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

"Silver Linings Playbook" scores four major Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Jessica Chastain says she learned of her Best Actress nomination from Kathryn Bigelow, but is still in shock that Bigelow wasn't nominated for Best Director

David O. Russell's film does what only 13 other films in Oscar history have done

"Amour" star Emmanuelle Riva, the oldest Best Actress nominee ever, turns 86 on the day of the Oscars -- but she's not this year's only record-setter

From Leonardo DiCaprio to Kathryn Bigelow, many top contenders found themselves left off the list, while others like Jacki Weaver were surprising nominees

Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Affleck snubbed in the Best Director category

Low-budget film about Israeli-Palestinian conflict wins big prize at New York awards show for nonfiction filmmaking; "Detropia," "The Imposter" and "Bully" also honored

Nicolas Cage, Barbra Streisand and Adam Sandler also among those nominated for Razzies