Academy Awards

The streaking fad was a product of the '70s. Someone needs to tell this guy how to do it.

The Sound of Music has always topped my list of favorite musicals, so I have to admit I was frightened at the idea of Lady Gaga singing the musical's title song last night at the Academy Awards.  Let me say I was more than pleasantly surprised at her performance...

People will bet on just about anything. I know people who haven't even seen any of the nominated movies, but will still place a bet on the outcome of the awards show. If you have an office pool going on, or you just like to bet on such things, here are the Las Vegas odds. When I say 'my picks', it's more like 'my guesses.' I haven't seen any of the nominated movies.

Talk about a tough gig. It's not just the fact that the toast of Hollywood is right there in front of you while you're hosting. there's the added pressure of 40 million people watching. that translates roughly to 40 million critics plus several in attendance. Yeah, the comedy bits fell flat (blame the writers, not MacFarlane) and some of MacFarlane's jokes were considered too edgy (gotta love that

Sorry Billy Crystal. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 'Family Guy' creator and 'Ted' director Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013.

Sunday may have been Hollywood’s biggest night, but last year wasn’t such a good one for the movie industry.

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).

It just goes to show you that you don't even have to work in Hollywood anymore to win an Oscar. A Shreveport man took home a little golden statuette last night after creating an animated short in his home studio.

With the Academy Awards this Sunday, the official Oscar website offers nominees, history, blogs, buzz and more.  Find everything you need to know before you watch the show! Take Me There!

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.

Albert Brooks is a very funny guy. He took a big risk playing a very bad guy in the movie "Drive" and it worked. Critics were convinced that Brooks was a sure Oscar contender...it didn't work out that way. Brooks response to the Snub? Well, it was typical Albert Brooks...

The 2012 Oscars are just around the corner. It's our favorite time of year when the really hardcore movie fans throw parties and get aggravated when all their guests aren't paying close attention. Well, start getting pumped 'cause the Oscar nominations have been released. Check 'em out below.