Candid shots of the stars as they wait backstage at the 84th Academy Awards

Kiwi Oscar winner Bret McKenzie says his two young children were "pretty impressed" with the Oscar statue, and revealed he'd spent two days working on his speech, practising in the shower, before his stunning win at the Academy Awards in LA yesterday.

Check out what Bret McKenzie got up to at the Oscars when he wasn't accepting his big award.

Ryan Seacrest has admitted he knew his red carpet Oscars interview with Sacha...

Comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen has not been banned from attending this Sunday's Oscars ceremony, says an Academy spokesperson.

Daniel Radcliffe says he's "slightly miffed" the Harry Potter franchise has been largely overlooked by the Academy Awards.

David Germain talks to Michel Hazanavicius, the man behind black-and-white sensation The Artist, about the courage required to revive the past.

This year's list of Oscar nominations makes one the strongest ever cases for the Academy being out of touch.

The Academy has chosen nine films to vie for the Best Picture award in 2012.

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is set to receive an honorary Oscar.