emma Stone Was the Cutest 2012 Oscars Presenter

Nick Romano — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:30:54 +0000

The 2012 Oscars was Emma Stone’s first time presenting an award and she was super excited. (We’re letting you know just in case you didn’t already get that from her bit.) You know who wasn’t revved up at all, though? Her co-presenter Ben Stiller. ‘The Help’ star was a little too into the moment. If [...]

The Worst Oscar-Nominated Movies of All Time

Mike Sampson — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:30:36 +0000

Every year, when the Oscar nominations are announced, a considerable amount of time is spent debating who was snubbed. But for every film that was expecting to get nominated and didn’t, there’s a film that no one was expecting to get nominated and did. This is the story of those films. The movies you’ll look back on and wonder exactly how the heck it ever got nominated for an Oscar.

Billy Crystal Says He's Hosting the Oscars for the Ninth Time

Shauna Wright — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:35:51 +0000

When Eddie Murphy quit his upcoming Oscar hosting gig on Wednesday, producers were left with very little time to find a replacement and have reportedly turned to Billy Crystal, once again.

Oscar Winners: 'The King's Speech' Reigns, Portman Soars

Tony Hart — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:30:29 +0000

There weren't a whole lot of surprises at the 83rd Academy Awards -- as expected, "The King's Speech" took the big prize as Best Picture. The film about King George VI overcoming his stutter also garnered a Best Actor statue for Colin Firth and a Best Director win for Tom Hooper.

"King"'s four statuettes tied "Inception," which also nabbed four awards in technical categories, for the most Oscars.

Oscar favorite Natalie Portman also took home the Best Actress statuette for her role in "Black Swan," and Melissa Leo and Christian Bale of "The Fighter" cleaned up in the supporting role categories.

See the full list of winners after the jump: