'Argo' stormed to Best Picture victory at the Oscars on a night of surprises that ended in disappointment for frontrunner 'Lincoln'. ...
10:45 AM, Feb 25, 2013
History is alive and kicking at this year's Oscars in an unusually rich year for movies that plumb the distant and recent American past and have resonated with both audiences and voters. ...
05:47 PM, Feb 24, 2013
The 85th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday night. ...
09:45 AM, Feb 24, 2013
People may think that in the director category, Ben Affleck got robbed by the Academy this year, but consider this: Alfred Hitchcock never won a competitive Oscar. Actor Peter O'Toole was nominated eight times but never took home the award. If that doesn't prove the Academy doesn't vote with posterity in mind, I don't know what could. ...
03:33 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Actor-director Ben Affleck visited Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of his research for his Oscar-nominated film 'Argo'. The 40-year-old undertook extensive investigations for the film, which follows the real-life story of US diplomats, who were taken hostage in Iran in 1979. He wanted to ensure his dramatisation remained accurate to true accounts. ...
02:11 PM, Feb 23, 2013
The movie studios behind this year's Best Picture nominees already have brought home a treasured prize: big box-office sales that placed the Oscar contenders among the most-watched films of 2012. ...
10:18 AM, Feb 22, 2013
From 'Argo' to 'Life of Pi,' they've largely been popular at the box office, too. ...
10:33 AM, Feb 19, 2013
U.S. film and television writers gave their top two movie awards on Sunday to 'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'Argo' in the final Hollywood guild awards show before next week's Oscars. ...
04:12 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Tom Hooper's 'Les Miserables' won four awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway. ...
09:59 AM, Feb 11, 2013
Iran-hostage drama 'Argo' continued its journey from awards-season outsider to favorite Sunday, winning three prizes, including best-picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. ...
08:57 AM, Feb 11, 2013
Margot Woelk, now a 95-year-old woman, says she was the "food taster" of Adolf Hitler for more than two years, and had to taste the dictator's food to ensure it was not poisoned. ...
01:56 AM, Feb 11, 2013
With a high five from 9-year-old actress Quvenzhane Wallis, and a pledge that Oscar night will have something for everyone, the Academy Awards kicked into high gear on Monday at a luncheon for more than 160 nominees. ...
10:59 AM, Feb 05, 2013
The producers of the Academy Awards have good news for those watching at home: They're trying to cut out the boring parts. Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say they watched 40 years of past ceremonies to finds ways to keep the show moving at a brisk pace. They say they are looking to nip and tuck unnecessary moments that can turn the show into a marathon. ...
10:45 AM, Feb 05, 2013
Ben Affleck has won the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for his CIA thriller 'Argo,'. ...
12:37 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Hostage drama 'Argo' took the top motion picture prize at the 24th annual Producers Guild Awards, with Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov receiving the Darryl F Zanuck Award for producing the thriller. ...
07:07 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Many Americans think Steven Spielberg and 'Lincoln' should take home the top Oscars at next month's awards. ...
11:33 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Ben Affleck's 'Argo' won the best drama movie in the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards that aired from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Monday. ...
10:02 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Ben Affleck's 'Argo' has won the Golden Globe for best dramatic film. The other nominees were 'Django Unchained,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' and 'Zero Dark Thirty.' ...
09:50 AM, Jan 14, 2013
