Oscar race watchers put spotlight on "Sunshine"
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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."
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After they run the red carpet gauntlet and collect their trophies, Oscar winners do the media scene behind the scenes
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HollywoodÂs tight-knit community of Oscar voters may find itself facing a difficult dilemma in the coming weeks: Will they consider Mel GibsonÂs ÂApocalyptoÂ for an Academy Award?
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Tales of tragedy and struggle will vie for Oscar attention on Tuesday as an unusual awards season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers strike heads into its final stretch.
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Tales of tragedy and struggle will  vie for Oscar attention on Tuesday as an unusual awards season  overshadowed by the Hollywood writers strike heads into its  final stretch.
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The third annual Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles last weekend offered neophyte outsiders the chance to become Oscar-track insiders.
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"Little Miss Sunshine" won the top prize at the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's equivalent of the Oscars, on Saturday, a day before the underdog comedy competes in four categories at the Academy Awards.
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During Oscar season, it's all about building buzz. Here are the leading contenders and how they've fared thus far:
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Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats  up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and  nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the  world's top movie awards.
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This year's Academy Awards has something it hasn't had in ages: A neck-and-neck race for Best Picture.
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Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the world's top movie awards.
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Anyone taking a road trip to follow the Hoover family's route in the Academy Award-nominated "Little Miss Sunshine" should be forewarned: The movie shows the family driving hundreds of miles out of their way.
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A look at Oscar contenders in the Best Documentary Film category.
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Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil.
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Music from politically themed films  scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their  moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to  gay marriage.
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Films exploring an aviation visionary's flight into fame, a female boxer's long day's journey into night and two buddies bumbling through wine and romance are expected to dominate the Oscar nominations on Tuesday.
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South Africa toasted its first  film nominated for an Oscar on Wednesday, hoping the poignant  story of a woman's battle with AIDS could help the fledgling  film industry take flight.