Unlike network TV, the box office has survived the writer's strike just fine so far. But that's only because it takes longer to make a movie than a TV show, and it won't last forever. If nothing gets resolved, what will next year's Oscar nominees look like? picked by MasterPiece 2 years ago

Oscar Diaz's Ink Calendar uses capillary action to suck ink across the numbers embossed on the page, one day at a time, gradually coloring itself in over the month. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

When baby Oscar was born without a heart beat his devastated parents and doctors feared the worst. The little boy had become so distressed in the womb that his tiny body had started to shut down. Medics began a desperate battle to save his life - but warned his mother Lucy Allen and father Stephen Rose that, even if he lived, he would probably have brain damage. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards.

Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button top the nominations.

(Link now goes to Academy site instead of TotalFilm who stood in so admirably. Big hand for TotalFilm, people. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

What with the Academy Awards happening tonight -- the biggest night of the year, period -- the good folks over at The Sword have searched the internets to come up with a gallery of (almost) all of the best actor nominees sans shirts. NSFW picked by suebe 9 months ago

Seventy-one year old Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and his wife Myrna, 67, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage. picked by qazwer00 1 year ago

Classic Sesame Street.

I love it. James has this amazing voice that cant be described in words. picked by MUPpetMAKer 2 years ago

Fanny and Alexander (1984) was his last major feature, and is regarded as one of his best. He kept working well into old age, producing his last television series, Saraband, in 2003. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Well Oscar time is fast approaching. Fox Searchlight has placed scripts to a number of their movies that they are submitting for oscars online for free downloads. Juno, Waitress, Namesake, Darjeeling Unlimited, Savages, and Once are all available. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Actress Marion Cotillard sparked a political row yesterday after accusing America of fabricating the 9/11 attacks.

Obviously the Oscar wasn't awarded for brains. Unreal. picked by DerAlt1 2 years ago

With the world's biggest gong show going on tonight, take a moment to reflect on some of the more dubious choices the Academy has made in the past.

All of these films were nominated for Best Picture, and all lost out to other, generally lesser films picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda, star of the long-running TV series Falcon Crest and Ronald Reagan's first wife, died Monday morning. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82. picked by deaddonkeysrule 2 years ago

Scamp, a Schnauzer, lives at The Pines nursing home in Ohio – where his owner, a staff member, claims he has been present for the death of virtually every patient for the past three years. That's around forty deaths, twice as many as Oscar the cat's kill count of 20. picked by muppet 2 years ago

in Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Providence, Rhode Island, the Grim Reaper takes on a different form; he is a cat. Oscar the cat, to be precise.

Don't step in cat dupe: picked by josephjs 2 years ago

Brits have named Oscar Wilde as the greatest wit – while Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson also has a place in the wittiest top five. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Oscar Nominations 2008 picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

It won only one Oscar, but Orson Welles' 1941 film "Citizen Kane" is widely considered his best movie. Now the Academy Award Welles received for his masterwork can be bought for a cool million -- or maybe more. picked by wags273 2 years ago

'Dreamgirls' gets 8 Oscar nominations picked by icepigs 3 years ago

Inspired by There Will Be Blood picked by trushafty38 2 years ago