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Oct 15 2011 11:11 AM ET

Robert Downey Jr. asks Hollywood to forgive Mel Gibson at American Cinematheque Awards

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Last night at the 25th Annual American Cinematheque Award Ceremony, which was honoring Robert Downey Jr., the Iron Man actor asked Hollywood to forgive Mel Gibson.

Gibson was invited onstage to present Downey Jr. with the prestigious award, since, in the words of Garry Shandling, “The Cinematheque was concerned a bit about Robert’s checkered past, so they chose someone to present the award who could help balance that out and the choice was so obvious, Mel Gibson.” READ FULL STORY »

Oct 5 2011 01:48 PM ET

'Harry Potter' special farewell tribute planned for Spike's Scream Awards

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The beloved Harry Potter movie franchise is receiving an “ultimate farewell tribute” at Spike TV’s 2011 Scream Awards on Oct. 15, EW has learned exclusively, featuring what we are told will be a very special guest! (The show airs on Tues., Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 has 14 nominations for this year’s awards (tied with X Men: First Class).

Celebrating sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comic books — i.e. all things geek — the sixth annual Scream Awards will also honor Robert Downey Jr. with the Hero award (for his roles as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes) and Nicolas Cage with the Maverick award. Both stars will also debut exclusive footage from their respective upcoming films, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (the event will also feature sneak peeks for Total Recall, The Woman in Black, and Paranormal Activity 3).

J.J. Abrams, Darren Aronofsky, Chloe Moretz, Harold and Kumar‘s John Cho and Kal Penn, True Blood‘s Joe Manganiello, American Horror Story‘s Dylan McDermott, Fringe‘s Anna Torv, and Dr. Who‘s Matt Smith are among the announced attendees.

More: 
‘Lost’ cast members to reunite at Spike TV Scream Awards
Spike TV’s 2009 Scream Awards: star-studded and surreal
Scream Awards 2008: The anti-Oscars

Jun 29 2011 04:58 PM ET

Teen Choice Awards nominate 'Twilight' and 'Harry Potter,' surprising no one

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It’s the question we’ve been asking ourselves since the dawn of the ages. And this year’s Teen Choice Awards dares to ask the life-altering query again with their 2011 nominations: Which is better? Foppish vampires who deliver terrible pick-up lines about spider monkeys, or teenage wizards who bring in more cash than you will ever hope to see in your life? That is, Twilight or Harry Potter? The two franchises will face off against each other to win Hollywood’s greatest honor, Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse are not the only ones battling for supremacy in that category, however: They must also defeat Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Super 8, and X-Men: First Class.

But the Twilight and Harry Potter are bound to pick up a win in at least another category, since the two franchises boast the following nominees: Taylor Lautner (Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Robert Pattinson (Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Daniel Radcliffe (Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Kristen Stewart (Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Emma Watson (Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (Choice Movie: Liplock), Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner (Choice Movie: Liplock), Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe (Choice Movie: Liplock), Tom Felton (Choice Movie: Villain), Bryce Dallas Howard (Choice Movie: Villain), Kellan Lutz (Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer), and Ashley Greene (Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer).

Still paying attention? Then we have a reward for you: READ FULL STORY »

Jun 14 2011 03:51 PM ET

Stuntmen to lobby Academy for award category

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Should there be an Oscar for Best Stunt? A group of stunt coordinators plan to lobby the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors tonight for their own category at the annual awards. Veteran stunt coordinator Jack Gill (Fast Five) has been petitioning AMPAS for two decades now, to no avail. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the stunt coordinators are proposing that their award be handed out before the main telecast, though they want a clip of the presentation to be shown during the broadcast.

So would the addition of a Best Stunt award make you more likely to watch the Oscars? Or is the show long enough already that another prize (even if presented in abbreviated form) will make a bloated show even more so?

May 23 2011 06:52 PM ET

Oscars to implement online voting

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Did the Academy just take its first step towards a shorter Oscar season? Members of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences have just received a letter announcing that AMPAS will soon replace its paper ballots with online voting. The letter, which was first reported by the New York Times, reads in part: ”The change may be implemented as early as this year, and will certainly be in effect by next year. At some point, once the system is up and working, mailed ballots will be eliminated.”

For a few years, the Academy has toyed with the idea of moving the Oscars ceremony earlier in the year; this is certainly one way it can accomplish that goal. It won’t happen this year — the 2012 telecast is already set for Feb. 26. But getting rid of the time-consuming paper-ballot vote counting process could allow the Academy to move 2013′s telecast a few weeks earlier, which would be a welcome change for those who think the entire season drags on a bit too long.

Apr 26 2011 01:51 PM ET

Academy announces next year's Oscar calendar

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Remember all that speculation over whether the Oscars would move to January? Well, it’s not happening just yet. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the key dates for next year’s Oscar season, and they’re basically the same as this year’s. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, while the awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 26, preceded by a 90-minute red carpet pre-show on ABC.

Although the Academy Awards remain by far the most prestigious movie-industry prize, it’s become more difficult for the Oscar telecast to contain any big surprises: All six major Oscar winners (The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper, Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Melissa Leo) had already won their respective guild prizes by the time the Academy Awards came around. Even if the Academy were to adopt online voting and move its date a few weeks earlier, say, to the beginning of February, all the other award shows would certainly adjust their schedules as well, leaving the Oscars at the end of the season as usual. But a quicker overall awards season could help alleviate some of the fatigue many people are feeling by the end of February.

The entire calendar is after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 28 2011 06:00 AM ET

Oscars 2011: What you didn't see on TV

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oscar-hathaway-francoImage Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesIf you’ve never actually attended the Oscars (and I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that a few of you haven’t), there are some things that might surprise you about them — at least, as a first-time attendee, there were things that surprised me. For one, the Kodak Theatre is inside of a mall, so when you’re walking down that last stretch of red carpet towards that glamorous staircase, you’re actually walking past a sunglasses shop, shoe store, coffee place, fudge shop, etc. (They cover the storefronts with red drapes to hide the mall-ness.) Also, on your way to the venue, you have to drive through a gauntlet of anti-Hollywood protesters holding signs bearing slogans like “Ask Me Why You Deserve Hell” and “The Wages of Sin is Death.” Festive! And while it looks on TV like the Oscar audience is wall-to-wall celebrities, in fact, the vast majority of people who attend the Oscars are random and decidedly un-famous people, trying to act blase in their fancy duds even though they’re actually just as excited to get a glimpse of the movie stars as everyone else. People like … well, me.

Here are a few more things you might have missed if you watched this year’s show from the comfort of your couch:  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 27 2011 05:13 PM ET

Oscars 2011: We live-blogged it!

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franco-hathaway-oscarsImage Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABCOscar Sunday has arrived, which means your office pool is closed and EW’s live blog is open for comments. Meeta Agrawal and Kate Ward will take you through 2.5 hours of red carpet coverage starting at 6 p.m. ET with E!. At 7 p.m. ET, they’ll add in CNN’s Showbiz Tonight (featuring “fashion and celebrity commentator” Camille Grammer) and ABC’s official 90-minute pre-show (cohosted by Tim Gunn). The ceremony itself starts at 8:30 p.m. ET, which is when Jeff “Doc” Jensen and Mandi Bierly take over to find out how well EW’s Oscar expert Dave Karger and our readers did with their predictions. Make us proud.  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 26 2011 07:31 PM ET

Independent Spirit Awards: 'Black Swan,' Natalie Portman, James Franco among the winners

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black-swanImage Credit: Niko TaverniseBlack Swan‘s Natalie Portman and Oscar nominee (and host) James Franco walked away with the top acting honors at the 2011 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards. The Joel McHale-hosted indie film kudosfest — which took place this afternoon in Santa Monica, Calif. — will be broadcast tonight at 10 p.m. on IFC. Black Swan won all four of its nominations, including Best Feature, beating out Winter’s Bone, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, and Greenberg. John Hawkes and Dale Dickey — both from Winter’s Bone – won the supporting male and female trophies, respectively. The full list of winners:  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 10 2011 02:02 PM ET

Paul Rudd, Zoe Saldana, Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska to present at Indie Spirit Awards -- EXCLUSIVE

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Indie-Spirit-PresentersImage Credit: Bob Charlotte /PR Photos; Albert L. Ortega/PR Photos; Chris Hatcher/PR Photos (2)Paul Rudd, Zoe Saldana, Jesse Eisenberg, and Mia Wasikowska will present at this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, EW can exclusively report. The actors are the first presenters announced for the Indie Spirits, which will be held the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 26 in Santa Monica, Calif., and air at 10 p.m. ET on IFC. Comedian Joel McHale is hosting.

Read more:
Sundance: Paul Rudd and friends on ‘My Idiot Brother’
‘Winter’s Bone,’ ‘Kids Are All Right’ top Spirit Award nominees
Joel McHale to host Spirit Awards

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