Kate Winslet has backed her Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio to win his first Oscar at next month's ceremony.

Herald film writer Dominic Corry crawled out of bed to attend the Oscars. Unfortunately it was the Oscar nominations announcement.

A look at the best picture nominees at the 88th Academy Awards.

Rarely do box office smashes wow Academy voters. Technical categories aside, Oscars are reserved for movies that are just more sophisticated.

Why does Hollywood want to punish us?

The $150,000 pearl-adorned dress Lupita Nyong'o wore to this year's Academy Awards has been reported stolen, sheriff's officials said Thursday.

Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch temporarily forgot that he was married when he was interviewed as he made his way to an Oscars after-party.

The audience cheered wildly when Patricia Arquette demanded equal pay and rights for women, but the worry, says Robbie Collin, is if the film industry pats itself on the back for applauding this sentiment while doing nothing to change things

Now the big stars seem to make dull, safe choices that are borderline frumpy, mourns Hannah Betts.

So John Travolta — what's going on? How did you become the "creepy uncle" of the award show circuit?

Some of the best laughs in the Oscar-winning Birdman are lifted from Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway. But is it homage or plagiarism, asks Christopher Hurst.

Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris had to double up on underwear for his semi-naked Birdman tribute sketch at Hollywood's big night after realising the bright stage lights would give audience members and TV viewers too much of an eyeful.

Lady Gaga has received a mixed social media reaction to her Sound of Music Oscars medley.

John Travolta partially blames Goldie Hawn for him messing up Idina Menzel's name at the 2014 Oscars.

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has congratulated British actor Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for playing him in the film The Theory of Everything.

Stars arrive at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California.

Actress Emma Watson has published a handwritten note to thank Steve Carell for supporting her gender equality campaign at the Oscars.

We take a look at some of the best lines from this year's Oscars ceremony.

Keep up to date with all the winners from the 87th annual Academy Awards.

Our fashion jury round up the best and worst looks on the Oscars red carpet.

All the awards, all the dance numbers! Our panel of entertainment experts provide commentary on the Oscars 2015 ceremony.

The Oscar best-picture race has turned into a nailbiter. The coming-of-age tale Boyhood was, until a fortnight ago, the strong favourite to win the industry's top prize.

Before the little gold men are handed out, there's just time to reflect on the highs and lows of the three-month campaign trail. Here are our awards season awards.

Photos from the 2015 Oscars awards show.

The stars walk the red carpet of the 2015 Oscars.

From Gwyneth Paltrow thanking the whole auditorium to Angelina Jolie declaring her love for her brother, we round up the most memorable speeches.