An Academy Awards interloper recounts walking the carpet, cruising the Kodak and hanging with Clooney and Spielberg.
The stars blanket the town after the Oscars, but the parties are tame.
Three 6 Mafia is still heady over its original song Oscar, and the rap group's timing is perfect.
Jon Stewart brings his 'Daily Show' shtick to the Oscars, satirizing the show out of one side of his mouth. Maybe he'll be invited back.
Scott Collins provides a start-to-finish look at Hollywood's biggest night.
Why 'Crash' won, why 'Brokeback' lost and how the academy chose to play it safe.
Backstage at the Kodak Theatre, the nominees and presenters exchange compliments and penguins.
Some sprint, some linger, but everyone is the center of attention on the red carpet.
Witherspoon veritably channeled June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line."
The award marked at least one victory for George Clooney.
Weisz won the best supporting actress nod for her turn in "Constant Gardener."
What could possibly compete with the handing out of the statues? Easy: the parties.
"Crash": Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
"Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit": Steve Box and Nick Park
"Hustle & Flow": Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
South Africa's 'Tsotsi'
Sizing up the biggest races for the 78th Academy Awards.
When the youth market is targeted with splashy, not-very-meaningful fare, it's the little films that get celebrated.
At 78, the ceremony can be stodgy and bereft of spunk on TV. Making more room for spontaneity and a bit less for bucks might shave off decades.
Online casino will add a statuette to its collection of pop culture curios.
A financier of the Oscar contender sues academy, guild for credit. The plot thickens from there.
A behind-the-scenes look at Jon Stewart's Oscar preparations (think grizzlies, penguins and punchlines).
They're the glue that holds the show together, with the gags that keep it light. A look at Oscar's greatest emcee performances.
Nominated for his score to 'Brokeback Mountain,' Gustavo Santaolalla long ago gained fame but still takes nothing for granted.
From Oscar nominees to struggling wannabes, these writers have got a hot spot.
The truths that each of the best-picture nominees left on the cutting-room floor.
Whirling through town to dress an Oscar nominee for the big night.
Flip on the searchlights for that at-home soiree. It's eight simple steps to the spectacle effect.
Hidden cameras, catfights — reality show execs would shake up the awards big time.
Unsung set builders will sweat it out till it's time to tear it down. Plus, a first look at this year's set.
At eight pounds in its official three-ring binder, Jenny Stanley takes care of one big baby.
Costumes from "Capote" and "Good Night" show a fondness for the days of the starched white shirt.
'Brokeback' leads the pack with eight nominations as academy downsizes the competition.
What to expect on the red carpet from the most fashion-forward nominees.
An Oscar tradition brings the stars out in force — a click-through gallery.
'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp' from 'Hustle & Flow' will be the first hip-hop song performed on the award show.
And the Oscar nominees for best picture are ... five movies most people haven't seen.
The actor-writer-director receives three top Oscar nominations for "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Syriana."
This year’s Oscar hopefuls are a relatively anonymous bunch: pretty faces but fleeting star power. Is Hollywood’s glitz on the fritz?
Strict rules exclude many top foreign films from Oscar nominations.
Eight things every voter (and fan) should know about Oscar’s decidedly unique nomination process.
Can Spielberg reign? Will Jackson return? Should Marshall be rewarded? Analyzing the best director race.
This year’s best actress field is suddenly flooded with interesting and surprising contenders.
It's Clooney vs. Bana, Phoenix vs. Ledger — sizing up the heavyweights who'll slug it out for Oscar's best actor title
From ‘Brokeback Mountain’ to ‘Munich’ and more — the early line on the leading contenders for Oscars’ biggest prize
Eighteen simple rules for staying ahead of the prognosticating pack.
Despite campaigning for 15 years, Hollywood's stuntmen still cannot convince the Academy to create an Oscar category for them.
