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Disney to Stage 'Brave' Premiere at Grand Opening of Dolby Theatre

May 18, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Pixar's latest animated feature -- its first with a female protagonist -- will benefit from a revamped theater at Los Angeles' Hollywood & Highland complex

  

AFI Tops List of Student Oscar Winners

May 15, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

American Film Institute is the only school with two Student Academy Award winners; USC, UCLA and NYU also have winning films

  

Sarah Greenberg Roberts Seeks to Exit Publicity at Weinstein Co (Exclusive)

May 8, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 2 weeks ago

Sara Greenberg Roberts, who joined the Weinstein Company less than two years ago, has asked to be released from her contract

  

Academy Awards Have New Home, Same Address: Dolby Theatre

May 1, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 3 weeks ago

The Academy Awards have a new home at the same address: The Dolby Theatre. The Oscars also struck a deal to stay put for the next 20 years

  

Oscars' New Documentary Rules Can't Kill DocuWeeks (Updated)

April 30, 2012 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

IDA's annual showcase receives a promise that the L.A. Times will review all its films, satisfying tightened Academy regulations

  

Academy Acquires More Hollywood History, From D.W. Griffith to Orson Welles (Slideshow)

March 30, 2012 By Steve Pond 8 weeks ago

70,000 newly-acquired photos from the Bison Archives give the Academy a look at D.W. Griffith, Lon Chaney, Lillian Gish and more

  

Academy Museum on Track to Hire Architect, Raise $100 Million

March 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 9 weeks ago

The Academy Museum's two newly appointed managing directors say the long-delayed project is now on the fast track. A $100M fund-raising campaign is underway

  

Esperanza Spalding Review: 'Radio' Heralds Jazz's First Music-Video Star

March 20, 2012 By Chris Willman 9 weeks ago

New album establishes Spalding as that rarest of things, a jazz singer capable of crossing over with self-penned tunes

  

An Earlier Oscars Looks Likely - Just Not for 2013

March 14, 2012 By Steve Pond 10 weeks ago

Earlier Oscar nominations will allow the Academy to test its new electronic voting system

  

Iran Cancels Celebration for Oscar Winning 'A Separation'

March 12, 2012 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

Officials were reportedly unhappy with director Asghar Farhadi's unflinching look at Iranian domestic life and laws

  

Alcon Entertainment Financing and Producing 'Inception' Cinematographer's Directorial Debut

March 6, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

Alcon acquires rights to an untitled screenplay for Wally Pfister, who won the cinematography Oscar for "Inception," to direct

  

Jon Stewart: Iranians Too Cocky About Oscar Win Over Israeli Film

March 2, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 12 weeks ago

"A Separation" won the Best Foreign Film Oscar, but the "Daily Show" host says Iranian films can't stack up against a long history of Jewish accomplishments in Hollywood

  

TheWrap on CBS Sunday Morning: The End of Movies?

February 29, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 12 weeks ago

CBS Sunday Morning did a smart piece - with TheWrap - about the future of movies as fewer people head out to the theater

  

Awards Soup: 10 Moments to Remember From a Long Season

February 28, 2012 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

From a happy Gary Oldman to unexpectedly great 3D to a dog who wore out his welcome, some indelible awards-season moments

  

Sean Young Among 10 Arrested at Oscars -- and She Wants an Apology

February 28, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 12 weeks ago

Actress and "Celebrity Rehab" alum Sean Young wasn't alone in getting busted on Oscars night

  

Tom Sherak on the Old-Fashioned, Billy Crystalized Oscars: 'We Are Who We Are'

February 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

Academy president Sherak: "To celebrate our past and deal with our present, that is who we are -- we're never going to forget the past, and we don’t want to"

  

How the Weinstein Co. Plans to Turn Its 'Artist' Oscar Win Into Box-Office Gold

February 27, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 12 weeks ago

The Weinstein Co. stands to gain some $20 million at the box office for "The Artist" following its best picture win. It will be in 2,000 theaters this Friday

  

Sacha Baron Cohen's Red Carpet Stunt Drew Worried Visit From Oscar Officials

February 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

Minutes after Sacha Baron Cohen spilled "ashes" on Ryan Seacrest, he was visited by nervous Academy president Tom Sherak and Oscar producer Brian Grazer

  

Ratings: Oscars on Par With Last Year; 'Amazing Race' and 'Apprentice' Tumble

February 27, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 12 weeks ago

NBC and CBS' reality fare takes a predictable ratings hit against the Academy Awards, which draw more than 30 million viewers

  

Sean Young Arrested on Misdemeanor Battery Charge After Oscars

February 27, 2012 By Tim Molloy 12 weeks ago

Actress arrested outside Governors Ball

  

Octavia Spencer Backstage at the Oscars: 'I'm Scared to Death Right Now'

February 26, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 12 weeks ago

Octavia Spencer said she felt scared to death after winning her Oscar, but wants to be proactive about bringing work to others that deserve a shot

  

Oscars Review: Brett Ratner Dodged a Bullet

February 26, 2012 By Tim Molloy 12 weeks ago

Chris Rock was funniest, because he chose a side

  

Oscars 2012: The Best Moments -- From Billy's Spoofs to Chris Rock's 'Toon Talk

February 26, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 12 weeks ago

Self-parody! Loud crashes! Angelina Jolie's leg! Five things that managed to keep the 84th Annual Academy Awards from being a total snooze-fest

  

Meryl Streep Backstage at Oscars: She Understands 'Streep Fatigue'

February 26, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 12 weeks ago

Best Actress Meryl Streep says that she thought "Streep fatigue" would keep her from winning for her performance in "The Iron Lady"

  

Oscars 2012: TheWrap's Complete Academy Awards Coverage

February 26, 2012 By Wrap Staff 12 weeks ago

Winners, analysis, photo galleries -- and five things that should have been cut

  

Oscars 2012: 5 Things That Should Have Been Cut

February 26, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 12 weeks ago

Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. making a documentary? Really?

  
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