The stars will close out the NBC sketch show's 38th season

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra are directing the grifter tale, which will pair Smith with a new female lead

The country's lawyer says she plans on defending Iran against "films" that have distorted the "country's image."

'To the Wonder' clip has Ben Affleck visiting Le Mont Saint-Michel, the French landmark referred to in the film's title 

Elton John clears $6 million net on viewing and after-party, a Barbra Streisand supergroup at the Governors Ball, Seth's overnight orchestra, and the late-night scene at the Chateau

"Argo" is the least-awarded Best Picture winner since "Crash," but Ben Affleck puts the Academy's Best Director snub behind him to gain redemption -- and maybe a little revenge

A lengthy, confusing Oscar season was turned upside down by a revamped voting timetable and knocked for a loop by baffling Best Director nominations

From Jessica Chastain chatting up Harry Potter, to Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams hunkering down together, to awards winners with trophies riding shuttle buses -- a continuously updating gallery of the scene leading up to Oscar night.

As the Oscar voting draws to a close, there has been a frenzy of advertising around an Oscar race that is supposed to be a done deal for "Argo." What gives? 

Ben Affleck may well win an Oscar this year -- but he already did that 15 years ago, the first time he went to the Academy Awards

With BAFTA and Scripter awards added to the trophy shelf, is Ben Affleck and his film "Argo" a lock for Oscars?

The "Argo" sound team faced some very different challenges going for 1980 audio realism than they did going back to the future on their Oscar-winning "Matrix" mix