Los Angeles police say ‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius has died in his home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Tom Hanks to present at 84th Academy Awards

BEVERLY HILLS–Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks will be a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Hanks, who is a governor of the Academy, won consecutive Oscars in 1993 and 1994 for his lead performances in “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump.” He was also nominated for his leading roles in “Big,” “Saving [...]
Screen Actors Guild honors outstanding television, performances
LOS ANGELES–Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®” ceremony held Sunday at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. Honored with individual awards were Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer for performances [...]
84th Academy Awards nominations announced

BEVERLY HILLS–Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2010 Oscar® nominee Jennifer Lawrence. Sherak and Lawrence, who was nominated for an Academy Award® for her lead performance in “Winter’s Bone,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at [...]
Video: Kate Winslet, George Clooney and Glenn Close at Golden Globe awards
Meryl Streep shines in Jaeger-LeCoultre dress at Golden Globes awards

BEVERLY HILLS–Meryl Streep, winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama award for “The Iron Lady” at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards, chose to wear a Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 Etrier for her appearance on the Red Carpet during this exceptional evening. In the movie “The Iron Lady” Streep wears [...]
Jennifer Lawrence to join Academy President Tom Sherak for Oscar nominations

BEVERLY HILLS–Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Academy member and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence. Sherak and Lawrence will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at a 5:30 a.m. news conference at the Academy’s [...]
Oscar nomination ballots mailed to academy voters
BEVERLY HILLS–Nomination ballots for the 84th Academy Awards® were mailed Tuesday to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 13. Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted. Nomination and final awards ballots are tabulated [...]
265 films in contention for 2011 Best Picture Oscar
BEVERLY HILLS–Two hundred sixty-five feature films are eligible for the 2011 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said today. To be eligible for 84th Academy Awards® consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of [...]
