Warner Bros.' pricey CGI fantasy tops soft weekend box office; 'Identity Thief' tops newcomers '21 & Over' and 'Last Exorcism, Part 2'

The new schedule confused things, the Best Director nominations shocked people, and the movie that was in trouble in January came roaring back in February

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

Jennifer Lawrence wins in her second nomination; her first came for "Winter's Bone"

Seen by billions but touched by few, here's an exclusive hands-on tour of the most famous envelope in the world.

"Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Moonrise Kingdom" lead the field in a varied Indie Spirit Awards race with less Oscar overlap than usual

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.

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

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

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

Academy teams up with Gallery1988 to create and exhibit alternative posters for "Argo," "Lincoln," "Django Unchained" and the other best-pic nominees

The latest of many "Argo" awards honors the best literary adaptation and goes to both the screenwriter and the original author