“Oscars” on The Daily Caller

This year’s red carpet was marked 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. (more)

The 82nd annual Academy Awards proved to be a good night for “The Hurt Locker,” which earned a total of 6 Oscars. Among their wins included Best Picture. Kathryn Bigelow, who directed the small film, also became the first female winner of the Best Director award. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock walked away with the lead acting awards for their performances in “Crazy Heart” and “The Blind Side,” respectively. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” won best adapted screen play and actress Mo’Nique took home the best supporting actress trophy. Rounding out the big winners was Christoph Waltz who won best supporting actor for his role as a Nazi officer in Quentin Tarantino’s epic “Inglourious Basterds.” (more)

OK – so compiling the sexiest dresses from the Oscars is, as it turns out, irresistible. (more)

The Oscars are upon us, yet again.  Instead of fawning over magnificent gowns or predicting this year’s crop of dresses, however, we’re focusing on the…fugly dresses. (more)

With the 82nd Academy Awards days away, attorney Geoffrey Fieger’s office announced today that it is filing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a front-running best picture nominee. (more)

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. (more)

The Oscar nominations for best supporting actress have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (more)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — James Cameron may get to proclaim himself king of the distant moon Pandora at the Academy Awards. (more)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avatar,” ”Star Trek,” ”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” are among seven films competing for the visual-effects Academy Award. (more)