Oscars

It was the Best Picture Winner announcement heard ’round the world; for just a brief, hilariously awkward moment in time, when La La Land was erroneously declared the big winner of Oscar night 2017, we forgot all about our current political turmoil and embraced the total madness of Envelopegate. How could such a ridiculous mixup happen? The explanation for the confusion is fairly simple, but, in a twist befitting the ongoing insanity of this whole debacle, the dependable accountants of PricewaterhouseCoopers may have predicted their own error just days before the awards. The plot thickens.

What would an Oscars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel be without a new edition of Mean Tweets?

Ah, can you smell it? The aroma of scorching hot awards season debates is already in the air! The nominees for the 2017 Oscars were announced bright and early this morning – or should we say dark and early, as the ScreenCrush team beat the sunrise for the big announcement.

Not long after setting Mike DeLuca and Jennifer Todd as showrunners, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has officially selected the host of the 2017 Oscars telecast. Drumroll please…oh, forget it, you saw the headline. It’s Jimmy Kimmel, comedian, host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and, most importantly, the guy who brought you celebrities reading mean tweets about themselves for your entertainment.

Film critics and awards pundits have been talking about Oscar frontrunners for months now, but it’s that time of the year when all that prognostication finally matters. This week marked the beginning of awards season with the Gotham Awards, the National Board of Review’s list of winners and yesterday’s New York Film Critics’ Circle picks. It’s still too early to tell who and what will win the gold come Oscar night, but when it comes to predictions, we’ve got you covered.

Leonardo DiCaprio finally won what most people agree is a very deserved, and late to the party Oscar. I'm sure most people had an excited reaction. No one had a reaction quite like this one, though.

The LEGO Movie may not have been nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2015 Oscars, but one of the highlights of the show was still the performance of “Everything is Awesome” by The Lonely Island with Tegan & Sara. During the song, dancers from the stage came down into the audience and handed out LEGO Oscar trophies to Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Oprah, who was really excited.

We all watch the Oscars for different reasons. Some watch for the sheer spectacle. Some watch to see if the movies they like actually win something. Some watch so they can drunkenly criticize what everyone is wearing. But in the end, it all comes down to all viewers doing the exact same thing: watching people thank other people for upwards of three hours. But which people have been thanked the most in 86 years of Oscar history? Someone with a lot of time on their hands decided to figure that out.

After winning Best Supporting Actor at the 2014 Golden Globes, Jared Leto has taken home the same title at this year's Oscars ceremony for his role as transexual Rayon in 'Dallas Buyers Club.'

CNN has been doing a lot of press leading up to the 86th Annual Academy Awards. As we know, the whole internet wants Leonardo DiCaprio to finally win an Oscar. But did CNN leak his Oscar win weeks in advance?

Jennifer Lopez gave out some Oscars at the 2012 Academy Awards but her nipple won the award for ‘Most Unlikely to Appear But We’re Not Complaining.’ Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz were attempting to either be funny, or show off their amazing ass-ets, by turning away from the camera, and then back, to present the award for…oh who the heck could listen when there was a possible nipple...

Trent Reznor, along with co-composer Atticus Ross, has been nominated for an Oscar for the score to the Social network. Trent and his boy already picked up a Golden Globe earlier this month, so the odds are in thier favor to win an Oscar...

Did your favorite movie of 2010 get nominated? Did your favorite director get snubbed? What are your predictions for the outcome of these categories? Check out the list after the jump!