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President Barack Obama is scheduled to present medals to 20 honorees, including A-list actress, Merryl Streep, singer-songwriter, James Taylor and author, Joyce Carol Oates. According to Reuters, a ceremony will be held at the East Room of the White House on Wednesday where Obama will honor ten recipients each for 2010 National Medal of Arts and 2010 National Humanities Medal.

Actress Katie Holmes has filed suit charges against the publishers of Star Magazine Tuesday for the cover story that the celebrity magazine issued in January that had allegedly insinuated that Tom Cruise’s wife is a ‘drug addict’.

She is 63 years old with 45 years of career in the entertainment industry and 100 plays to her credit. But the career of Australian actress, Jackie Weaver is about to turn for the better after her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress category at 2011 Oscars, albeit losing to Melissa Leo of “The Fighter” in Sunday’s event at the Kodak Theater.

Twilight hunk, Robert Pattinson has admitted that his real-life romance with co-star Kristen Stewart has put a ‘’strain’ on their relationship.In an interview with Vanity fair for its April issue, R-Patz have hinted that his relationship with his onscreen love ‘may not stand the test of time’ as it has inevitably made an impact with him and Kristen.

As if trying to follow celebrity names for couples made popular by Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie or Brangelina as media call them, Scarlett Johansson popularly known as ScarJo, has paraded the Oscars red carpet with an unidentified hunk named Joe.

It is inevitable that issues on the marginalization of black male and female performers be raised days before the annual prestigious awards for films. And as expected the same recurring concern have cropped up as Times published an article with a list of Oscar black winners, pointing out 'the lack of black nominees at 83rd Academy Award'. The article had resulted in heated debates among various groups and individuals, including four-time Oscar host, Whoopi Goldberg who had subsequently con...

Critics have said that this year's Oscars could go down as one of the worst awards nights in the history of Oscars. Data ratings from Nielsen a day after showed a decrease in audience share by ten percent compared last year. First time Oscar hosts Francaway, - the celebrity name for James Franco and Anne Hathaway - - have received dismal thumbs down for failure to wow as Oscar faces this year. This has paved the way for an increased clamor for Billy Crystal to host next year's Oscars.

Francaway must have really failed to wow as first time Oscars host big time for it has paved way for the birth of “Billy Crystal for 2012 Oscars Host” pages both on Twitter and Facebook. The outcry to bring Crystal back on Oscars stage ensued from the dismal thumbs down given to first time hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway by critics and viewers following the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony.

We have seen her in her odd gowns and out-of-this-world get ups she had donned at the red carpet in various award giving bodies. She had come in sporting mismatched shoes, or shoes in different colors, outrageous gowns with all sorts of laces and headdresses of different forms. But not at this year's Oscars.

Best Supporting Actress winner, Melissa Leo has made the first person in Oscars history to have dropped the F-bomb when accepting award. She has been inviting criticisms for the self-promoting ads she had run in film trade papers before the actual ceremony Sunday night. But this attention was overshadowed when Oscars Best Supporting Actress winner, Melissa Leo had dropped the F-bomb while accepting her statue.

They were not kidding when Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences decided to tap James Franco and Anne Hathaway to represent this year’s Academy Awards held Sunday night at the Kodak Theater, Los Angeles.

The King Speech screen writer, David Seidler knew that writing the story of stammering monarch, King George VI would empower hundreds of thousands of orally challenged individuals with speech difficulties.

An estimated 37.6 million Americans tuned in to Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, representing a nearly 10 percent decrease to last year’s audience share. Citing the ratings data by Nielsen, Reuters said that the viewership was recorded at 41.7 million at last year’s Oscars with Avatar as among the enlisted nominees.

Being on location shoot is not so fun at times so Twilight star, Robert Pattinson has adopted a four-legged friend to keep him company when he gets lonely.

Celebrity couple, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have just had their dinner celebration and they were all smiles as they were exiting their car until Catherine complained she was punched by one of the paparazzis scampered outside their London Hotel.

The Melbourne Magistrate’s Court has ordered Melbourne Underground Film Festival director, Richard Wolstencroft to pay a fine to the Royal Children’s Hospital as a penalty for showing Bruce La Bruce’s Film LA Zombie last year.

While the roller-coaster ride for viral flirts, Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley has continued to be on the rocks, the British model’s husband, Arun Nayar appears to have a blossoming relationship with his new 25-yearld old girlfriend, model Kim Johnson.

“The King’s Speech” has ruled at this year’s 83rd Academy Award for bringing home the elusive and much coveted Best Picture category.

British actor, Colin Firth has been a heavy favorite, having bagged the award in the same category in almost all high-profile accolades - - including British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the British counterpart for America’s Oscars - - before it was capped at this year’s 83rd Academy Awards. Firth was honored Best Actor Award at 2011 Oscars for his role as the stammering wartime monarch, King George VI in “The King Speech”.

Natalie Portman honored Best Actress Award for "Black Swan" at 83rd Academy Award Pregnant Portman defeated Kidman, and three others in the Best Actress category at 2011 Oscars

Pixar, a unit of Walt Disney Co. has won another trophy for this year’s Oscars Best Animated Feature for “Toy Story 3”, an additional to the list of numerous other Pixar films recognized for the same category.

Justin Bieber’s newly cut hair has cost the teen pop sensation thousands of fans who have adorned him as they could not admit the fact that the young innocent looking boy from Canada is now growing up along with his mature look.

Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs accepted the Oscar award for best documentary feature during the 83rd Academy Awards Sunday night at Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, defeating four other nominees in the category.

Controversial actor, Christian Bale is the proud winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at 83rd Academy Awards held Sunday night at the Kodak Theater, Los Angeles on February 27, 2011.

Denmark’s drama entry “In a Better World” has won the award for the Best Foreign Language Film category. Honored for the award is the drama’s acclaimed filmmaker, Susanne Bier.

Academy Award winning actress and now a staunch women advocate, Geena Davis has lashed out at the continued marginalization of women in Hollywood particularly on the stereotyped representation of women on television and films.

Actress Melissa Leo was honored with the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as the ‘domineering matriarch’ of a boxing family in the movie, “The Fighter”, featuring Matt Damon and Australian actor, Christian Bale.

British actress and model, Elizabeth Hurley has gone for a holiday with old flame Hugh Grant after the weeklong holiday at Melbourne turned sour after cheating allegations by fling Shane Warne came out recently.

Alice in Wonderland, starring A-list actor, Johnny Depp and first-time Oscar host, Anne Hathaway has nabbed the first prize at 83rd Academy Awards at Kodak Theatre Sunday night.