The Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicks off on Thursday

Dolby, Lectrosonics and PureBlend Software are among the companies honored

The National Book Awards will add non-writers to the judging panels and will draft 10-book longlists before narrowing to top five finalists

Five top casting directors -- including several whose films hit paydirt with Academy Award nominations -- sound off on an underappreciated art. Oscar, anyone?

Sharon Waxman grills me on the state of the Oscar race, the day after the Golden Globes

Kirby Dick, Alison Klayman, Malik Bendjelloul are among the five nominees

Academy announces plans to send screeners in three categories that used to require attendance at special screenings, says transition to online voting increased participation

From the red carpet, to Jodie Foster's coming-out speech, to the 10 best moments, all you need to know about the 2013 Globesfest

Actress, whose sexuality was long an open secret, thanks former partner and co-parent

Claire Danes, Connie Britton and Amy Adams are among the early red carpet walkers

The Academy has tried to diminish the Golden Globes' importance with date changes, but were the Globes ever important to begin with?

“I felt this was the best story I ever heard in my life,” he told TheWrap -- he started to make a full-length documentary, but his Swedish TV backers were not enthusiastic