Seth MacFarlane hosted Oscars is longer than previous two shows, but much shorter than the four-plus hour versions of previous years

Shirley Bassey sung her classic Bond "Goldfinger" theme, Barbra Streisand honored Marvin Hamlisch with his Oscar-winning "The Way We Were" and Michelle Obama turned out to be the biggest surprise of the evening

"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

Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence win top acting awards

Anne Hathaway scores an Oscar for her riveting rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream"

Christoph Waltz wins his second Oscar, this time for the charming bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained"

The competition for Best Director is a toss up between a beloved Hollywood director and a directorial newcomer as the Oscar race comes to a close. 

What were the favorite movies of the Oscar nominees this year? The answers might surprise you (and bet you've never heard of Benh Zeitlin's pick)

Michael Feinstein will perform for 1,500 guests, including Oscar winners and nominees, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday night

The two leading ladies are head to head for Best Actress at this year’s Oscars - but how are they doing head to head in the PowerGrid?

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

Nicholson and Hoffman have five Oscars between them