Sunday's Oscars marks the grand finale to nearly two months of Hollywood congratulating itself with dry awards ceremonies, feigned breathless Anne Hathaway speeches that bring new meaning to annoying and insufferable, and celebrities stepping out in glamorous designer fashions. Though we could certainly go on peacefully for the remainder of our natural born lives without another awards show, we are very much looking forward to seeing what the stars will being wearing as they sashay down the red carpet on Hollywood's biggest night. So, as part of our countdown to the 85th Annual Academy Awards, let's take a walk down the best part of memory lane with our 25 favorite Oscar looks from the past five years...

• Following his official split from long-time partner Vanessa Paradis, rumors abound that Johnny Depp and his openly bi-sexual Rum Diary co-star Amber Heard are having a not so secret love affair wherein she regularly makes out-of-state visits to his set and he bought her a pony. [DailyMail]
• What is being referred to as "Ramp-Jam," the year-long project to rebuild all of Wilshire Blvd's freeway on- and off-ramps, begins Friday night when crews close the westbound Wilshire on-ramp to the 405 and the northbound 405 off-ramp to westbound Wilshire for three months. Expect to discover new meanings of hideous traffic. [KABC] More»

• Following Mayor Bloomberg's initiative to ban supersized sodas in NYC, L.A. City Councilman Mitch Englander is making moves to instate a ban on soft drinks from vending machines in city parks and libraries in an effort to reduce child obesity. [DailyNews]
• A week after helping the L.A. Kings take home the Stanley Cup, player Drew Doughty is accused by a woman (whose credibility is in question) of an alleged sexual assault she claims occurred the night she met the hockey star at an Hermosa Beach Sharky's back in March. [KABC] More»

Karl Lagerfeld is known for producing over-the-top fashion shows, and it seemed unlikely that he could ever top his Fall/Winter 2010 show in Paris, during which models strutted down a runway made entirely of ice. But the eccentric Chanel designer has surprised us once again, this time bringing his 2013 Cruise Collection to the birthplace of opulence, Versailles.

The collection, which featured ruffled tulle sleeves and gold platform sneakers, put a modern twist on the chateau's royal past. More»

• In the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Penn State announces Bill O'Brien, New England Patriots offensive coordinator, will replace Joe Paterno as the legendary football program's head coach. [KABC]
• According to a police report, Oscar-nominated director of The Fighter David O. Russell inappropriately grabbed the breasts of his 19-year-old pre-op transgender niece while working out in a Florida gym and is under investigation by law enforcement. [TMZ]

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• Portfolio did a study of U.S. cities with the least "brainpower" and four of their top 10 were in California... [HuffPo]
• Johnny Depp has been together with Vanessa Paradis for 12 years but says he doesn't need a formal marriage to validate their union [PE]
• That wasn't just your internet that wasn't working for hours yesterday—it was most of SoCal since Time Warner had a major outage [LATimes]
• Prison confiscates Charles Manson's LG flip phone hidden under his mattress [KTLA]
• Britney Spears defends Jason Trawick, lashes out via Twitter at media for releasing supposedly fake phone calls claiming he beat her [TMZ]

[Lindsay Lohan, Karl Lagerfeld, Elise Sednaoui. Bauer Griffin] Her days at Ungaro over practically before they started, Lindsay Lohan returned to Paris Fashion Week to rekindle the fashion flame with her long-time fan and champion of over-the-top decadence, Karl Lagerfeld, restoring order in the House of Lohan. More»