Film academy signs 20-year deal to keep Oscar show in Hollywood

Also confirmed is a Dolby Laboratories agreement with the owners of the complex to take over the naming rights to the theater, previously belonging to Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy.

Oscars 2013: The Academy sets a date

'Saving Face' puts focus on plight of Pakistani women

The Oscar-winning documentary about increasing acid attacks on Pakistani women airs on HBO Thursday.

Week in Review video: Billy Crystal, Oscar surprises

Did Billy Crystal restore some much-needed showmanship to the proceedings or set the event back with Catskills humor?

'The Artist' producer tops final Heat Meter rankings

It was "The Artist" producer Thomas Langmann, who topped all other personalities, including his own director, Michel Hazanavicius (who came in second).

Oscar's aging audience: Time to shake up the Academy?

The painfully cobwebby spectacle included a cringe-inducing blackface joke, a tribute to an elderly seat filler and endless self-absorbed claptrap about the magic of movies.

Oscars 2012: Ratings up slightly with Billy Crystal

The Billy Crystal-hosted 84th Academy Awards draws 4% more viewers than last year's ceremony hosted by Anne Hathaway, James Franco. But it trails the Grammys.

Oscars 2012: Where the stars come out to play

Winners, losers and those just lucky enough to be invited make the party scene after the big show.

Jimmy Kimmel premieres Oscar parody trailer 'Movie: The Movie'

Amassing cameos from nearly every major star in Hollywood, Kimmel's "Movie: The Movie" trailer made use of nearly every popular genre and film trope and even created a few of its own.

Oscars 2012: Solid gold and stars at Vanity Fair after-party

The Sunset Tower Hotel was a glamorous war zone of barricaded fans, tinted SUVs and paparazzi Sunday evening as folks made their way to the fete from the telecast in Hollywood.

Billy Crystal telecast is flat (but doesn't slip) among young adults

Sunday's Oscar telecast delivered a total of 39.3 million viewers, up 4% compared with last year, according to Nielsen.

Poll: What was Billy Crystal's lamest Oscar joke?

Whatever your view, there were any number of Crystal jokes that landed with a thud. What was his biggest miss?

Oscars 2012: Octavia Spencer calls 'Help' ensemble a 'beautiful unit'

Spencer, who cried onstage after her win, seemed exhausted and overwhelmed to the point of being edgy.

Oscars 2012: Best & Worst

Sacha Baron Cohen dumps ashes on Seacrest, Billy Crystal sings (again) and more highlights and lowlights from the 84th Academy Awards.

Oscars 2012: 'The Artist's' Jean Dujardin cops to a cuss word

It was a one-of-a-kind moment backstage since Dujardin was the first French actor to win such an award, despite being one of several nominated over the years.

Oscars 2012: Meryl Streep's ready for a whiskey -- or two

It's been nearly three decades since Streep last won the lead actress prize for her performance in "Sophie's Choice," and the 62-year-old admitted she was surprised by how exciting it was to win the O

Sunday's Oscars up slightly in early ratings

The critics may have been underwhelmed, but Sunday's Oscars hosted by Billy Crystal rose slightly in the ratings compared with last year.

Oscars: Alexander Payne praises fellow 'Descendants' writers

Screenwriters Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, he says, gave him myriad directions to take the material in.

'The Artist' is big winner at Academy Awards

It wins best picture, best actor and directing honors. Meryl Streep wins the best actress award.

Oscars 2012: On the red carpet, white gowns ruled

Gwyneth Paltrow, Rooney Mara, Octavia Spencer and Giuliana Rancic show off the color in chic and stunning dresses.