ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

The motion picture academy is looking toward the future, and plans to look more like America, starting with youth.

“If [the academy] nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job,” the comedian said in his opening monologue.

A diverse array of films make up this year's Oscar-nominated Animated Features, including Disney Pixar's "Inside Out", and "When Marnie Was There", a Japanese film that may be the last for an acclaimed Tokyo production house.

The academy member penned a letter Tuesday to its president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, blasting its decision to revamp the voting process.

Amid calls for a boycott of the awards ceremony, a group of leading civil rights organizations has requested meetings with studios.

Celebrities had mixed reactions to news of the motion picture academy's commitment to diversify membership by 2020.

Facing a backlash over a lack of diversity in award nominations, the motion picture academy is making a push to include more women and minorities.

In a letter to the Academy, Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., said he was shocked by this year's all-white nominee list.

We think we have a pretty good idea of who and what will be nominated, but we've been wrong before.

There's no way the Oscars will net more global viewers than the World Cup. Not this time. Not ever.

Frank Pierson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of such films as A Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke, whose career stretched over 50 years in Hollywood, passed away today at the age of 87.

The Academy awards are safe now that Dolby has won the naming rights for the home of the Oscars. What used to be known as the Kodak Theatre, is now Dolby theatre, according to the Los Angeles Times

In 2009, a film by the name of Precious proved to be just that. In an industry dominated by popcorn fluff, the harrowing indie drama captured the world's attention while shedding light on some of the most problematic aspects of society. Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, the film offered a stunning foray into perils of poverty, incest, and the American school system.

Fifteen Oscar statuettes were auctioned for more than $3 million to three individuals in a sale conducted online.

The City of Angels? It's the city of devils, Young once said of Hollywood.

In an amusing development, the Iranian government has hailed the country's first win at the Oscars, beating four contenders including one from Israel, as a victory over its rival Jewish state.

Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz's butt joke at the Oscars 2012 left viewers' screens filled with the ample behinds of the two stars as they prepared to open the envelope bearing the name of the winner of the Oscar winner for Best Makeup.

Oscars 2012 saw many triumphs for The Artist, and the stellar Reuters photographers captured all the fun both inside the ceremony and on the red carpet in retro black & white. Catch the action in this fun slideshow.

The In Memoriam montage is the single most troubling element of the Oscar show every year, Academy director Bruce Davis said.

Here's a list of some of the best quotes stated by the Oscars 2012 Award Winners and Host Billy Crystal, which will go down in the history of the Oscars as classics.

A Separation by Asghar Farhadi became the first Iranian film to win the Academy Award for the best foreign language film. Israeli media didn't digest the news well with many of them publishing articles about Iran's Oscar moment with sarcastic and bitter undertones.