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Oscar winners, performances and all the action at the 86th annual Academy Awards.

The glitz and glamour as stars walk the red carpet at the 86th annual Academy Awards.

Gravity is many New Zealanders' pick to win the Oscar for Best Picture at today's Academy Awards, judging by their internet searches.

For as spectacular and grand as the Oscars seem on TV, a first-time trip to Hollywood remains one of America's enduring let-downs, writes Jack Tame.

What, in their 86th year, do the Oscars actually mean?

A nominee for the Best Original Song at this year’s Academy Awards has been disqualified after the song's composer broke campaigning rules.

Bradley Cooper says his father's death showed him there are more important things in life than winning an Oscar .

Jennifer Lawrence was shocked when Jack Nicholson hit on her following her Oscars win.

Jennifer Lawrence says a combination of waxed stairs and the flowing fabric of her dress caused her to fall while heading up to collect an Oscar for best actress.

The Onion is apologising for calling the nine-year-old star of Beasts of the Southern Wild a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter.

Ben Affleck beat out Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee as his film Argo picked up best picture at the Oscars in Los Angeles

Jennifer Lawrence fell as she walked up the stairs to accept her award for best actress at the Oscars.

Read the full list of winners as they're announced at the 2013 Oscars.

The Hobbit has been shut out at the Oscars, failing to win any awards despite being nominated in three categories.

As Life & Style Editor I have the heroic task of picking the most smashing red carpet looks, and deciding who was not so visually pleasing. So here you go. For all the red carpet banter check out the blog and tell me what you think of my picks on Twitter.

Oscar winners are more likely to thank Harvey Weinstein than God, while actresses are twice more likely to cry than actors when accepting their award, a study has found.

Watch the replay of the NZ Herald Online coverage of the 85th Academy Awards.

Make your own picks for all the major Oscar categories, including best picture, best director, best actor and best actress, in our online awards ballot.