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Oscars 2013 – The Onion Gets a Well-Deserved Smackdown + Apologizes for Calling Quvenzhane Wallis the C-Word

Cassandra Rose — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:00:24 +0000

We expected well-known satirical news site the Onion to take some pot-shots during the 2013 Oscars, but we never expected them to refer to 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis as a not very nice word that, as the closing number joked, rhymes with Helen Hunt.

OSCARS? Sweet Brown Got Time For That!

Jazzy T — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:39:57 +0000

Sweet Brown definitely Ain’t Got Time for Bronchitis this award season. She is too busy walking the red carpet and flying out to other celebrity appearances after she became a YouTube sensation 10 months ago. “Started from the bottom, now we here!” Look at Sweet Brown basking in the California sun at the Oscars!! If [...]

2013 Oscar Winners!

Nick Romano — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:00:49 +0000

The 2013 Oscar winners were finally announced during the awards ceremony hosted by Seth MacFarlane on Sunday, February 24. After a lengthy awards season with Ben Affleck's 'Argo' as the clear frontrunner, picking up Best Picture and Best Director titles every chance it had, the flick ended up snagging the big award of the evening -- Best Picture!

Viola Davis Goes Natural at the Oscars

Jazzy T — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:23:15 +0000

Academy Award Nominee for best actress Viola Davis stepped on to the Oscar’s red carpet rockin her beautiful short locks and a strapless emerald green Vera Wang gown. This BOLD move showed off her natural beauty that is normally hidden by the wig/weave she always wears for roles or public appearances. She was inspired by her husband Julius Tennon, who saw [...]

Uggie From 'The Artist' Predicts the 2012 Oscars Best Picture on Jimmy Kimmel

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:49:44 +0000

Everyone has their own predictions as to which movie will snag the 2012 Oscar for Best Picture, but apparently no one’s guess is more important than that of ‘The Artist’s‘ top dog Uggie. Jimmy Kimmel brought the 9-year-old Jack Russell on his show to settle this great debate once and for all.

Eddie Murphy Quits As Host of the Oscars — Why'd He Walk Away?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:15:57 +0000

After a tumultuous week that saw director Brett Ratner step down from his post as producer of the 2012 Oscar telecast on Tuesday following controversial comments he made, Eddie Murphy has now announced he will no longer host the ceremony.

Eddie Murphy In Talks To Host The Oscars

bob.hill — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:50:32 +0000

There’s word that superstar and comic Eddie Murphy is in early talks to host the 84th Annual Academy Awards next February. Oscar producer Brett Ratner is reportedly going to pitch members of the Academy on Murphy as the next emcee. According to deadline.com, Murphy is “showing interest.” Brett Ratner has directed the Rush Hour movies. [...]