Reinforcing that the 2011 documentary-awards picture is almost as confusing as the Oscar Best Picture race, the Producers Guild of America nominated five films for its top doc award on Friday -- and only two of the five even made the final 15 in the Oscars doc category.
A look back at the most outrageous outfits from the Grammy Awards red carpet.
Silent film The Artist and the apocalyptic tale Take Shelter led the Independent Spirit Award nominations on Tuesday, each taking nods for best feature, director and for acting.
Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and the Christopher Plummer film Beginners shared the top prize for best feature film on Monday at the Gotham Awards, a key event for independent movies which also marks the start of the film-awards season culminating in the Oscars.
By now, it's certainly no surprise that Tilda Swinton has turned in another riveting performance in a dark and difficult movie; from Orlando to I Am Love, that's what she does, with occasional detours to play the white witch in the Narnia films and win an Oscar as a corporate lawyer in Michael Clayton.
Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom.
The Oscars came to London on Sunday, when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honored British actress Vanessa Redgrave in the first such tribute made in Europe.
Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom.
Piers Morgan announced he is leaving his judge's seat on America's Got Talent next season in order to focus on other upcoming news events like the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
The comic says he release thousands of rats during the middle of the show
Oscar organizers on Thursday brought back funnyman Billy Crystal to host the film awards after recent days of turmoil that led to the departure of one producer and his handpicked emcee Eddie Murphy.
Billy Crystal has announced that he will host the 84th Academy Awards. While this news may dash the hopes of Twitter and Facebook users intent on a Muppets Oscars in 2012, this is Crystal's ninth time as host, and he has more than proved the ability to pull off hilarious skits. Watch Billy Crystal's best Oscars monologues, and let us know: Is he a good pick for Oscars 2012?
Ratner's appaling Howard Stern interview was also to blame
Piers Morgan announced he is leaving his judge's seat on America's Got Talent next season in order to focus on other upcoming news events like the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
Comedian Eddie Murphy bowed out on Wednesday as host of the upcoming Oscars, one day after producer Brett Ratner who had lured Murphy into the role also exited following an uproar over his use of a gay slur.
The 50-year-old drops out one day after Ratner's exit from the award show.
Film director Brett Ratner is out of a high-profile job as Oscar producer, submitting his resignation to Academy Award organizers on Tuesday in the face of an industry firestorm over his use of a gay slur.
Brett Ratner may have been a bold, unconventional choice to produce the 84th Academy Awards, but the bad boy director is stoking controversy among Academy members who worry he might not be the best choice to shepherd the cherished, historic and fairly conservative property.
Is Bruce Vilanch joining the ranks of the unemployed when the 84th Academy Awards roll around?
Some might argue that all Hollywood stars are overpaid, but Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy are in a league of their own, according to a survey conducted by Forbes.com and published on Thursday.
Some might argue that all stars are overpaid, but Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy are in a league of their own, according to a survey conducted by Forbes.com and published on Thursday.
During the recent Golden Bell Television Awards last month in Taipei -- Taiwan's equivalent of the Emmy awards -- Huang Ming-chan, who won one of the top prizes in the director categories, gingerly walked up to the stage and snapped a cellphone photo of himself (over the shoulder) while approaching the podium.
