James Franco nearly rejected Academy gig
James Franco almost turned down the chance to present the Academy Awards.
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Oscars a step closer for Wellington film makers
Wellington film makers Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston have made the 2011 Academy Awards short-film long list, with their multi-award winning film The Six Dollar Fifty Man.
Sexist Hollywood under fire
Hollywood, aromatic with the scent of gorgeous and available young women, still remains a sexualised and sexist ecosystem.
How the Oscars suffered its very own 'Kanye' moment
They're calling her Lady Kanye, but she has very little in common with the eccentric hip-hop star except a healthy sense of self-righteousness...
Oscars: Red carpet highs and lows
In the first of her new fashion blogs, Viva writer Zoe Walker picks her fashion hits and misses from yesterday's Academy Awards.
Kiwis help save Avatar's face at Oscars
A Kiwi connection helped the blockbuster Avatar save some face as its rival The Hurt Locker took out the most coveted Academy Awards.
Simplicity rules for Oscars fashion
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller delivers his verdicts after the 'spectacle of excess' that was the 82nd Academy Awards.
<i>Noelle McCarthy:</i> The Oscars that straps forgot
The ever-stylish Noelle McCarthy delivers her fashion findings after the Academy Awards.
<i>Hurt Locker</i> dethrones 'King of the World'
Timeout editor Russell Baillie offers a critic's take on the winners and the losers at this year's Academy Awards.
<i>Blogger Bites Back:</i> Bigelow stars in the Oscars' biggest twist
Entertainment writer Myrddin Gwynedd shares his highlights from this year's Academy Awards.
Winners at the 2010 Oscars
Photos of the winners at the star-studded 2010 Academy Awards.
Oscars live commentary
Celebrity news blogger Myrddin Gwynedd keeps you up to date with the glitz, glamour and gossip from the Oscars.
Oscars red carpet fashion: live coverage
Noelle McCarthy and fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller bring you live style commentary as the stars hit the red carpet.
Kiwi movie elite await Oscars fate
Nine figures in the New Zealand film industry will today find out if their Oscar nominations turn to gold.
Congratulations on your Oscar (but don't expect to rake in the cash)
Many of the Hollywood elite are missing out on their traditional share of the industry's spoils.
Winner of the Oscars 'red carpet' weekend away promotion
Congratulations to Laura Singh who is the winner of nzherald.co.nz's red carpet weekend promotion.
Team Hurt Locker or Team Avatar?
On Monday (New Zealand time) comes the big last test of Avatar's impact on pop culture.
Baron Cohen skit pulled as Oscars plays it safe
A sketch starring Sacha Baron Cohen has been pulled from the Oscars line-up over 'creative differences'.
Test your Oscars knowledge and be in to win a red carpet weekend
Whether it's the worst acceptance speech of all time or who won Best Actor, take our quiz and prove you're the ultimate Oscars buff.
Barbara Walters to host last Oscars special
Barbara Walters says next month's Oscar interview special will be her last, ending a 29-year tradition.
Oscar call music to my ears, says Kiwi soundman
Tony Johnson was one of nine Kiwis nominated for an Oscar yesterday, selected for his sound-mixing work on Avatar.
New Zealand's nine Oscar nods
Nine figures of the New Zealand film industry have been nominated for the 2010 Oscars.
Anne Hathaway to announce Oscar nominees
Actress Anne Hathaway has been selected to announce the nominees for the 2010 Oscars.
Academy Award for Kiwi
Weta Digital worker Mark Sagar has won an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award.
Photos: Oscars Vanity Fair party
Hollywood glitterati wind down at the celebrity-packed Vanity Fair party