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The Academy Awards has often been described as one very long TV commercial for Hollywood. Now Hollywood will be able to squeeze their TV commercials within the TV commercial.
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HOLLYWOOD—Everyone complains about how hard it is to find an audience for quality films, but no one ever talks about the force wreaking the most havoc on high-end movies—the Oscars.
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A film about an Alberta doctor who sounded the alarm about a string of unusual cancers in a First Nations community downstream from the Alberta oil sands has been named to the short list for an Academy Award for best short documentary.
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Beginning in 2009, the Academy Awards broadcast will include commercials for movies, a departure from policy existing for more than 50 years.
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The 'Happy-Go-Lucky' star picked up the best actress prize at Berlin. Could there be more?
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The 'Rachel Getting Married' star has a few historic things going for her.
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And no, it's not "An Inconvenient Truth's" green advocate Al Gore.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Reversing a year-old regulation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the use of CDs of songs and scores in campaigns for the music Oscars.
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For searching the best zinfandels in California, it's worth discovering the vineyards of Paso Robles, along the central coast of California.
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"Once," the indie film underdog that waltzed away with an Oscar for best original song in 2007, will become
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Based on a book by countrys deputy prime minister
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When: 8 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Oct. 24, AMC River East, at the Chicago International Film Festival. In which: Mickey Rourke, a sure thing for an Academy Award nomination, plays Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a pro wrestler long past...
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Hollywood star Anne Hathaway plays down claims she could be in line for an Academy Award.
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"Milk," starring Sean Penn and directed by Gus Van Sant, is an inherently political film at a time when audiences have been wary of them.
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Hollywood star Anne Hathaway plays down claims she could be in line for an Oscar as her film premieres in the UK.
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Paper ballots, punch cards, machine voting...Why don't all Americans vote the same way? CNN's Jill Dougherty explains.
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Did you hear the one about the starlet who was so stupid she had sex with a screenwriter? Charlie Kaufman doesn't find that old Hollywood joke funny.
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Walt Disney is in. Warner Brothers is in. And Paramount may join the party. Welcome to the pop Oscars.
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A boy's body found inside an SUV is the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson, a top FBI official confirmed Monday. Julian King has been missing since Hudson's mother and brother were found dead in their home last week.
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EPIC romance Australia will kick off its multi-million dollar Oscars campaign next week when stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman appear on Oprah Winfrey's US talk show.
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., attacks the ad as a premature self-coronation; Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., prepares to be live from Sunrise, Fla. Our "GMA" report here: Meanwhile, ABC -- which is not airing the ad -- tells viewers to watch...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- David Rockwell crafted the current home of the Academy Awards show. Now he gets to jump in on Hollywood's big night itself....
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The 19-year-old could get sent back to juniors, but his strong play might result in him staying in L.A. The Kings will make a decision Friday on whether to keep forward Oscar Moller or send him back to juniors.
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The 19-year-old center has impressed GM Dean Lombardi in his first nine games. The Kings' Oscar Moller went through practice as usual Friday morning, and then learned it would not be his last as an NHL player this season.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- John Daly, the British-born producer of 13 Oscar-winning movies including "Platoon" and "The Last Emperor" who helped launch the careers of many A-list directors and actors, has died. He was 71....
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For a politician, Oscar Lathlin was unusually quiet. The cabinet minister and longtime member of the Manitoba legislature, died suddenly Sunday morning at the age of 61.
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt almost certainly are strong contenders in the best actor category -- shining, word has it, in their respective upcoming movies, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Revolutionary Road."
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Politicians of all stripes are honouring the life and work of Manitoba cabinet minister Oscar Lathlin, who died early Sunday.
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The early word then was good, the first official reviews now are great.
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If you think this year’s Oscars will be dominated once again by small, indie movies, think again. Don’t be surprised if you see “The Dark Knight,” “WALL-E” and even “Iron Man” enter the mix of Oscar contenders.
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Apparently every world news event qualifies as having a seismic influence on the Oscar race.
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Tom O Neil: "Benjamin Button" and "Slumdog" seem locks for nominations. br/br/img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/entertainment/~4/447699034" height="1" width="1"/
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Winslet, who has already received five Academy Award nominations, is about to unleash not one but two films that could result in more of the same.
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - When Entertainment Weekly awards columnist Dave Karger argued last week that the Election Day results could help boost the best picture chances of "The Dark Knight" and the upcoming gay-themed drama "Milk," it triggered a war of words among his fellow bloggers.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fourteen films have been submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in hopes of securing one of the three nominations available in the best animated feature category.
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Streep is phenomenal in John Patrick Shanley's film version of his award winning play 'Doubt.'
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Pixar hit Wall-E is one of 14 titles in contention for next year's Academy Award for best animated feature.
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Films about a sentimental robot, a pachyderm with amazing hearing and a gaggle of Central Park zoo animals shipped to Africa are among the animated features vying for one of three coveted slots at the Oscars next year.
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Argentina manager could leave post after only 10 days if refused permission to appoint his No 2.
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The boxer meets the press -- meaning pretty much anyone with a camera -- as he prepares for his bout with the younger, harder-punching Manny Pacquiao. There was a good omen the other day at Oscar De La Hoya's training camp. The venerable boxer stayed on his feet for more than two hours.
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The Lion King cast will mark the show's 10th year in London by appearing at the Royal Variety Performance.
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Canadian singer Alanis Morissette will perform on the episode of a new variety show being hosted by comedian Rosie O'Donnell.
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Sir Michael Caine is honoured for his outstanding contribution to showbusiness at the Variety Club Awards.
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