Sean Penn Seeks Statewide Harvey Milk Day on May 22 in California

Although the controversial Proposition 8 vote passed in California last November, Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn has given new life to the fight for same-sex rights, by joining in a call for a statewide day to...

2009 Oscars Red Carpet Fashion: Academy Awards Best Dressed List

The 2009 Academy Awards have come and gone, and while some have collected their Oscar trophies on stage the fashion police are still doling out awards for red carpet dresses and compiling Best Dressed and Worst...

Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie - Who Sides with Whom and Why

Everyone seems to be looking forward to the big showdown at the Oscars between Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. Who’s your favorite?  Angie?  Or Jen? Have you ever wondered who sides with which...

Slender Wines' Sugar-Free Wine To Be Given To Oscar Presenters

Presenters at this year's Academy Awards will be given an expensive goodie bag that will feature, among other things, a bottle of Slender Wine, a new sugar-free wine that has substantially less calories than...

Oscar Organizers Ask Stars to Skip Red Carpet to Boost Ratings

In an effort to increase television audience numbers for this year's Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is asking presenters to avoid the red carpet altogether so that people will have to watch...

Oscars 2009: Predictions and Picks from NowPublic's Editors

Nominations for the 2009 Oscars have been announced and NowPublic's editors have compiled our picks and predictions for this year's Academy Award nominees. Below we've listed the nominees in several major categories...

M.I.A. Wants to Perform at Oscars, Despite Being New Mom

Oscar-nominated rapper, singer, and new baby mama M.I.A. (aka Maya Arulpragasam) wants to perform at this year's Oscars ceremony on February 22nd -- even though she gave birth to a new baby just last week. Somehow,...

Oscar Nominations 2009 Announced, Benjamin Button Leads with 13

Nominations for the 2009 Oscars — officially known as the 81st Annual Academy Awards — were announced on Thursday by Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker and Academy President Sid Ganis. "The Curious Case of...

Wall-E, The Wrestler, Dark Knight Snubbed by Oscars

Twitter is aflame with frenzied and frustrated folks who are furious that "Wall-E", "The Wrestler", and "The Dark Knight" did not receive a 2009 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Although "Wall-E" did...

Benjamin Button Backlash Begins, Despite 13 Oscar Nominations

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" has been nominated for 13 Academy Awards — sweeping almost every major Oscars category — but not everyone is happy about it. While the Academy, many critics, and much of the...

Reader Over Batman?

Many were disappointed this morning when The Dark Knight failed to get a best picture nomination at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. The movie to be nominated instead was The Reader. Did The Reader deserve the...