From what we can gather, the infant star of the 'Don't Call Me Oscar' Tumblr is actually named Sophia. But other than that, all we know about the adorable youngster is that she is taking a "journey through the best picture nominees," as it says on the site's tagline.
For those of us who don't spend our lives and retirement funds making movies, the actual awards part of the Academy Awards isn't the most interesting. The people we like hardly ever win and we don't care how much anybody's publicist helped them get where they are today. What we really tune in to see are the fashion statements. More specifically the fashions that state, "Clearly, I'm nuts. Aren't you glad you invited me to your little party?"
Republic of Wadiya ruler Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen (AKA actor Sacha Baron Cohen) angrily spoke out on 'Today' for being banned from this Sunday's Academy Awards. Readers will recall that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reportedly revoked Baron Cohen's tickets after he threatened to show up as the fictional tyrant from his new movie 'The Dictator.'
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.
Now that there are ten Academy Award nominations for best picture, it's probably too much to ask the casual movie fan to have seen each film before the Oscar telecast.
So to help out with that, Conan has been reenacting the nominated films this week in short form. On Wednesday night he tackled 'The Help,' which he described as 'the struggle of one young white woman to expose her town's racism towards the local African American maids."
It's easy to feel out of the loop at an Oscar party. Odds are many of the films nominated this year for Oscars didn't open up in a theater near you and even if they did, you may have been too busy to actually see them all. That's where we come in.
Mike Myers has never been nominated for an Academy Award. A fact that shouldn't shock anybody who has seen 'The Love Guru.'
But despite this oversight, Myers is still a very talented actor. Don't believe us? Check out his hilarious turn as Oscar etiquette expert Sir Cecil Worthington in this promotional video for the 2012 Academy Awards.
The Academy Awards take place this weekend. It’s Hollywood’s biggest night and it might be yours, too, if you go to a good Oscars party. If you do wrangle an invite, make sure to avoid any of the following people, who typically show up at an Oscars bash.
With Oscars season upon us, it's anyone's guess who will take home the gold. Each year, some newcomers crash the party among veteran actors who command the red carpet at the Academy Awards. The annual event draws Hollywood's biggest stars, and millions more around the world. The press always puts together some basic information about this year's nominees, but how much do you actually know about the Oscars ceremony? Here's a list of fun facts and trivia you can use to impress your friends this awards season.
For every role that can be considered "Oscar bait," there are the roles that are completely out of the norm for the Academy Awards. The actors on our list all gave performances that have transcended Oscars and are more well-known for their contributions to pop culture.