So Awards Season has finally, finally, lurched to a close, and as we dig ourselves out from under the debris of glitter, old-timey popcorn boxes (seriously, what was up with those?) and injured Cirque du Soleil acrobats, it would be easy to dismiss the whole thing as an overwrought, self-indulgent snoozer. And while that would be largely accurate, we'd be remiss if we didn't acknowledge that the Film Independent Spirit Awards also happened this weekend, and that between host Seth Rogen's killer monologue and the fact that everyone was drinking Irish whiskey the whole time, things were a bit more loose than your average awards show. More»

Vanity Fair hosts an Oscar Party worthy of the entertainment gods; Kim Kardashian attends Elton John's glamorous Academy Awards viewing party; Petra Nemcova steps out for The Weinstein Company's Oscar after party; Pharrell Williams and Esperanza Spalding enjoy themselves at Hans Zimmer's post-awards show fete; Jean Dujardin gets his Oscar engraved at the Governors Ball—Awards season wasn't officially over until the Academy Awards after parties ended in the wee hours of this morning and we have  the details on the hottest events of the evening in this installment of Last Night's Parties, Oscar Night Edition! More»

The four hour long lullaby known as The Academy Awards will be airing this Sunday, and if you're not pumped to see Billy Crystal try and save this sinking ship for the ninth time, then you agree with most Americans who view the whole thing as a yawn-inducing, if obligatory, formal event. But despite the Academy's ongoing effort to ensure that the show is as bland and inoffensive as a bowl of tapioca, things happen on live TV. Here's a list of the 11 wildest moments, from cross dressers to streakers, F-bombs to on-stage kisses, from Oscars past. More»

With the Oscars less than ten days away, all eyes are on Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for their star-making performances in The Help.  The actresses have racked up critical praise and a slew of awards for their roles of Aibileen Clark (Davis) and Minnie Jackson (Spencer), two African-American maids in white homes in 1960s Mississippi.  Now, Davis and Spencer are the frontrunners in the Oscar race for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, and we wish them all the best! In celebration of their nominations and Black History Month, we compiled a retrospective of past winners. More»

What do M.I.A.'s bad ass image, Jay-Z's Carnegie Hall performance, Drake's "Marvin's Room" lawsuit, Calvin Harris' best songwriter of the year award, and Shakira's Bollywood debuthave in common? They're all featured in this week's music news round up! Check it out for more... More»

• In case you missed it.  The Academy Award winners and highlights. [PopStar]
• Suze Rotolo, the inspiration behind many of Bob Dylan’s early songs and his girlfriend in New York during the early 1960s, died last week at 67 following a long illness. [Rolling Stone] More»