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Oscars: The envelope gets a new design

The envelopes and announcement cards that herald the winners of the Academy Awards have gotten a glam facelift thanks to designer Marc...

Comedy Central announces its first annual Comedy Awards

Nominees in various categories include Ricky Gervais, "30 Rock" and "Kick-Ass."

Academy Awards: Prepare for cute overload

The kids in the choir at Public School 22 are preparing for their Oscars close-up.

How they voted: Three academy members size up the Oscar race

Conventional wisdom says the races in the top Oscar categories are all but locked. Colin Firth and Natalie Portman will win the leads,...

Oscar hosts: James Franco's busy career

There's a strange lack of funny in this year's Academy Awards hosts: Sure, James Franco may be pulling one over on everyone with some of his...

Oscar hosts: Anne Hathaway's projects

There's a strange lack of funny in this year's Academy Awards hosts: Sure, James Franco may be pulling one over on everyone with some of his...

Red carpet rigors

Texture aside, there's nothing cushy about an award show's red carpet.

It's like 'Social Network' meets 'King's Speech' meets 'True Grit'

What would happen if the worlds of three of the top Oscar contenders collided, say "True Grit," "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech"...

Lights, Cameras … Cinematographer Danny Cohen on 'The King's Speech'

For Lights, Camera … we ask a craftsperson to talk about a specific scene in his or her latest film. This week, cinematographer...

Roger Deakins is a 'True Grit' sure shot

When Rooster Cogburn, Jeff Bridges' gravel-voiced federal marshal in Joel and Ethan Coen's "True Grit," defends his tendency to shoot...