We'll have all the action from the Oscars red carpet and beyond, live on nzherald.co.nz from 11am on Monday.

Diversity - or the lack of it - among Academy Award nominees has overshadowed this year's Oscars, but 44 per cent of Americans do not support the idea of boycotting the movie industry's biggest night, according to a Reuters/Ispsos poll.

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke says the movie industry is going backwards in terms of gender diversity with not one female director nominated for an Oscar this year.

A Leonardo DiCaprio video game has been created in which players help the star to try to win an Oscar.

A "Vampire Breast Lift". A laser skin-tightening procedure. A 10-day first-class trip to Israe

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has urged Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bosses to rethink plans to take votes away from members in a bid to address the ongoing diversity issue in Hollywood.

Sylvester Stallone was ready to boycott the Oscars.

Do stars create dopplegangers in this year's nominated movies?

The announcement of this year's whites-only Academy Awards acting nominees produced a flurry of #OscarsSoWhite articles - about the older, white, male voters who picked them, about the performances by black actors some thought were snubbed.

Reese Witherspoon is "disappointed" at this year's Academy Awards nominations.

How does Kiwi Zoe Bell's view on the petition to introduce an Academy Award for stunt people.

Star says all-white nomination list makes attending the Academy Awards "awkward".

Legendary musician Quincy Jones will step down from presenting at the 2016 Academy Awards if he is banned from mentioning the lack of diversity.

The 2016 Academy Awards nominations were announced almost a week ago, but the controversy over the nominees - or non-nominees - is only increasing.

Snoop Dogg has lashed out at the ceremony in an explicit video post.

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs is "heartbroken and frustrated" by the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations but says big changes are on the way.

A look at the best picture nominees at the 88th Academy Awards.

Rarely do box office smashes wow Academy voters. Technical categories aside, Oscars are reserved for movies that are just more sophisticated.

Why does Hollywood want to punish us?

The $150,000 pearl-adorned dress Lupita Nyong'o wore to this year's Academy Awards has been reported stolen, sheriff's officials said Thursday.

Dame Julie Andrews has sung the praises of her “new friend” Lady Gaga after the pop star performed a The Sound of Music medley at the Oscars on Sunday.

Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch temporarily forgot that he was married when he was interviewed as he made his way to an Oscars after-party.

The audience cheered wildly when Patricia Arquette demanded equal pay and rights for women, but the worry, says Robbie Collin, is if the film industry pats itself on the back for applauding this sentiment while doing nothing to change things

Now the big stars seem to make dull, safe choices that are borderline frumpy, mourns Hannah Betts.