Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Friday. picked by lostsoul135 12 months ago

..a mental picture most of us would probably rather not have but read on. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

80th Annual Oscars - No Country For Old Men nearly sweeps the field. picked by xenity7 2 years ago

She looked absolutely radiant at the Oscars picked by gossipguy 3 years ago

Film stars will leave next year's Oscars empty-handed after the taxman said the "goodie bags" were liable to income tax. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Oscar Nominations 2008 picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

Stewart got mixed reviews when he hosted the 78th annual awards. Some jokes fell flat and some critics expected the political satirist to be edgier... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Update to - picked by topofall 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

I must admit, these are pretty bad. picked by duphregne 9 months ago

Courtesy of the amazing Pilobolus Dance Troupe. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

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

a diamond scrub (using diamond particles to exfoliate the skin) and "it was easier to do a little liposuction than to fix the dress."

Anyone else completely nauseated by this? picked by nikneven 2 years ago

"Buckingham Palace said Monday that Mirren, 61, may be invited to visit with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace." picked by Jacki Jinx 3 years ago

So, just as it had done 23 times last year alone, B.C. Transplant went down its list of 11 jets-for-hire companies across the country and in the United States to charter a $15,000 flight to shuttle its organ-recovery surgeons to the remote locale and back.

Only this time, it wasn't going to be so simple. picked by srsmits 2 years ago

In a bid to escape India's real-life slums, Rafiq Qureshi put angel-faced darling of the Oscars Rubina up for adoption, demanding millions of rupees worth £200,000. picked by PulsisX 7 months ago

Yes, yes… Marty won a shiny statue. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

“The Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year.”

And why? picked by suebe 5 months ago

On Sunday night, Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali were in Hollywood, California, getting celebrity treatment as eight Oscars were awarded to the movie they starred in, "Slumdog Millionaire."

Thursday night, the two children were sleeping at home in Mumbai, India picked by joshSF49 9 months ago

During the Bambi Awards (the German equivalent of the Oscars Tom talked about how gracious and welcoming the German people had been to him while he was filming 'Valkyrie', and then spoke about his meager childhood and how he moved around a lot with his mother while he was growing up. He then launched into a lengthy talk about following your dreams, or something. picked by maxriter 2 years ago