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The LA Times highlights fun facts that make the 2011 Academy Awards more exciting than in year’s past

Make no mistake: The professorial-looking Brooks, 70, is not a household name, but he is an influential Hollywood figure

In the span of less than a day, independent film cognoscenti on both coasts have declared the teeny drama ‘Winter’s Bone’ a top film of the year

James Franco and Anne Hathaway have just what Academy Awards producers want as hosts of Hollywood’s biggest night. They’ll put on a show, rather than just another awards ceremony, organizers say

Hugh Jackman has turned down an offer to host the Academy Awards. Who will fill his dancing shoes?

Do yourself a favor and don’t go to the movies this month

At 13.5 inches high, and with the heft of a bag of oranges, Oscar can go just about anywhere – but where do the winners keep theirs?

See what you’ve done to me, and to a world full of former Mel Gibson fans, who stood behind you and bought the tickets to your movies, and even bought your first few apologies for indiscretions?

Outspoken ‘Avatar’ star Weaver said she believed Cameron didn’t win because the academy wanted to make history by naming its first ever female Best Director

Infamous for his short temper, the Robin Hood actor received the 2,404th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The fine folk over at Torrent Freak have created a wonderful prelude to the big event, far more interesting than any discussion of rented frocks, baubles and faces, by calculating which of the nominated movies has been torrented the most

This year’s red carpet was punctuated with a variety of different colors, shapes and styles. Some stars knocked it out of the ballpark; others have since become candidates for next year’s worst dressed list

It was Hollywood’s biggest night. See who took home the main awards

If you’ve seen the worst Oscar dresses ever slideshow, these dresses will restore total faith in Oscars’ fashion

Rather than fawn over magnificent gowns and predictions for this year’s selection, we’re focusing on the … fugly dresses

With the 82nd Academy Awards days away a multimillion-dollar lawsuit is being filed against a front-running best picture nominee

Meryl Streep’s nomination for “Julie & Julia” increases her Oscar record to 16, putting her even further ahead of Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson (both at 12), though Hepburn won four lead-actress Oscars and Nicholson a pair of lead-actor Academy Awards as well as a supporting one, Streep has just one lead Oscar and a supporting prize to show for all her nominations

The Oscar nominations have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

James Cameron may get to proclaim himself king of the distant moon Pandora at the Academy Awards. Cameron — who borrowed Leonardo DiCaprio’s line from “Titanic” and declared himself “king of the world” when that film sailed to Oscar glory 12 years ago — positioned himself for a repeat with his Golden Globe wins Sunday for the sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar.”