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Nominees for the 32nd Annual Razzie Awards have been announced, with the Adam Sandler film 'Jack & Jill' and 'Transformers 3? landing several nominations. Just in time for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, nominees have been announced for the 32nd

The Film Independent Spirit Awards take place each year right off the ocean in sunny Santa Monica, Calif., the day before the Academy Awards. The attire is beachy and casual, and so is the mood. Guests drink heavily (for the past three years,

By Patrick Goldstein LOS ANGELES — The box office this year is booming, except — gulp — for Oscar-nominated movies. Grosses in 2012 have been surprisingly strong, up almost 18 percent compared with 2011. So are people rushing out to see the

The Film Independent Spirit Awards take place each year right off the ocean in sunny Santa Monica, Calif., the day before the Academy Awards. The attire is beachy and casual, and so is the mood. Guests drink heavily (for the past three years,

Viola? Rooney? Meryl? With such a talented pool of leading ladies, it's tough to predict who will take home the industry's top honor at the 84th Annual.

By Jen Chaney The Academy Award nominations have been announced. What made the cut? Here's the list, with more categories being added as we get them. See how it synched up with our predictions, via the gallery below. (Click links below for reviews,

The 2012 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning with a sad upset (no Michael Fassbender) a few happy ones ("The Tree of Life"!), and one big WTF ("Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" for best picture?).

One of the year's biggest box office successes earned Oscar nominations for actress Melissa McCarthy and its star Kristin Wiig (as co-writer of the film's original screenplay), but despite an expanded best picture race, the comedy failed to place in

Oscar Nominations 2012 Announced. 1.24.2012. By Out.com Editors. Rooney Mara, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, George Clooney, more are honored just to be nominated. It's not every morning that we wake up to Jennifer Lawrence delivering

By Mal Vincent Silence proved golden Tuesday as the silent movie "The Artist" gained an Oscar nomination for best picture. The film, which features a few sound effects and a smattering of dialogue near the end, received 10 nominations, second only to

One of the year's biggest box office successes earned Oscar nominations for actress Melissa McCarthy and its star Kristin Wiig (as co-writer of the film's original screenplay), but despite an expanded best picture race, the comedy failed to place in

By Paul Williams Now that the 2012 Oscar nominations have been announced, the debates begin about who will come away with one of those little gold statuettes on Feb. 26. Will Jean Dujardin or Demian Bichir defeat established stars George Clooney,

Gary Oldman has picked up the first Academy Award nomination of his career in an Oscar list strewn with surprises. By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor Oldman is shortlisted for his role as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and his name was

By Paul Williams Now that the 2012 Oscar nominations have been announced, the debates begin about who will come away with one of those little gold statuettes on Feb. 26. Will Jean Dujardin or Demian Bichir defeat established stars George Clooney,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pulled some surprises Tuesday morning in the their Oscar nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards, with the 5783 voting members highlighting specific performances while

(CBS) The nominees for this year's Academy Awards have just been announced, and, as happens every year, there were a few surprises in the mix – along with some snubs. Many expected silent film "The Artist" to be the top contender when nominations were

The announcement of the 2012 Oscar nominations brought with it a range of emotions for me. From pleased and delighted to a little bit angry, here's my reaction to this year's nominees. Yay! Melissa McCarthy's best supporting actress nomination for

The announcement of the 2012 Oscar nominations brought with it a range of emotions for me. From pleased and delighted to a little bit angry, here's my reaction to this year's nominees. Yay! Melissa McCarthy's best supporting actress nomination for

2012 Oscar Nominations FULL LIST – Academy Awards nominees, Oscars categories.

The announcement of the 2012 Oscar nominations brought with it a range of emotions for me. From pleased and delighted to a little bit angry, here's my reaction to this year's nominees. Yay! Melissa McCarthy's best supporting actress nomination for

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY The 2012 Oscar nominations are pretty much in sync with all the critics' picks so far. Here are the nominees in major categories: To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones.

The nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, and as expected, films about films led the way. The "Artist," the silent, black and white tribute to old Hollywood earned a nod for Best Picture,

Martin Scorsese's first foray into 3D filmmaking, Hugo and director Michel Hazanavicius' black & white silent comedy-drama The Artist topped this year's list of nominations, pulling in 11 and 10 no

By Susan King Los Angeles Times Staff Writer The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paid homage Tuesday morning to the early days of cinema by bestowing the lion's share of Oscar nominations on two films that are valentines to the early days

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its nominations for this year's Academy Awards. Jean Dujardin portrays George Valentin, left, and Berenice Bejo portrays Peppy Miller in a scene from "The Artist." Anonymous / AP Actors George