Oscars 2012 Anna Faris: American Horror Story at the Oscars It just reminded me of the black rubber suit dude on that show. And I don’t even watch the show. But that character has been on so many magazine covers and blogged about so many times you can’t get away from it. And when she walked onto the By Lainey • Feb 27, 2012 08:53 am
Oscars 2012 The Oscars 2012 - Wrap-up We’re playing point counterpoint. I liked the show. I liked the pace. I liked Billy Crystal. A lot. Was it easy and comfortable? Yes. Will that be the criticism of it? Probably. But it felt...good. It felt like, as horribly corny as this sounds, if the Oscars refuse By Lainey • Feb 27, 2012 08:42 am
Gorgessity An Oscar Tie: Marion & Michelle It’s Friday afternoon. The next time I post to the site it’ll be early Monday morning and the Oscars will already have happened. This then is the final post of our Oscar retrospective. Until next year. Thought I’d end on my two favourite Oscar dresses from the By Lainey • Feb 24, 2012 05:11 pm
Oscars 2012 Winona Ryder’s Oscar History I am really into doing these Oscar retrospectives. It’s been the best part of my day the last couple of weeks - Gossip Nostalgia! Click here to review all the previous ones. We’re down to our final two. And since there are new photos of Winona Ryder, I By Lainey • Feb 24, 2012 04:40 pm
Oscars 2012 Halle Berry’s Oscar History Halle Berry will be presenting on Sunday. It will be her 9th appearance at the Oscars in 16 years. Is she JLo? Please. Halle has an Oscar. When you have one, it’s not the same as never being nominated and showing up for a decade. Let’s review. She’ By Lainey • Feb 23, 2012 06:13 pm
Media Manipulation George’s “Mominee” Finally. As you know, I’ve been saying for a while now that the girlfriend situation for publicity and awards just isn’t working for George Clooney. Just bring your parents! Well, it turns out that Mother Clooney will actually make an appearance at the Oscars on Sunday. Deadline is By Lainey • Feb 23, 2012 11:22 am
Oscars 2012 All the proof you need that the Academy is run by old white men Did you see the statistics about the makeup of the Academy? The Academy is 94% white, 77% male, and the median age is 62. That’s quantitative data. Want some qualitative proof? Back in 2007 Sacha Baron Cohen was invited to present at the Oscars. He wanted to do so By Sarah • Feb 23, 2012 10:50 am
Gossip Nostalgia Johnny Depp’s Oscar history Can we just revisit the fact that JLo will be making her TENTH appearance at the Oscars in 15 years this weekend? Click here if you missed yesterday’s article. Is she the only one who says yes...repeatedly? While JLo is going for a decade’s worth of Academy By Lainey • Feb 22, 2012 03:03 pm
Oscars 2012 JLo at the Oscars... a LOT In our ongoing feature of Oscar memories, Jennifer Lopez is the next subject. And I’ve just realised in preparing this post and the photos for it how many f-cking times she’s been. 9 times! This year it’ll be 10! Do you think, maybe, that’s too much, By Lainey • Feb 21, 2012 04:37 pm
Assy Style Winning every weekend Viola Davis was honoured by the NAACP on Friday night in LA. Orange looks amazing on her. And the accessories are beautiful too. But the breasts all out like that and so, um, smushed... I just think maybe it cheapens someone who is never, ever cheap. Much better on Sunday By Lainey • Feb 20, 2012 09:38 am
Media Manipulation George’s final push for votes Oscar voting ends on Tuesday, February 21st. This, then, is the last weekend for academy voters to (pretend to) watch the films and fill out their ballots. Maybe on Sunday as they’re enjoying a cup of coffee while reading The Hollywood Reporter. Many academy voters are also THR subscribers By Lainey • Feb 17, 2012 12:38 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Brad Pitt’s Oscar dates It’s another Oscar retrospective - click here if you missed the Cate Blanchett one from yesterday and here for Reese Witherspoon’s last week. Pop quiz! How many times has Brad Pitt been to the Oscars? NO GOOGLING! Answer: 3 soon to be 4. 1992 With Juliette Lewis. Remember By Lainey • Feb 16, 2012 04:38 pm
Girlcrushes The Oscars & Cate Blanchett With cameos by Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow! Here’s the next in our series of Oscar memories. The first was Reese Witherspoon last week - click here if you missed it. Now...it’s time for the incomparable Cate Blanchett. Sit back and enjoy. She’s flawless. 1999 One By Lainey • Feb 15, 2012 03:05 pm
Royals Prison Bride at the Oscars? OMG. I feel like I might be more excited to see her at the Oscars than anyone else. It’s Prison Bride! Accordingly to Page Six, Prince Albert and Her Serenity of Captivity, Princess Charlene of Monaco, would like to attend the Oscars on February 26th. Something about her starting By Lainey • Feb 15, 2012 10:41 am
Oscars 2012 10 years of Reese at the Oscars The Oscars are top of mind as we move closer to February 26th. So from now until then, let’s do a few Oscar retrospectives, starting with Reese Witherspoon since 10 is a nice round number. And it was 10 years ago that she made her first appearance at the By Lainey • Feb 10, 2012 04:41 pm
BFFs The Actors 2012 As Academy President Tom Sherak joked yesterday at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon: “We know awards season can be exhausting. Today is about taking a moment, taking a breath and realizing what a special family this is… So take the applause. This is probably the last time you’ll be applauding By Lainey • Feb 07, 2012 05:07 pm
