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USC, Ringling, School of Visual Arts Top Student Academy Award Winners 4 days ago

The University of Southern California, Ringing College of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts each placed two films on the list of...

By Steve Pond

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

February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 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?

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

February 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 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 12 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

'Skyfall,' 'Life of Pi' Are Tops with Motion Picture Sound Editors

February 17, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

"Life of Pi" wins two awards, but "Skyfall" takes the honor that most closely corresponds with the Oscar sound-editing category

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

February 17, 2013 By Greg Gilman 12 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

Writers Guild Makes it a Guild Sweep for 'Argo,' Also Honors 'Zero Dark Thirty'

February 17, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

The "Argo" win gives it all four of the main guild awards; "Searching for Sugar Man" wins for documentary, "Breaking Bad" for TV drama, "Louie" for comedy, "Girls" for new series

'Les Miz' Is Music to the Ears of the Cinema Audio Society

February 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

CAS Awards honor Tom Hooper's musical for sound mixing; "Brave" wins another animation award, while "Modern Family" and "Homeland" take TV honors

Cinema Editors Cut to the Chase: It's 'Argo,' Again - and 'Silver Linings Playbook,' Too

February 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

"Argo" wins ACE Eddie award for drama, "Silver Linings Playbook" for comedy; "Brave" wins for animation, and "Breaking Bad" and "Nurse Jackie" take TV honors

'Silver Linings' Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence Shares Her Acting Secret: Never Sweat

February 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

At 22, "Silver Linings Playbook" makes Jennifer Lawrence the youngest actress ever to get two leading-actor Oscar nominations

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"

For 'Les Miserables' Sound Mixing, a Challenge Dealing With Live Vocals

February 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

18-time Oscar nominee Andy Nelson is no stranger to sound mixing movie musicals

Oscars Rewind: Memories of Barbra Streisand's Many Encounters With Academy Awards

February 14, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Barbra Streisand returns to the Oscars this year for her first performance in 36 years.

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

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain Presenting at the Oscars

February 14, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

The three are front-runners for major awards

'Moonrise Kingdom' - Finding the Voice of a Dark-Horse Writing Contender

February 13, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Roman Coppola, the co-writer of "Moonrise Kingdom," says it was all about asking the right questions and focusing on the curious, tangled way people talk

Oscar Gets Arty With New Best Picture Posters (Photos)

February 13, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

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

Oscars Rewind: Ben Affleck's First Academy Awards

February 13, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

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

Nora Ephron to Be Honored at Writers Guild East Awards

February 13, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Nora Ephron will be cited for her work on romantic comedies like "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail"

Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock Presenting at Oscars

February 13, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Former Best Actress winners will converge on stage at the Oscars

Oscar's Oldest Nominee, Emmanuelle Riva, on 'Amour': It's a Gift In the Last Stage of My Life

February 12, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 13 weeks ago

Emmanuelle Riva: "We were doing a scene, and Michael Haneke said, 'It’s very nice -- very sweet, very tender -- but it’s too tender. From here on in, no sentimentality'"

'Invisible War' Filmmakers: Military Has 'a Long Way to Go' on Rape

February 12, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 13 weeks ago

Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering took on the incendiary topic of rape in the American military for the Oscar-nominated documentary

Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain and 'Lincoln' Stars Stop by 'Between Two Ferns' (Video)

February 12, 2013 By Greg Gilman 13 weeks ago

The Oscar edition of Zach Galifianakis' Funny or Die talk show continues with more Academy Award nominees

The Stars Spill Their Secrets - and Fears: an Oscars Gallery

February 12, 2013 By Wrap Staff 13 weeks ago

Bradley Cooper on "Silver Linings" insecurity, Ben Affleck on "Casablanca" ... a stunning gallery of the stars and filmmakers whose films nabbed a total of 51 Oscar nominations

Tony Kushner, Alan Dershowitz, WGA Editor Blast Congress Over 'Zero Dark Thirty' Criticism

February 11, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Oscar nominee Tony Kusher and WGA magazine editor Richard Stayton are among those who sign letter defending "Zero Dark Thirty" on First Amendment grounds