Comedian Eddie Murphy will host the Oscars next February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.
The talk show veteran is a top candidate for the 84th annual Academy Awards
While Oscars go to those who do makeup, design costumes and mix sound for movies, those who crash cars, fall from tall buildings and blow things up can't get an Academy Award.
There are no pictures of A-list actors or screaming quotes from five-star reviews -- but the simple, bold designs of Cuban movie posters instantly catch the eye.
Film composer John Barry has died after an award-winning career spent writing the score for many movies, including 11 James Bond films, a friend said.
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Her omission was intentional, says the Academy official who assembled the tribute
But an Academy Award spokeswoman says, "We can't include everybody" in the tribute montage
For the first time in almost 70 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made room for 10 nominees for best picture.
CNN's Ali Velshi talks to CNN Producer Graham Flanagan about who should win and who will win at the Academy Awards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that "Hurt Locker" producer Nicolas Chartier will not be allowed to attend the March 7 awards show because of an e-mail that has been deemed in violation of the Academy's campaigning standards.
CNN's Larry King sits down with the filmmakers of "The Hurt Locker."
Ben Stiller and Jason Bateman will also be part of the lineup to hand out awards next month
Last year the event was hosted by Jessica Biel
His Streets of San Francisco costar Michael Douglas called him "my surrogate father"
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites stars to join its ranks
The Academy Awards increases its nominee pool for 2010
It appeared an unlikely meeting: Earlier this month, representatives from Hollywood, home of the anything-goes lifestyle and anything-can-happen film, traveled to Iran, where censorship and constant government supervision are a fact of life for the film industry.
The Oscars are moving to a new date next year to make room for another golden event - the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Hollywood should apologize to Iran for "insults and accusations against the Iranian nation," a top aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a visiting Hollywood delegation Sunday.
Buy a $175,000 package to attend the Oscars and you might buy yourself trouble, lawyers for the Academy Awards warn.
Sunday night's ceremony may very well predict who'll take home Academy Awards
The Oscar-winning actor will unveil the nominations at a news conference on Thursday
Some 5,810 voting members of the Academy will decide this year's nominees
An online auction starting Monday will determine the 300 people who'll sit outside
Sacha Baron Cohen, known to the world as Borat, joins Hollywood's most exclusive club (along with 104 others)
Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry.
The ongoing writers' strike could cause some major problems for the Golden Globes telecast: The Writers Guild denied a request late Monday to allow its writers to work on the Jan. 13 broadcast.
It's back to the future for Regis Philbin, who's been tapped to host the red-carpet show immediately preceding the Oscars telecast in February – the same job he had some 30 years ago.
Call it a repeat treat - Jon Stewart is hosting the Oscars again next year.
Nothing says Hollywood glam like an IRS tax settlement.
It's the time of year when Hollywood has one eye on the box office and the other on a certain 13 1/2-inch-high golden boy and all of his similarly gold-plated buddies.
A lot more of Hollywood's elite that go to the Oscars will be coming home empty-handed.
Reese, Heath ... Uncle Sam wants a word.
It wasn't so long ago that classic movies were something you caught on the late show and Hollywood stars -- big stars, like Bette Davis and Barbara Stanwyck -- were fairly approachable.
Here are the major nominations for the 77th Academy Awards announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
The Academy Awards show is more than a star-studded celebration for the film industry -- it's a huge profit driver for both the show and the network that airs it.
As part of a Los Angeles-based investigation into the bootlegging major motion pictures, an Illinois man was arrested on charges of copyright infringement and illegal interception of a satellite signal, according to the FBI.
The best part about speaking at corporate off-sites is, of course, the freebies. Yes, the exotic locales and fancy dinners are nice. But the stuff--the tote bags, the Beefy-T's, the logo watches......
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