Oscars

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»

You know how when you're a kid, you always want to sit with the grown-ups at the big table, but then when you get there you realize that the kids' table was more fun to begin with? That's kind of the deal with the Oscars after party scene, also. Sure, it's a great honor to get invited to the show and the subsequent "Governor's Ball," but there's a reason why the Academy finally scuttled the sit-down dinner element of the Ball for a more streamlined cocktail-party this year: because people kept leaving early to go to all the other parties, including the perpetually star-studded Vanity Fair gala at the Sunset Tower. More»

Fake ID's for sale on the street corners of Queens, Ping-Pong drama at the Standard, the return of Megaclubs, and so much more in today's Nightlife News Roundup! More»

It's a simple fact that there just aren't enough seats in the Kodak Hollywood & Highland Center to accommodate our nation's massive influx of newly-minted celebrities. I'm sure there was a time where it seemed like every famous face in the world could fit into one theater, but now that you can become an international superstar just by co-starring in Ray J's sex tape, Hollywood's idle rich face a chilling awards-show seating crisis. Luckily, the solution lies, as usual, with magical piano wizard Elton John, who upgraded the size and scale of the 20th incarnation of his annual Oscar viewing party, and raised over $5 million for charity as a result. Let's take a look... More»

Thanks to Billy Crystal and an Academy comprised of old, humorless, white men, the Oscars was a night where the microphone feedback was far louder than the laughs. But have no fear, Twitter saved the day, boasting not only new accounts from Angelina Jolie's right leg and JLo's nipple, but a semi-offical #tweetroast by funnier comedians lambasting Tinseltown's favorite PR campaign. Here are some humorous highlights. More»

It's time to figure out where some of the best parties are for this weekend. Below are our picks for the weekend's top events. And, as always, you can find the full details as well as more events on our Calendar page. And for the full list of Academy Awards related events, be sure to check out our Oscar Weekend Party Guide. 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»

As a recent study by the Los Angeles Times revealed, Oscar voters are mostly old, white men who probably vote for movies like The Artist because they can still remember the age of silent film. As a result, there's a disconnect between what The Academy considers a "Best Picture" and the opinion of the general public, which tends toward funnier and sexier fare (see: Ryan Gosling). Here's a list of films that got shafted. More»

We know you don't believe us, but there's actually light at the end of the Awards Season tunnel, with this Sunday playing host to the biggest and most prestigious of them all, the 84th Academy Awards. And you know what that means, L.A.– in terms of lavish, all-out, star-studded parties, we really ain't seen nothing yet. So dry-clean that tux, polish those shoes, and call in every favor you have, because here's our Official GofG L.A. 2012 Oscar Weekend Party Guide. 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»