Oscar organizers expect big party in Hollywood
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Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it will now, âin a rare and extraordinary circumstance,â consider crediting more than three producers as nominees for Oscars.
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The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised
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The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.
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With the holidays just one week away, everyone in Hollywood is about to shut down for a fortnight -- everyone in Hollywood, that is, except for those awards season campaigners whose job it is to fret about Oscar nominations, since nominations ballots will be mailed Dec. 27.
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A contingency plan is drawn up for the Oscars ceremony as the writers' strike continues.
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LOS ANGELES  - The Oscar hopefuls have  begun to march out to a steady drumbeat.
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After weeks of relentless Oscar campaign ads, talk-show interviews and red-carpet events, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have made up their minds. The next step is to count their votes.
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Hollywood's big question Â which movies will compete at the Academy Awards? Â is about to be answered.
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The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be named in Los Angeles later.
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Thousands of Oscar nomination ballots were mailed out Wednesday, heralding the official start of Academy Awards season.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - With the threat of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming telecast.
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Actors Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford will be among the stars handing out Oscars, organisers confirm.
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Hilary Swank are  due to attend this year's Oscar nominees luncheon in Los Angeles.
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The Academy Award voting now begins in earnest.
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When the Academy Award nominations are announced next month, no one should be surprised if the Oscar race is led by two middle-age guys on a wine-tasting bender and Howard Hughes.
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Hollywood's Oscar race for best film appears to be wide open heading into its final month with several award watchers on Tuesday giving comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" a slight edge over "The Departed" and "Babel."