High flyer
As silent movie The Artist tap-dances its way through awards season, we look back at the first movie to win the Academy Award for best picture, 1927's silent epic Wings.
View ArticleChicken run?
British animation A Morning Stroll - about the exploits of a chicken in New York - was put together over two years as a spare-time project. Now its creators are set to stroll up the red carpet at the...
View ArticleOscar double
Tom Hiddleston says he is "enormously proud" of being in two Oscar best picture hopefuls.
View ArticleMuppets maestro
Bret McKenzie, star of cult TV comedy Flight of the Conchords, has landed an Oscar nomination thanks to his songs in the Muppets' new film. He tells us about the highlights and challenges of writing...
View ArticleSpy story
Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor turned John Le Carre's classic Cold War novel Tailor Soldier Spy into a Bafta-winning screenplay. Its next mission? The Oscars.
View ArticleVive la France
Hollywood turns out in force at the Baftas, but it was a French film that dominated Britain's most prestigious film awards.
View ArticleLogan's run
Screenwriter John Logan discusses Oscar hopefuls Hugo and Rango, and admits his new stage play is more secret than his James Bond script.
View ArticleMeryl becomes Margaret
Meryl Streep's make-up team reveal how they transformed the actress into Margaret Thatcher.
View Article'Out-of-body experience'
Sue Goffe and Grant Orchard, of Studio AKA in London, were nominated for an Oscar for A Morning Stroll, an animated short about a chicken in New York. This is their Oscars diary.
View ArticleDirector on foreign language Oscar hopeful In Darkness
In Darkness is in the running for a best foreign language Oscar at the Academy Awards next week.
View ArticleWhat happens after winning an Oscar?
Talking Movies' Tom Brook has been finding out what recipients have benefited from winning Hollywood's most coveted award.
View ArticleOscars 2012: Stars give film picks and award tips
BBC News talks to the stars at the Evening Standard Film Awards.
View ArticleOscars 2012: The Academy Awards red carpet walk
The BBC's Peter Bowes has been behind the scenes to see the red carpet being rolled out for the Oscars on Sunday.
View ArticleUnsung heroes: Movie job secrets revealed
BBC News meets unsung heroes working in the film industry, whose names appear lower down the credits, to find out what they do and how they contributed to some of the films nominated for the 2012 Oscars.
View ArticleSacha Baron Cohen 'spills Kim Jong-il's ashes' at Oscars
Sacha Baron Cohen was escorted off the Oscars red carpet after a publicity stunt for his new film, The Dictator.
View ArticleOscars 2012: Stars on the red carpet at Academy Awards
Hollywood A-listers arrive at this year's Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
View ArticleOscars 2012: Big winners at the 84th Academy Awards
Silent movie The Artist has won best picture, best director for Michel Hazanavicius and best actor for Jean Dujardin at the Oscars.
View ArticleSparkling performance
The BBC looks back at how Billy Crystal fared hosting the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday.
View ArticleFrance hails The Artist
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is among those celebrating The Artist's five Academy Awards, but commentators say the ceremony was largely free of surprises.
View ArticleGolden silence
The Artist has won Hollywood's heart. But was it all down to nostalgia for a bygone era, or a promotional campaign par excellence?
View ArticleBelfast man celebrates Oscar victory
Belfast director Terry George celebrates after his film The Shore won an Oscar in the live action short category.
View ArticleThatcher film leads UK Oscar wins
Meryl Streep wins the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, on a night of slim pickings for the UK film industry.
View ArticleBest quotes from film's big night
Here is a selection of the best acceptance speeches and quotes from the red carpet and backstage.
View ArticleOscars 2012: Winners in full
The full list of winners and nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards.
View ArticleSacha Baron Cohen pulls Oscar stunt for The Dictator
British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as a Middle Eastern dictator, spills an urn of ashes over TV host Ryan Seacrest on the Oscars red carpet.
View ArticleThe Artist triumphs at the Oscars
Silent movie The Artist triumphs at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor.
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