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

Adele Adkins overcame a tough childhood in a cramped London flat on her way to winning an Oscar for best original song.

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.

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.

The citizens of Twitter discuss the Oscars with short comments and quick wit, and we're sharing the best tweets we find.

The Kiwi artists behind the magic of The Hobbit will be in the spotlight today as Hollywood throws its biggest party of the year.

The Weekend Herald takes a look at the cost of going to the Oscars.

You can tune in to the Oscars. Or you can watch them with the peanut gallery on Twitter.

Movie blogger Dominic Corry gives his thoughts on the Oscars and makes his picks for who should win and who will win.

Russell Baillie names nine of the best talking points from one of the tightest and most hotly contested Oscar races in years.

Get to know the nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Once people watched in suspense to see the winners at the Oscars, but experts can now predict the top prizes ahead of time.

Seth MacFarlane is aiming to bring more "edge" to this year's Oscars.

Ben Affleck says he doesn't feel "entitled" to win an Oscar for best director after taking another award over the weekend.