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Why 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Is the Box Office Winner in Oscar's Best-Picture Race

February 22, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

Ranking the Best Picture nominees in terms of return on investment yields some box office surprises

  

Oh, If Only Naomi Watts Could Win Best Actress…

February 22, 2013 By Aviva Kempner 12 weeks ago

Guest blog: In my imagination she would have the perfect opportunity to declare to the worldwide viewers that we need to prevent global warming 

  

Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman Join List of Oscar Presenters

February 22, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

Nicholson and Hoffman have five Oscars between them

  

With 6 $100 Million Nominees, Oscar's Slate Is One of the Richest Ever

February 21, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

"Silver Linings Playbook" is the unprecedented sixth $100 million Best Picture nominee, but will that translate into hit ratings?

  

Oscar Nominees Mix With Moguls at TheWrap's Oscar Party (Photos)

February 21, 2013 By Rebecca Rosenberg 12 weeks ago

Stars, execs and Hollywood heavyweights celebrate at TheWrap's 4th Annual Oscar Party at Culina in Beverly Hills

  

Jane Fonda, Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Garner, Kerry Washington Join List of Oscar Presenters

February 21, 2013 By Greg Gilman 12 weeks ago

Jane Fonda is the only one of the four leading ladies to have won, or even have been nominated for, an Oscar

  

Partying Down During Oscar's Walk-Up Week (Photos)

February 21, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 12 weeks ago

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.

  

Oscars Producers Promise Singing and Dancing - But Don't Ask About Show Length

February 20, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say their Oscar show will pay tribute to movie music, won't involve the James Bond actors but will have some big surprises

  

Chris Connelly Chosen as the Academy's Red Carpet Greeter at the Oscars

February 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 13 weeks ago

Chris Connelly replaces Dave Karger, who greeted Oscar guests on the red carpet at the last two ceremonies

  

Michael Moore on '5 Broken Cameras' Director's LAX Ordeal: It Doesn't Compare to Palestinians' 'Daily Humiliation'

February 20, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Michael Moore says if "5 Broken Cameras" director Emad Burnat had "...been a white guy he wouldn't have to go through that in our 'post-racial' America'"

  

Oscar-Nominated Palestinian Director Likens Being Held for Questioning at LAX to Israeli Occupation

February 20, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

"Although this was an unpleasant experience, this is a daily occurrence for Palestinians, every single day, throughout he West Bank," Emad Burnat said in a statement to TheWrap

  

The Oscar Nominee Who's Absolutely Sure to Lose

February 20, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 13 weeks ago

With editing nominations for "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty," William Goldenberg hopes to lose to himself

  

Oscar Predictions: There's Room for Surprises in Between Those 'Argo' Wins

February 19, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

"Argo" tops the list of what will win, but Oscar voters aren't entirely predictable -- and we'll also tell you who we think should take home the gold

  

Oscar Party List 2013: The Shindigs, From Intimate to Sprawling

February 19, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 13 weeks ago

Your guide to five days of Oscar celebrations broken into Nominees, Decision Makers, the Scene and Oscar Sunday

  

David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence Reunite for The Weinstein Company's 'The Ends of the Earth'

February 19, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 13 weeks ago

The Weinstein Company just acquired the project, which "Argo" scribe Chris Terrio wrote

  

AMPAS Drops '85th Academy Awards' - Now It's Just 'The Oscars'

February 19, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

According to the producers of the Oscar show, the 85th Academy Awards is being rebranded simply as "The Oscars"

  

Oscars 2013: Jamie Foxx, Michael Douglas, Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd Named as Presenters

February 19, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

They join a list of presenters that includes Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Bullock and the cast of "The Avengers"

  

Oscars Rewind: War and Peace, Academy Awards Style

February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Ten years ago, the Oscars would have had a glittering diamond anniversary -- but three days before the telecast, the United States invaded Iraq

 

  

What Surprises Wait in 'Argo' Oscars? And What's Behind the Big Ad Spend? (Video)

February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

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? 

  

Post WGAs, David O. Russell, Al Pacino Pick up Awards

February 18, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 13 weeks ago

After the WGAs there was more hardware handed out and a major new traffic snarl at the Grove. The UK's Topshop openingis glossier than an US Weekly with Kardashians, Ryan Seacrest, J.Lo  and even Chris Brown. 

  

Oscars 2013: Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson, John Travolta, Salma Hayek Named as Presenters

February 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

All four are prior Oscar nominees

  

The Oscars Endgame: An Expensive Way to Make a Last Impression

February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Thanks to the Academy's Directors Branch, rival films are adjusting their ads and spending big bucks in an attempt to score an upset victory -- and WB is spending big to prevent it

  

Jennifer Lawrence OscarWrap Cover Shoot: Behind the Scenes (Video)

February 17, 2013 By Greg Gilman 13 weeks ago

Check out behind-the-scenes footage of Jennifer Lawrence's cover shoot for the very last issue of OscarWrap in the 2013 Oscar season

  

What Does Seth MacFarlane's Twitter Account Tell Us About How He'll Host the Oscars?

February 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Oscar host Seth MacFarlane has taken to Twitter to promise no cheap penis jokes -- and yes to poking fun at "Les Miz"

  

'Invisible War' Producer Tells How Oscar-Nominated Documentary is Bringing Change to the Military

February 14, 2013 By Chris Willman 13 weeks ago

At TheWrap screening series, the producer of  "The Invisible War" explains how the film is shedding light on the epidemic of sexual assault in the military

 

 

  

An Open Letter to Oscar Voters on Best Picture Race

February 14, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

The pundits may tell you that only a couple of films still have a shot at Best Picture, but the nice thing about the Oscar ballot is that it lets you ignore the pundits