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.

Barbra Streisand has been booked to sing at the Oscars for the first time in 36 years, organisers say.

Ben Affleck is not bitter after controversially missing out on a Best Director Oscar nomination for Argo

Quentin Tarantino feels sorry for Ben Affleck after his controversial omission from the best director Oscar race.

The finalists for this year's Academy Awards are discussed by TimeOut editor Russell Baillie, reviewer Francesca Rudkin and film blogger Dominic Corry.

Lincoln led the Oscar field with 12 nominations, but these directors and films failed to live up to their hype.

The Hobbit was snubbed in the acting, director and best picture categories, but was nominated for technical awards.

Bret McKenzie has returned to New Zealand after his Academy Awards success, and says the..

Something you'd like to share with us, Natalie Portman? Or are you letting your finger bling do the talking?

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.

Photos from the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards.

Watch the replay of the 84th Academy Awards live blog by nzherald.co.nz

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