The award show brings out something real in actors and that's what is worth watching.
The night the party died for Hollywood, at least in the lobby bar.
Elton John hosted the hottest party in Hollywood.
Who wore the winning waves? Whose hair fell flatest? Whose up do scored highest? Vote now!
Your pass to all the buzz , backslapping and disbelief
'No Country for Old Men' and other recent violent films reflect a post-9/11 world beset by war and fear.
Host Jon Stewart made former warring factions feel right at home.
L.A. Times' Carina Chocano on this year's wins.
In an unlikely plot twist, the first-time screenwriter wins an Oscar.
Stars like George Clooney and Laura Linney know to be ready to schmooze, keep moving and watch out for those long trains.
Hosting for the second time, Stewart's monologue came in at approximately 18 jokes.
Actors and the herd mentality.
Which studio won the night?
With the writers strike in the rear view mirror, the Academy Awards are as certain as a sunrise.
More than 80 student chefs will be helping Wolfgang Puck cater the Governor's Ball and hoping to shine in the celebrity chef's eyes.
Show writers hammered out the presenters' dialogue in about four days, instead of the usual four weeks.
It was touch and go for a while, but Oscars will be handed out Sunday thanks to Gilbert Cates' leadership and stamina.
Sunday is a big night for movie fans everywhere.
The Envelope.com's final Buzzmeter predictions for 2008.
Many a famous performer has attempted to play someone of the opposite sex.
Who should win? Who will win? Turan and Chocano on the top films.
Writers faced with putting words in celebs' mouths have an uphill climb.
The hopefuls mostly follow a safe, bland pattern. But don't blame the actresses -- blame the vanilla roles. A villain or two or some inner conflict would have been nice.
With this year's best-picture candidates, conformity in buildings mirrors the erosion of individuality in their inhabitants.
With no time to prep, the Oscar host is going for broke.
"I don't use the 'O-word,' " the "Counterfeiters" director says.
Obama, the N.Y. Giants, Herbie Hancock and a beagle! Is the long-shot cloud headed to the Kodak Theatre on Sunday?
Never count out Nicholson when it comes to presenting at the Oscars.
Actually there's even fewer.
Cinematographer McGarvey shows us an unusual day at the beach.
The strike is off and the Oscar galas, bashes and shindigs are on! We eavesdrop on the party hotline and share the latest with you.
The Broadway star bewitches Oscar conductor Bill Conti and orchestra at rehearsals.
The 'Daily Show' host is just the person to make a too serious Hollywood laugh at itself.
How to start a robot war
Movies are collaborative efforts. Some of 2007's finest cinematic pairs discuss when that's a good thing.
This year's standout characters had a lot to say, as did their creators.
Women screenwriters wow the academy.
His mid-forties decision to concentrate on movies after years on British TV and stage has worked out smashingly, including a supporting actor nod for 'Michael Clayton.'
Ruby Dee and Hal Holbrook had long ago given up Academy Award dreams.
Christie made a last-second quip on camera that some view as insensitivity about the disease.
Randy Thom is up for his 13th and 14th Oscars. This time for work on "Ratatouille."
Less experience may prove to be a good thing as this year's nominees ply their craft with an eccentric eye.
Stars step in, "exotic and interesting clip show" scrapped
Oscar-nominated short doc chronicles the last weeks of a gay woman trying to secure pension for partner.
Films not short on artistic creativity ranging from French Impressionism to stop action allegory.
Oscar-nominated short films have complex characters who are moving and funny.
Strapless gowns and millions of dollars in diamonds rule the day at an academy fashion preview.
The strike is over, the Oscars are on, but some questions remain.
Spirits are high as producer Gil Cates gathers his staff at the Kodak Theatre for a planning session.
As party panic ensues, get your mind off the revelry-free possibilities with a look at awards past and what that bodes for the nominees. (Sorry, Coen brothers.)
The writers strike has claimed its first major Oscar night casualty.
Casey Affleck's performance in 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' is one of the surprises of last year.
Top-grossing films rarely make the list of best picture nominees. Why?
A behind the scenes look at the Academy Awards.
Julie Christie, George Clooney and the Coens celebrate their films.
Nominees were hopeful that the strike talks would result in a settlement soon.
A look at what may be the darkest Oscars since "The Silence of the Lambs" romped through the race.
The deserving actors and directors that the academy forgot.
A leap of faith, a solid landing.
Joel and Ethan Coen just made Academy Award history with their tandem nomination for best director for "No Country for Old Men," but there have been numerous tandem directors past and present who have toiled together behind the camera.
Independent films dominate the nominations over the big studio entries.
Romania's acclaimed '4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days' is ignored by an aged academy committee.
In an Oscar first, four women earn solo screenplay nominations.
Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett earn nods for unexpected films while Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington are notably absent.
'Atonement,' 'Juno,' 'Michael Clayton,' 'No Country' and 'Blood' are the best picture nominees.
Do you love the movies the Academy loves?
Other than "Sicko," this year's category dominated by films about the Iraq war and/or war-on-terror issues.
A new study points out some of the statistical tendencies that influence the odds of going home with an Academy Award.
Nominees will be announced Tuesday, but will they have a ceremony to attend if the writers strike persists?
What remains to be seen is who will be on that red carpet and onstage at the Kodak Theatre.
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