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Bradley Cooper: I don't want an Oscar
Bradley Cooper says his father's death showed him there are more important things in life than winning an Oscar .

Rough road to Oscar glory
Adele Adkins overcame a tough childhood in a cramped London flat on her way to winning an Oscar for best original song.

Jack Nicholson hits on Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence was shocked when Jack Nicholson hit on her following her Oscars win.

Argo wins best picture Oscar
Ben Affleck beat out Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee as his film Argo picked up best picture at the Oscars in Los Angeles

Jennifer Lawrence falls on Oscar stage
Jennifer Lawrence fell as she walked up the stairs to accept her award for best actress at the Oscars.

Oscars: Full winners list
Read the full list of winners as they're announced at the 2013 Oscars.

Oscars: The Hobbit misses out
The Hobbit has been shut out at the Oscars, failing to win any awards despite being nominated in three categories.

Oscars: Hits and misses
As Life & Style Editor I have the heroic task of picking the most smashing red carpet looks, and deciding who was not so visually pleasing. So here you go. For all the red carpet banter check out the blog and tell me what you think of my picks on Twitter.

How to accept an Oscar
Oscar winners are more likely to thank Harvey Weinstein than God, while actresses are twice more likely to cry than actors when accepting their award, a study has found.

Replay: Academy Awards 2013 live blog
Watch the replay of the NZ Herald Online coverage of the 85th Academy Awards.

Pick the Oscar winners
Make your own picks for all the major Oscar categories, including best picture, best director, best actor and best actress, in our online awards ballot.

Oscars style: Carolina Herrera reveals secrets of red carpet perfection
Herrera has become almost as synonymous with the Academy Awards as a weepy acceptance speech.

Brush up on your Oscar nominees
The Oscars are set to kick off this afternoon. Bush up full list of nominees for the awards.

Sending up Oscar a tweet
You can tune in to the Oscars. Or you can watch them with the peanut gallery on Twitter.

Dominic Corry: Who should win vs who will win at Oscars
Movie blogger Dominic Corry gives his thoughts on the Oscars and makes his picks for who should win and who will win.

The top Oscar talking points
Russell Baillie names nine of the best talking points from one of the tightest and most hotly contested Oscar races in years.

Know your Oscar nominees
Get to know the nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Warning: Oscar spoilers ahead
Once people watched in suspense to see the winners at the Oscars, but experts can now predict the top prizes ahead of time.