Todd Lasance, Simon Merrells
All hail Caesar!
Todd Lasance has been cast as the infamous ruler of Rome on Starz's Spartacus, the network announced Tuesday.
In the third season of the series...
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Jonah Hill, Saturday Night Live
In case you hadn't heard, Jonah Hill was nominated for an Academy Award for Moneyball and — spoiler alert! — lost to Christopher Plummer. Luckily, it doesn't look like the loss has gone to his head at all, but we can't say the same about the nomination itself.
In a behind-the-scenes video showing Hill's week at Saturday Night Live, Hill seemed to have a bit of an ego problem, as evidenced by his small glasses and large glasses. However, the real laughs came once Hill realized the error of his ways, thanks to a visit from two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks. Hanks stopped by to show off his statues (dubbed "Philly" and "Forest") and to...
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Billy Crystal
February's Big Event Scorecard: The Grammys had Adele. The Super Bowl had Eli Manning. The Oscars, the last and least of these annual TV spectacles, had ... Cirque du Soleil? And endless pointless montages of movie stars gushing about how wonderful the movies are. And Billy Crystal recycling age-old shtick, including the "What are they thinking?" gag that had us squirming along with the celebs in their seats, making for a night that was (to borrow from a nominated title) Extremely Long and Incredibly Dull.
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Meryl Streep
The Artist and Hugo topped Sunday's Academy Awards with five statuettes each, with the former winning Best Picture, while Meryl Streep won her long-awaited third Oscar after 29 years.
See all the Oscars fashion hits and misses
The Artist is the first silent film to win the top honor since Wings triumphed at the first Oscars in ...
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The Artist, Jean Dujardin
The Artist was the big winner at Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards with four wins, including Best Feature.
In what might be a portent of Sunday's Academy Awards, Jean Dujardin took home to the trophy for Best Male Lead for his portrayal of Hollywood silent era star George Valentin. The French actor recently won a BAFTA, Cannes Film Festival award, SAG and Golden Globe for the role.
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Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin
Fun fact: No movie about movie-making has won Best Picture at the Oscars. Will The Artist break that tradition at the 84th Academy Awards? We'll have to wait until Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, ABC) to find out, but in the meantime, let's make some predictions. Check out the nominees here, print out your ballot, make your picks and compare them to ours below.
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Billy Crystal
The pundits say history will repeat itself at the 84th Academy Awards, and they're not talking about the return (at long last!) of host Billy Crystal.
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The Artist
The Artist topped the 64th Annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, taking home four trophies.
The silent film earned awards for Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay both for Michel Hazanavicius.
Hugo, The Artist lead Oscar nominations
Meryl Streep received...
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Betty White
The Help topped Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards with three wins, while defending champs dominated on the TV side.
Check out all the hits and misses from the SAG Awards red carpet
The casts of Boardwalk Empire and Modern Family repeated their wins for TV drama and comedy ensemble, respectively, while Betty White, (Hot in Cleveland), Alec Baldwin, (30 Rock) and Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) also ...
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Gary Oldman, Leonardo DiCaprio
Just after the Oscar nominations were read on Tuesday morning, Albert Brooks tweeted: "And to the Academy: "You don't like me. You really don't like me." The Drive star seemed to be a near-lock for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, but his name wound up on the wrong side of the shortlist. "I got ROBBED. I don't mean the Oscars, I mean literally. My pants and shoes have been stolen," he continued to quip on Twitter. But Brooks' omission wasn't the only big shocker. Here are our top surprises and snubs:
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