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The Top 10 Moments of David Letterman's First 30 Years

On his 30th Anniversary we honor Mr. Letterman by giving you our very own "The Top 10 Memorable Moments of David Letterman"  read more

SAG Awards Announce Winners

Last night the Screen Actors Guild hosted the 18th annual SAG Awards and one film came out a clear winner. However, there were no upsets in the television categories, where five of the six acting awards were repeated from last year.  read more

Is Extremely Loud the Worst-Reviewed Oscar-Nominated Movie in History?

Forty-six. That’s what Best Picture-nominated Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close scored on Metacritic. Think about that number for a minute: have you ever recieved such a low score on a test, but were praised for it? Sure, it’s a decent number for a basketball player’s three-point field goal percentage and maybe even a high school quarterback. But this is the Oscars we’re talking about. How is a film rated 46 (out of 100 mind you) worthy of being one of nine films nominated for the best film of the year?  read more

84th Oscar Nominations Announced

Today, Jennifer Lawrence presented the nominees for major awards for the the 84th Academy Awards at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre. This year’s Oscars will take place Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre and will air on ABC.   read more

BAFTAs Announce Nominees

While the Golden Globes may have just announced their winners this past weekend, the British Academy Film Awards, another precursor to the Academy Awards, has just announced their nominees. The Artist, which won the Globes winner for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, led the field with 12 nominations.  read more

Oscars Announce Achievement in Visual Effects Shortlist

Recently the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the initial 15 considerations for the Achievement in Visual Effects Award to be presented at next year's 84th Academy Awards. In January, they'll narrow the list further and announce the final 10 nominees.  read more

Oscars Announce Documentary Shortlist

This weekend The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their fifteen finalists for the Documentary Feature category, narrowed down from 124 prospective nominees.   read more

Billy Crystal Tweets He Will Host Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have not only replaced the producer for the 84th Academy Awards telecast, but reportedly have just picked up legendary Oscars host Billy Crystal.  read more

Oscars Find New Producer In Brian Grazer

Yesterday was a whirlwind day for the Oscars: first Brett Ratner resigns as producer and then Eddie Murphy steps down as host. We reported that the search for a new producer and host would start, but nothing was expected to come of the search so soon. It looks like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has found their producer in Brian Grazer.  read more

UPDATE: Murphy Exits Oscars After Ratner's Resignation

Brett Ratner has resigned as the producer for the upcoming Academy Awards telecast after issuing a written apology for using an offensive slur to describe homosexuality, Entertainment Weekly reports.   read more