Oscar best picture nominees inspire N.Y. dishes
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"Juno" is a tart, and "Michael Clayton" a Dover sole -- at least in the mind of a top chef who has created five dishes inspired by the best-picture nominees for New York's official Oscar night party.
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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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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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Music from politically themed films  were top Oscar winners on Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - If you wanted to take a few swipes at Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, it wouldn't be that hard.
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A movie depicting the voyage of a Sicilian family from their homeland to America at the beginning of the last century was selected Monday as Italy's candidate for best foreign language film at the U.S. Academy Awards.
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Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood are among the nominees for the Director's Guild of America awards.
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The Academy Award voting now begins in earnest.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The Oscar nominees gathered for their annual lunch in Beverly Hills on Monday -- with Leonardo DiCaprio trading high fives with 10-year-old Abigail Breslin and Steven Spielberg huddled in deep discussion with Peter O'Toole.
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All of hot young Hollywood is not in this room, but it sure feels that way. Posing for photos on an antique sofa are Casey Affleck, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Amy Ryan, and James McAvoy: four first-time Oscar-nominated actors, and the leading man of an Oscar-nominated Best Picture contender.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - Oscar beckons: The musical "Dreamgirls" is the odds-on favorite to take home best picture honors. Clint Eastwood is again in the driver's seat as a best director nominee for "Flags of Our Fathers."
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When it comes to winning Best Picture, comedies and musicals usually take a back seat. Way back.
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A look at Oscar contenders in the Best Documentary Film category.
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The Academy Awards typically are a gloomy Sunday, ending with a heavy drama crowned as best picture.
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Indies rule the day at the Academy Award nominations. Richard Corliss ruminates on a big year for little pictures
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LOS ANGELES  - Oscar beckons: The musical "Dreamgirls" is the odds-on favorite to take home best picture honors. Clint Eastwood is again in the driver's seat as a best director nominee for "Flags of Our Fathers." And everyone is talking about how Jackie Earle Haley scored a comeback with his supporting nomination for "All the King's Men."