Oscars: Seth MacFarlane leaves host gig open, but who wants it?

Now that Seth MacFarlane has tweeted that he simply can't find the time to host the Oscars again, is it too early to say: "Tina Fey, come on...

Oscars 2014: With Seth MacFarlane out, who should host? [poll]

If not Seth, who?

Seth MacFarlane won't host the 2014 Oscars, he says on Twitter

Bad news for those of you eagerly anticipating "We Saw Your Boobs: Part Two." Seth MacFarlane will not reprise his role as the host of the...

Academy changes rules, opens up Oscar voting to all members

In a move to expand the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membership's involvement in Oscar voting, the organization announced...

Oscars film academy may expand its ranks

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is aiming to expand and diversify its ranks by relaxing a cap on membership that has...

Academy rehires Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce 2014 Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has hired Craig Zadan and Neil Meron for an encore performance as Oscar producers, retaining...

Motion Picture Academy unveils ambitious plans for film museum

Will the Academy's big bubble pop before it has a chance to be built?

Academy film museum to include 3 theaters, Oscar 'experience'

A spaceship-like, 1,000-seat theater may be the most striking feature of the Motion Picture Academy's planned film museum at LACMA, but...

Motion Picture Academy unveils new drawings for film museum

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has unveiled new concept drawings for its film museum — including a giant, domed...

Sundance hit 'Fruitvale' to land in theaters in July, not October

The critical darling of this year's Sundance Film Festival will arrive in theaters sooner than expected.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, award-winning author and screenwriter, dies at 85

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a novelist and screenwriter whose long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions yielded two Academy Awards for...

Rhythm & Hues buyer tied to Prana Studios

A company tied to the Los Angeles-based effects and animation studio Prana Studios has beat out other bidders to acquire Rhythm & Hues,...

Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president

Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy...

Oscars 2014: Show moves to March, setting up an awards season lull

The Oscars are going to be a little later next year.

Jamie Lee Curtis likens Seth MacFarlane's Oscars to a 'roast'

Jamie Lee Curtis is not happy, and Seth MacFarlane and the Oscars broadcast are to blame. MacFarlane, the Oscars and ...

Enough with the 'Argo': Let's talk Oscar 2014

Now that Ben Affleck has shaved his good-luck Oscar beard, we believe it's safe to officially close the book on the 2012-13 awards season so...

Oscars: Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lawrence cross paths, charmingly

Jack Nicholson and Jennifer Lawrence crossed paths backstage at the Oscars on Sunday night in a collision that pitted charm against charm,...

Oscars: Lena Dunham supports Anne Hathaway, boos Seth MacFarlane

Lena Dunham had a few post-Oscar tweets about a few of the night's key players: Anne Hathaway and Seth MacFarlane, two of Oscar Sunday's...

Oscars 2013: It takes a week's worth of parties ...

The Oscars are like the Super Bowl meets New Year's Eve for Hollywood. And as such there was no end to the parade of parties that swept...

Oscars redux: Hey, what are Tina Fey, Amy Poehler doing next year?

Beleaguered Oscar host Seth MacFarlane made no secret leading up to the show that this year's gig was a one-and-done proposition. So...

Oscars 2013: Hispanic Coalition objects to 'In Memoriam' omission (Updated)

The National Hispanic Media Coalition issued an open letter Tuesday to the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

Oscars: Jennifer Lawrence now brunet, Ben Affleck shaves beard

Jennifer Lawrence and Ben Affleck are doing some post-Oscar grooming. And here we thought the nips, trims, dyes and tucks were supposed to...

Oscars 2013: A joyful night at the Governors Ball

On the elegant stairway up to the Governors Ball, a man was having fun with the name of the event he was about to attend, loudly proclaiming...

Michelle Obama on the Oscars: The behind-the-scenes story

On Feb. 14, a Hollywood delegation showed up at the White House. Motion Picture Academy President Hawk Koch, Oscar producers Craig Zadan and...

Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane could've learned from Clint Eastwood

So where's Clint Eastwood when you need him?

Oscars 2013: Who had the best musical number? [Poll]

The producers of the 85th Academy Awards promised that Sunday night's ceremony wouldn't be an awards show with entertainment but an...

Oscars: Producers reveal how 'Losers' song happened in real time

The musical numbers on Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast by most accounts were hit and miss, but in some respects the most impressive...

Oscars 2013: Do we love women or hate them? The show couldn't decide

The tonal dissonance of 85th Academy Awards had much to do with its treatment of women. Even as Seth MacFarlane's humor inflamed feminists,...

Oscars 2013: TV ratings rise with Seth MacFarlane as host

Seth MacFarlane may have sung about Oscar's losers, but he wasn't among them. Sunday's movie awards ceremony produced its best ratings in...

Four Seth MacFarlane songs worse than 'We Saw Your Boobs'

Love him or hate him (and many of you hated him), there are some pretty strong opinions surrounding Seth MacFarlane’s first-time gig...

'Inocente' is first Kickstarter-backed film to win an Oscar

"Inocente," the story of a 15-year-old homeless San Diego girl who pursues her art despite her bleak surroundings, is the first Kickstarter-...

Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane's seven worst jokes

In his widely panned bow as Oscars host, “Family Guy” and “American Dad!” creator Seth MacFarlane lived up to his...

Oscars winners 2013: Anne Hathaway did it her way

This one gives me pause. Anne Hathaway is a fine young actress. The dignity and humility with which she comports herself off-screen is...

Oscars 2013: The A-list descends upon Vanity Fair's after-party

The guest list at Graydon Carter’s famous Vanity Fair Oscar party was as long on A-list celebrities as the telecast itself was short...

Oscars 2013: Five most awkward moments of the night

There have been plenty of awkward, embarrassing moments at past Oscars, like Rob Lowe manically dancing and mugging alongside Snow White...